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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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About this workflow
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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