35 available actions

What your AI agent can do in PDF.co

PDF.co is a REST API platform for PDF automation including PDF extraction, generation, editing, splitting, merging, form filling, barcode processing, OCR, document parsing, file conversion (PDF to Excel/CSV/JSON/XML/HTML/Image and vice versa), and AI-powered invoice parsing. This page lists every available action. Your agent only receives the actions and permissions required for the role you approve.

Common starting points

  • Check Job StatusTool to check status and result of an asynchronous job.
  • Find Text in PDFTool to find text in a PDF document.
  • Add Content to PDFTool to add content to an existing PDF.
  • Generate BarcodeTool to generate high quality barcode images in 45+ formats including QR Code, Code 128, Code 39, and more.
  • Convert Email to PDFTool to convert email files (.eml/.msg) to PDF.
  • Convert Excel to CSVTool to convert an Excel file (XLS/XLSX) to CSV.

Browse all 35 actions by capability

Open a capability to see every supported action and its description.

Find & reviewLook up and review existing recordsView 5 actionsHide actions
  • Get Account Balance InfoTool to get account balance info.
  • Check Job StatusTool to check status and result of an asynchronous job.
  • Find Text in PDFTool to find text in a PDF document.
  • Search and Delete Text in PDFTool to search for and delete text in a PDF by keyword or regex.
  • Search and Replace Text in PDFTool to search for and replace text in a PDF document.
Create & communicateCreate records or send supported messagesView 5 actionsHide actions
  • Generate Barcode (Deprecated)DEPRECATED: Use PDFCOPostBarcodeGenerate instead.
  • Upload FileTool to upload a local file or remote URL to PDF.co, returning a hosted URL for downstream processing.
  • Add Content to PDFTool to add content to an existing PDF.
  • Generate BarcodeTool to generate high quality barcode images in 45+ formats including QR Code, Code 128, Code 39, and more.
  • Upload File from Base64Tool to create a temporary file using base64-encoded source data.
Update & manageChange and manage existing recordsView 18 actionsHide actions
  • Convert Excel to CSVTool to convert an Excel file (XLS/XLSX) to CSV.
  • Convert Excel to HTMLTool to convert an Excel file to HTML.
  • Convert Excel to JSONTool to convert an online Excel or CSV file to JSON format.
  • Convert Excel to TextTool to convert Excel files to plain text.
  • Convert Excel to XMLTool to convert an Excel file to XML.
  • Change PDF Text SearchableTool to make PDF text searchable using OCR.
  • Convert Text to PDFTool to convert a plain text (.txt) file to PDF.
  • Convert Email to PDFTool to convert email files (.eml/.msg) to PDF.
  • Convert HTML to PDFTool to convert HTML code or webpage URL into a PDF document.
  • Merge PDFsTool to merge multiple PDF files into one document.
  • Convert PDF to CSVTool to convert PDF or scanned images to CSV format.
  • Convert PDF to HTMLTool to convert PDF documents to HTML.
  • Convert PDF to ImageTool to convert PDF pages to images (PNG, JPG, TIFF).
  • Convert PDF to JSONTool to convert PDF or scanned images to JSON format.
  • Convert PDF to TextTool to convert PDF or scanned images to plain text.
  • Convert PDF to XLSTool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLS format.
  • Convert PDF to XLSXTool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLSX (Excel) format.
  • Convert PDF to XMLTool to convert PDF or scanned images to XML format.
Remove & cancelRemove records or cancel supported workView 1 actionHide actions
  • Delete PDF PagesTool to delete specific pages from a PDF file.
Other actionsSpecialist and administrative actions.View 6 actionsHide actions
  • Document ParserTool to parse documents based on predefined templates to extract structured data.
  • Extract PDF AttachmentsTool to extract embedded attachments from a PDF.
  • PDF Forms Info ReaderTool to extract form field information from a PDF.
  • PDF Info ReaderTool to retrieve detailed information and metadata of a PDF.
  • Rotate PDF PagesTool to rotate selected pages in a PDF.
  • Split PDFTool to split a PDF into multiple files by page ranges.

Connection record

A connection you can control.

Sign-in
Customer-managed key
Setup
Use a key you create and control. It is stored securely and limited to the work agreed for the role.
Boundaries
Only the approved role and actions.
Off switch
Revoke the connection from your account.

FAQ

Before you connect PDF.co

How does the agent connect to PDF.co?
With a key you create and control. It is stored securely, permissions are limited to what the agent needs, and you can revoke it at any time.
What can the agent actually do in PDF.co?
The page above lists the 35 actions currently available through the PDF.co connection. The role determines which of those actions the agent may use, and write access is only enabled when the workflow needs it.
Is PDF.co included in my plan?
Connections are priced per tool on top of the base plan. Some are included and some are premium. See pricing for how connection charges work.
How long until PDF.co is ready?
Timing depends on the sign-in method, permissions and workflow being connected. We confirm the scope and setup plan before enabling the connection.

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