In this tutorial, we will show you how to extract text from scanned PDF in JavaScript using PDF.co Web API. Below is the image of our sample scanned PDF and its TEXT output.

Step 1 – Source Code
First, copy the JavaScript sample code here and open it in your favorite editor.
Step 2 – Add API Key
Next, go to line 21 and add your PDF.co API Key. You can get it in the PDF.co dashboard here.
Step 3 – Add Source URL
Then, add the scanned PDF URL in line 26.
Step 4 – Destination File
Finally, add the output file destination in line 32.
Step 5 – Demo
Here’s a quick demo to see PDF to Text Web API in action.

In this tutorial, you learned how to extract text from scanned PDF in JavaScript using PDF.co Web API. You learned how to change the important parameters to get started quickly. You also got a glimpse of how the PDF.co PDF to Text Web API works.
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