PDF Scraper

PDF Scraper

by onidivo

Automate text extraction from online PDFs. Simply provide the URLs and get structured, clean text data delivered, saving hours of manual work.

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466 users
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About PDF Scraper

Need to pull text from a bunch of PDFs online? Manually copying from each file is a slow, painful chore. This actor automates that entire process. You give it a list of PDF URLs, and it systematically downloads each one, extracts the clean text content, and structures it for you in a usable format like JSON or a spreadsheet. It handles the messy work of fetching files and parsing their contents, so you don't have to. I use it for a few key things: grabbing research data from public reports, compiling text from document archives for analysis, or migrating content from old PDFs into a new system. The main benefit is time. What would take hours of manual work gets done in minutes, and you get consistent, structured data out of it. It's straightforward—configure your list of links, run it, and collect your text. Perfect for developers, researchers, or anyone who regularly needs to get text out of online PDFs without the hassle.

What does this actor do?

PDF Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.

Key Features

  • Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
  • Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
  • API access for integration with your applications
  • Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
  • Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation

How to Use

  1. Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
  2. Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
  3. Configure the input parameters as needed
  4. Run the actor and download your results

Documentation

PDF Scraper

An Apify actor that extracts text from PDF files. It downloads PDFs from provided URLs, scrapes the text content, and saves the results.

Key Features

  • Scrape text from multiple PDF files in a single run.
  • Save both the extracted text and the original PDF file to the Apify key-value store.
  • Configurable proxy support to help avoid blocking.

How to Use

The actor's primary input is a list of PDF URLs. You can configure it via the Apify platform UI or by providing a JSON input object.

Cost Note: Processing approximately 1000 medium-sized files with 2048 MB memory and datacenter proxies typically costs between $4 and $8.

Input

The only required field is pdfUrls. Using Apify Proxy is recommended for public web scraping.

Minimal Input Example:

{
  "pdfUrls": [
    { "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Output

The actor saves results to the dataset. Each item contains the source URL and the extracted text.

Output Example:

[
  {
    "pdfUrl": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf",
    "extractedText": "The pdf995 suite of products - Pdf995, PdfEdit995, and Signature995 - is a complete solution for your document publishing needs...",
    "extractedTextFileUrl": ""
  }
]

Feedback & Issues

Report bugs or request features on the actor's "Issues" tab or via GitHub. General discussion and feedback can be left in the GitHub discussions.

Categories

AUTOMATION DEVELOPER_TOOLS

Common Use Cases

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data

Lead Generation

Extract contact information for sales outreach

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing and product changes

Content Aggregation

Collect and organize content from multiple sources

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Actor Information

Developer
onidivo
Pricing
Paid
Total Runs
13,607
Active Users
466

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