PDF to Text HTTP API Examples - PDFCrowd

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These examples demonstrate common PDF to Text API workflows via HTTP API.

Basic examples

PDF file to text file

curl -f -s -S \
  -u 'demo:demo' \
  -o invoice.txt \
  -F file=@invoice.pdf \
  -F input_format=pdf \
  -F output_format=txt \
  https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

PDF url to text file

curl -f -s -S \
  -u 'demo:demo' \
  -o invoice.txt \
  -F url=https://your-server.com/invoice.pdf \
  -F input_format=pdf \
  -F output_format=txt \
  https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/