PDF.co
REST API for PDF conversion, extraction, and automation.
PDF.co is a document automation platform operated by Artifex Software, Inc. that provides hosted REST APIs for converting, extracting, editing, and managing PDF and other document formats. It addresses the need to automate manual document tasks such as data extraction, OCR, invoice parsing, form filling, merging, splitting, barcode reading and generation, and report generation.
The platform offers APIs organized by category, including Extract, Create/Edit, Convert, and Manage endpoints. Notable capabilities include AI-Powered Invoice Parsing, PDF to Anything conversion, Parsing Documents, Document Classifier, OCR for scanned files, HTML to PDF conversion, spreadsheet conversion, barcode reading and generation, PDF compression, and security features. PDF.co supports MCP for AI agents and provides no-code integrations with automation platforms including Zapier, Make, n8n, Microsoft Power Automate, UiPath, BluePrism, Salesforce, SharePoint, and others. SDKs, webhooks, documentation, and source code samples are available for developers.
PDF.co is intended for developers and teams building document workflows into applications, automations, and AI agents, as well as organizations in industries such as insurance, banking, finance, healthcare, and manufacturing. It is packaged with a free trial offering credits without requiring a credit card, monthly and annual subscription plans with credit-based usage tiers, and a custom Enterprise plan for higher volumes.
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