PDF to CSV API in JavaScript and PDF.co Web API
PDF.co Web API: the Rest API that provides set of data extraction functions, tools for documents manipulation, splitting and merging of pdf files. Includes built-in OCR, images recognition, can generate and read barcodes from images, scans and pdf.
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app.js
/*jshint esversion: 6 */ var https = require("https"); var path = require("path"); var fs = require("fs"); // `request` module is required for file upload. // Use "npm install request" command to install. var request = require("request"); // The authentication key (API Key). // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api const API_KEY = "**************************************"; // Source PDF file const SourceFile = "./sample-rotated.pdf"; // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages = ""; // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. const Password = ""; // Destination CSV file name const DestinationFile = "./result.csv"; /* Some of advanced options available through profiles: (JSON can be single/double-quoted and contain comments.) { "profiles": [ { "profile1": { "CSVSeparatorSymbol": ",", // Separator symbol. "CSVQuotaionSymbol": "\"", // Quotation symbol. "ExtractInvisibleText": true, // Invisible text extraction. Values: true / false "ExtractShadowLikeText": true, // Shadow-like text extraction. Values: true / false "LineGroupingMode": "None", // Values: "None", "GroupByRows", "GroupByColumns", "JoinOrphanedRows" "ColumnDetectionMode": "ContentGroupsAndBorders", // Values: "ContentGroupsAndBorders", "ContentGroups", "Borders", "BorderedTables" "Unwrap": false, // Unwrap grouped text in table cells. Values: true / false "ShrinkMultipleSpaces": false, // Shrink multiple spaces in table cells that affect column detection. Values: true / false "DetectNewColumnBySpacesRatio": 1, // Spacing ratio that affects column detection. "CustomExtractionColumns": [ 0, 50, 150, 200, 250, 300 ], // Explicitly specify columns coordinates for table extraction. "CheckPermissions": true, // Ignore document permissions. Values: true / false } } ] } */ // Sample profile that sets advanced conversion options // Advanced options are properties of CSVExtractor class from ByteScout PDF Extractor SDK used in the back-end: // https://cdn.bytescout.com/help/BytescoutPDFExtractorSDK/html/87ce5fa6-3143-167d-abbd-bc7b5e160fe5.htm /* Valid RotationAngle values: 0 - no rotation 1 - 90 degrees 2 - 180 degrees 3 - 270 degrees */ const Profiles = '{ "profiles": [{ "profile1": { "RotationAngle": 1 } } ] }'; // Prepare URL for `PDF To CSV` API call var query = `https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/csv`; let reqOptions = { uri: query, headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY }, formData: { name: path.basename(DestinationFile), password: Password, pages: Pages, file: fs.createReadStream(SourceFile), profiles:Profiles } }; // Send request request.post(reqOptions, function (error, response, body) { if (error) { return console.error("Error: ", error); } // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(body); if (data.error == false) { // Download CSV file var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile); https.get(data.url, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file) .on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated CSV file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`); }); }); } else { // Service reported error console.log("Error: " + data.message); } });
package.json
{ "name": "test", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "PDF.co", "main": "app.js", "scripts": { }, "keywords": [ "pdf.co", "web", "api", "bytescout", "api" ], "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co", "license": "ISC", "dependencies": { "request": "^2.88.2" } }
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