@flatfile/plugin-pdf-extractor

A plugin for parsing .pdf files in Flatfile.

When embedding Flatfile, this plugin should be deployed in a server-side listener. Learn more

@flatfile/plugin-pdf-extractor

This plugin will parse a data table in a PDF file and extract it into Flatfile.

Event Type:

listener.on('file:created')

Parameters

opt.apiKey · string · required

The apiKey parameter specifies you pdftables.com API key.

opt.debug · boolean

The debug parameter lets you toggle on/off helpful debugging messages for development purposes.

API Calls

• api.files.upload

Imported NPM Packages

• @flatfile/api@1.5.14+
• @flatfile/hooks@1.3.1+
• @flatfile/listener@0.3.15+
• @flatfile/util-file-buffer@0.0.4
• axios@1.4.0+ is a promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js.
• fs-extra@11.1.1+ offers a set of utility functions for working with files and directories in Node.js.
• remeda@1.14.0 offers a set of utility functions for functional programming and data manipulation in JavaScript, providing a convenient way to work with arrays and objects.

Usage

A subscription to pdftables.com is required for this plugin to work. Create an API key there and use it below.

install

npm i @flatfile/plugin-pdf-extractor

import

import { pdfExtractorPlugin } from "@flatfile/plugin-pdf-extractor";

listener.js

export default function (listener) {
  listener.use(pdfExtractorPlugin({ apiKey: "key" }));
}

See the code

@flatfile/plugin-pdf-extractor