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 -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "invoice.txt" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "output_format=txt" \
    -F "file=@/path/to/invoice.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

PDF url to text file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "invoice.txt" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "output_format=txt" \
    -F "url=https://pdfcrowd.com/static/pdf/apisamples/invoice.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/