How to Extract Hyperlinks in PDF with Python using PDF.co Web API

Sep 2, 2024·3 Minutes Read

Programming Languages & Integrations Python

Python has a large set of libraries for handling different types of operations. To extract the data from PDF, we will use the PDF.co Web API.

In this article, We are going to extract hyperlinks from PDF in Python using PDF.co Web API

We have here a sample PDF and will extract the hyperlinks using Python

IN THIS TUTORIAL

Install Request Module

Python Sample Code

PDF.co API Key

Source File and Destination

Custom Profiles

Run Program

Output

Step 1: Install Request Module

First, install the request module. Type python -m pip install request in your command line.

Step 2: Python Sample Code

Next, let’s add the Python sample code in the Visual Studio Code Editor. You can also use your favorite editor in Python. Kindly click this link for the source code.

Step 3: PDF.co API Key

Then, add the PDF.co API Key. You can get the API Key in your PDF.co dashboard.

Step 4: Source File and Destination

In line 12, input the source PDF file name.
In line 18, type in your desired JSON output file name.

Step 5: Custom Profiles

In line 56, we will use a set advanced conversion profile { "OutputStructure": "OnlyLinks", "OutputTransformation": "$..text" }. It will extract all links in a PDF.

Step 6: Run Program

once the program runs successfully, check your program folder to view the output.

Step 7: Output

Here are the extracted links in JSON format.

In this article, you learned how to extract hyperlinks from PDF in Python. You also learned how to use PDF.co Web API to extract multiple links from a PDF.