How to Convert Text PDF to Scanned PDF using PDF.co and Zapier

Step 1: Create a Zap

• To begin. First, log into your Zapier account and click the Create Zap button.

Step 2: Google Drive App

• Next, select the Google Drive app and choose the New File in Folder as a trigger.

Step 3: Setup Trigger

• For the Drive field, select My Google Drive.
• For the Folder field, enter the specific folder where the file resides.

Step 4: Test Trigger

• Let’s test the trigger to see the result.

Once the test trigger was successful, add another app.

Step 5: Add PDF.co App

• Let’s add another app and select PDF.co. Then, choose the Custom API Call.

Step 6: Setup Action

• For the PDF.co API Endpoint field, search and select the v1/pdf/makeunsearchable. This endpoint will convert text PDF to scanned PDF.
• For the URL input parameter override field, select the Web Content Link from Google Drive.

Step 7: Test Action

• Now, let’s test the action to make sure that we set it up correctly.

Step 8: Test Result

• Great! The test was successful, kindly copy the URL and paste it into your browser to view the output.

Step 9: Output

• Here’s the converted scanned PDF output