# PDF Scraper (`onidivo/pdf-scraper`) Actor Scrape and extract text from PDF links. - **URL**: https://apify.com/onidivo/pdf-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Onidivo Technologies](https://apify.com/onidivo) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 520 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 9 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $20.00/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#rental-actors ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. - **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use). - **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`. - **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`. - **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`. - **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## PDF Scraper - [Features](#Features) - [Cost of usage](#Cost-of-usage) - [Bugs, issues, features, and feedback](#Bugs,-issues,-features,-and-feedback) - [Input](#Input) - [Output](#Output) Scrape and extract PDF text from PDF files. ### Features - Scrape multiple files - Save the file and extracted text to the key-value store - **Want more?** [Let us know here](https://github.com/onidivo/apify-actors/issues/new?title=Apollo+Scraper+-+Feature+Request+-+) ### Cost of usage When running the actor with memory of **2048 MB** and using datacenter proxies, average consumption is **$4-8** for **1000 middle sized files**. ### Bugs, issues, features, and feedback You can report issues on the Actor tab "Issues" or [here](https://github.com/onidivo/apify-actors/issues/new?title==PDF+Scraper+-+) and discuss or leave your feedback [here](https://github.com/onidivo/apify-actors/discussions). ### Input You can provide input either through the editor on the Apify platform or as a JSON object. The only mandatory field you need to provide is the **PDF URLs (pdfUrls)**. An example of minimal input: ```json { "pdfUrl": [ { "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` **We recommend using the proxies to overcome blocking and detection if required.** ### Output The extracted text is saved to the dataset, and it looks like this: ````json [ { "pdfUrl": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf", "extractedText": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pdf995 suite of products - Pdf995, PdfEdit995, and Signature995 - is a complete solution for your document publishing needs. It provides ease of use, flexibility in format, and industry-standard security- and all at no cost to you.\nPdf995 makes it easy and affordable to create professional-quality documents in the popular PDF file format. Its easy-to-use interface helps you to create PDF files by simply selecting the \"print\" command from any application, creating documents which can be viewed on any computer with a PDF viewer. Pdf995 supports network file saving, fast user switching on XP, Citrix/Terminal Server, custom page sizes and large format printing. Pdf995 is a printer...", "extractedTextFileUrl": "" } ] # Actor input Schema ## `pdfUrls` (type: `array`): The PDF URLs to scrape. ## `savePdfFile` (type: `boolean`): Save the PDF file in the key-value store ## `downloadTimeout` (type: `integer`): The timeout in seconds to download a PDF file. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Provided options to configure connection with a proxy server. ## Actor input object example ```json { "pdfUrls": [ { "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" } ], "savePdfFile": false, "downloadTimeout": 90, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "pdfUrls": [ { "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" } ], "downloadTimeout": 90, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("onidivo/pdf-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "pdfUrls": [{ "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" }], "downloadTimeout": 90, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("onidivo/pdf-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}") for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "pdfUrls": [ { "url": "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf" } ], "downloadTimeout": 90, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call onidivo/pdf-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,onidivo/pdf-scraper" } } } ``` The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer ` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ## OpenAPI specification Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nFeaCNWEkbpcXxCRd/builds/zXSnbWJh4gfiYs2uY/openapi.json