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PDF To XLS

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Convert PDF and scanned images to spreadsheet with layout and fonts preserved.

Available Methods

[POST] /pdf/convert/to/xls (xls output)

Auto classification Of Incoming Documents

Use the /pdf/classifier (Document Classifier) endpoint to automatically sort/detect the class of the document based on keywords-based rules. For example, you can define rules to find which vendor provided the document to find which template to apply accordingly.

Attributes
url required
URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox, and PDF.co built-in files storage. To upload files via API, Check out the Files Upload section.

Note: If you experience intermittent Too Many Requests or Access Denied errors, please try to add cache: to enable built-in URL caching. (e.g cache:https://example.com/file1.pdf)

For data security, you have the option to encrypt output files and decrypt input files. Learn more about user-controlled data encryption.
httpusername optional
HTTP auth user name if required to access source url.
httppassword optional
HTTP auth password if required to access source url.
pages optional
Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process.
IMPORTANT: The very first page starts at 0 (zero). To set a range use the dash -, for example: 0,2-5,7-. To set a range from the index to the last page use range like this: 2- (from page #3 as the index starts at zero and till the of the document). For ALL pages just leave this param empty.
Example: 0,2-5,7- means first page, then 3rd page to 6th page, and then the range from 8th (index = 7) page till the end of the document, The input must be in string format.
unwrap optional
Unwrap lines into a single line within table cells when lineGrouping is enabled. Must be one of: true, or false.
rect optional
Defines coordinates for extraction, e.g. 51.8, 114.8, 235.5, 204.0. Use PDF.co PDF Edit Add Helper to get or measure pdf coordinates. The input must be in string format.
lang optional
Set the language for OCR (text from image) to use for scanned PDF, PNG, and JPG documents input when extracting text.
The default is “eng”. Other languages are also supported: deu, spa, chi_sim, jpn, and many others (full list of supported OCR languages is here.
You can also use 2 languages simultaneously like this: eng+deu or jpn+kor (any combination).
inline optional
Must be one of: true to return data as inline or false to return a link to the output file (default).
lineGrouping optional
Line grouping within table cells. Set to 1 to enable the grouping, The input must be in string format.
async optional
Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with /job/check endpoint to check the status of the process and retrieve the output while you can proceed with other tasks without waiting for this process to finish.
name optional
File name for the generated output, The input must be in string format.
expiration optional
Set the expiration time for the output link in minutes (default is 60 i.e 60 minutes or 1 hour), After this specified duration, any generated output file(s) will be automatically deleted from PDF.co temporary files storage. The maximum duration for link expiration varies based on your current subscription plan. Learn more

To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf templates, documents), Consider using PDF.co built-in Files Storage.
profiles optional
This parameter can be used to set additional configurations for fine-tuning and to enable more options. Visit PDF.co knowledgebase for profile examples and more. Make sure to provide the input in string format. For instance, to alter the CSV separator, you can use: { 'CSVSeparatorSymbol': ';' }.
Tip: Utilize the OCR Analyzer of PDF Multitool to generate and examine OCR configuration profiles. Learn More.
  • Method: POST
  • URL: /v1/pdf/convert/to/xls

Query parameters

No query parameters accepted.

Body payload

{
    "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-excel/sample.pdf",
    "async": false
}

Example responses

/pdf/convert/to/xls
{
    "url": "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/544e26441de7451ab287152b7159d350/sample.xls",
    "pageCount": 1,
    "error": false,
    "status": 200,
    "name": "sample.xls",
    "remainingCredits": 60572
}

Code Snippet

CURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/xls' \
--header 'x-api-key: ' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-excel/sample.pdf",
    "async": false
}'

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