For this tutorial, I’m using Google Drive storage. You may also use other cloud storage as your trigger, just look for a similar trigger event.
How to Extract Bookmarks from PDF using PDF.co and Zapier
We prepared this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots to teach you how to extract bookmarks from PDF using PDF.co and Zapier.
Start by clicking on Make a Zap! at the upper-left corner of your Zapier dashboard.
Contents
Step 1: Setup Trigger, select Google Drive as App Event
![Choosing google drive as the trigger app](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2F8144ae347810cc81fd0d9be036f1dbe87c5d6f97-894x613.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 2: Select New File in Folder as Trigger Event
![Choosing new file in folder as the trigger event](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2Fb93d1c33ebbd61e34bc40f72c8f6fe0e7e305ad5-892x484.png&w=1920&q=75)
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Step 3: Choose the drive and folder that has your file
![Selecting drive and folder](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2Fcd6b4de5669808cf456f3a3d02a2701e3e551306-892x499.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 4: Test Trigger
We will then Test the trigger to see if there are any errors or none
![Test trigger](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2F5269d5bda62ae63f9d858c8f0a095b11c6aca588-893x462.png&w=1920&q=75)
We’re now done setting up the trigger for this Zap. Let’s now move on to the action.
Step 5: Setup Action, select PDF.co as App Event
![Select PDF.co as the action app](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2Ff45597116711d89d661dcf0a0ff180cf8362c2a6-894x628.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 6: Select PDF File Information Reader as Action Event
![Select PDF file information reader as the action event](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2F1d643da3dd22c135cd3a8dce71732d92132aecec-894x480.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 7: Setup action
- For PDF URL, add the URL where your Source File is located
![Setup action](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2Fd962a00f07430ad7f74a05d502a3d96544a68c23-894x783.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 8: Test Action
![Test action](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2F02fc123ae5c403f5d38491b92c5e21bcd97d6154-893x559.png&w=1920&q=75)
Step 9: Result
![Screenshot of the result](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2niroq9z%2Fproduction%2F6fa352f48f6361db5561392f3bc0f12f3aa72d8c-894x797.png&w=1920&q=75)
In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to extract bookmarks from PDF using PDF.co and Zapier.