How to convert PDF to CSV in jquery async API for PDF to CSV API in JavaScript with PDF.co Web API

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We’ve created and updating regularly our sample code library so you may quickly learn PDF to CSV API and the step-by-step process in JavaScript. PDF.co Web API was made to help with PDF to CSV API in JavaScript. PDF.co Web API is 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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converter.js

      
var apiKey, formData, toType, isInline;

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#resultBlock").hide();
    $("#errorBlock").hide();
    $("#result").attr("href", '').html('');
});
 
$(document).on("click", "#submit", function () {
    $("#resultBlock").hide();
    $("#errorBlock").hide();
    $("#inlineOutput").text(''); // inline output div
    $("#status").text(''); // status div
 
    apiKey = $("#apiKey").val().trim(); //Get your API key at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
 
    formData = $("#form input[type=file]")[0].files[0]; // file to upload
    toType = $("#convertType").val(); // output type
    isInline = $("#outputType").val() == "inline"; // if we need output as inline content or link to output file

    $("#status").html('Requesting presigned url for upload... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

    $.ajax({
        url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?name=test.pdf&contenttype=application/pdf&encrypt=true',
        type: 'GET',
        headers: {'x-api-key': apiKey}, // passing our api key
        success: function (result) {    

            if (result['error'] === false) {

                var presignedUrl = result['presignedUrl']; // reading provided presigned url to put our content into
                $("#status").html('Uploading... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

                $.ajax({
                    url: presignedUrl, // no api key is required to upload file
                    type: 'PUT',
                    headers: {'content-type': 'application/pdf'}, // setting to pdf type as we are uploading pdf file
                    data: formData,
                    processData: false,
                    success: function (result) {                               
                        
                        $("#status").html('Processing... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

                        $.ajax({
                            url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/'+toType+'?url='+ presignedUrl + '&encrypt=true&inline=' + isInline + '&async=True',
                            type: 'POST',
                            headers: {'x-api-key': apiKey},
                            success: function (result) { 
                                if (result.error) {
                                    $("#status").text('Error uploading file.');
                                }
                                else {
                                    checkIfJobIsCompleted(result.jobId, result.url);
                                }
                            }
                        });
                    },
                    error: function () {
                        $("#status").text('error');
                    }
                  });                
                }
            }
        });
});
 
function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) {
    $.ajax({
        url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check?jobid=' + jobId,
        type: 'GET',
        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey }, // passing our api key
        success: function (jobResult) {

            $("#status").html(jobResult.status + ' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

            if (jobResult.status == "working") {
                // Check again after 3 seconds
                setTimeout( function(){ checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) }, 3000);
            }
            else if (jobResult.status == "success") {

                $("#status").text('Done converting.');

                $("#resultBlock").show();

                if (isInline && toType != "xls" && toType != "xlsx") {
                    $.ajax({
                        url: resultFileUrl,
                        dataType: 'text',
                        success: function (respText) {
                            $("#inlineOutput").text(respText);
                        }
                    });
                }
                else {
                    $("#result").attr("href", resultFileUrl).html(resultFileUrl);
                }
            }
        }
    });
}

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