Split a Multi-Page PDF and Parse Each Page Using PDF.co and Make
In this tutorial, you will split a multi-page PDF into individual page files and parse each page separately using PDF.co and Make.
The scenario consists of:
PDF Split → Iterator → Document Parser
Before starting, create a Document Parser template in PDF.co for the type of data you want to extract.
Step 1: Create the Scenario
Sign in to Make and create a new scenario.
Add the PDF.co – Split a PDF module and connect your PDF.co account.
Step 2: Configure PDF Split
Configure the module:
- Import Options: Select Import a File from URL.
- URL: Enter the direct URL of the source PDF.
- Output File Name: Enter a name for the split files.
- Split By: Select Page Numbers.
- Pages: Enter
*. - Execution Mode: Select Async for a large document.
- Export Type: Select JSON Output.
The asterisk tells PDF.co to create a separate PDF for every page. Selecting JSON Output makes the resulting file URLs available as a URLs array.
If the source file comes from Google Drive or another Make module, you can select Upload a File and map the downloaded file data instead.
See the PDF.co PDF Split module documentation for the current configuration options.
Run the module once and confirm that it returns a URLs array containing one link for each split page.
Step 3: Add an Iterator
Add Flow Control – Iterator after the PDF Split module.
In the Array field, map the URLs array returned by PDF.co.
The Iterator will send each split-page URL through the remaining scenario one at a time.
Step 4: Parse Each Page
Add PDF.co – Parse a Document after the Iterator.
Configure the module:
- Input File: Select Import a File from URL.
- URL: Map the current URL from the Iterator.
- Document Parser Template ID: Select or enter the ID of your PDF.co parsing template.
- Output Format: Select JSON.
- Export Type: Select JSON Output.
The same parsing template will be applied to each page produced by the PDF Split module.
Step 5: Test the Scenario
Run the complete scenario.
Make should:
- Split the source PDF into individual pages.
- Iterate through the resulting URLs.
- Send each page to the Document Parser.
- Return the extracted data for every page.
You can connect the parsed results to Google Sheets, a database, cloud storage, or another application as the next step in your workflow.
Conclusion
You have used the PDF.co PDF Split module to divide a multi-page PDF into separate files and Make’s Iterator to parse each page individually with a Document Parser template.
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