How to Search in PDF using Custom API Call in Make with PDF.co

Note

This tutorial is outdated, we recommend instead using our dedicated "Search in PDF" module in Make.

There are dozens of useful functions in PDF.co API and you can use any of them using the Custom API Call module in Make. This module allows you to call any API method from PDF.co.

In this tutorial, we will call the PDF Search API endpoint to search for text in a PDF Invoice using the endpoint https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/find.

Contents

01
Add a New PDF.co Module and Select Make an API Call
    02
    Configure the PDF.co Module
      03
      Test the Configuration

        Step 1: Add a New PDF.co Module and Select Make an API Call

        First, please add a new PDF.co Module and select Make an API Call button. Now you can proceed with the configuration.

        Step 2: Configure the PDF.co Module

        • In the URL field, enter the endpoint /v1/pdf/find to call the search function.
        • In the Method field, select POST.
        • In the Body field, enter the keys and values. We are going to use Regex to search for the Invoice Date in the PDF Invoice.

        Step 3: Test the Configuration

        Now, we are ready to test our configuration. Click on the Run button to see the result.

        Setup

        NOTE: Check out the PDF.co API Documentation for more details.

        Excellent! We have successfully searched for the Invoice Date in the PDF Invoice.

        Screenshot of PDF.co Search Function Output
        Screenshot of PDF.co Search Function Output

        In this tutorial, we learned how to use the PDF.co module to Make an API Call using the search endpoint /v1/pdf/find. We also learned how to use Regex to search for text in a PDF document.