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PDF Parse - Basic Usage

PDF Parse - Basic Usage. Uses n8n-nodes-pdf-parse, httpRequest. Manual trigger; 2 nodes.

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{
  "name": "PDF Parse - Basic Usage",
  "description": "Example workflow showing basic PDF parsing from URL",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "parse",
        "source": "url",
        "url": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
        "outputProperty": "extractedText",
        "additionalOptions": {
          "normalizeWhitespace": true,
          "includeMetadata": true
        }
      },
      "id": "1",
      "name": "PDF Parse",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-pdf-parse.pdfParse",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        860,
        240
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "GET",
        "url": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "file"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "id": "2",
      "name": "HTTP Request",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.1,
      "position": [
        640,
        240
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "HTTP Request": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "PDF Parse",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}
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PDF Parse - Basic Usage. Uses n8n-nodes-pdf-parse, httpRequest. Manual trigger; 2 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/ConniAU/n8n-pdf-parse/blob/3f032a824af3853f7078cb11a498f6506db82097/examples/basic-usage.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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