PDF.co

These are the PDF.co actions available to the apps you build with Snow. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these on its own.

• Generate Barcode

  Tool to generate high quality barcode images in 45+ formats including QR Code, Code 128, Code 39, and more. Use when you need to create barcodes with customization options like rotation, decoration images for QR codes, or async processing.

• Upload File from Base64

  Tool to create a temporary file using base64-encoded source data. Use when you need to upload file content as base64 to PDF.co for downstream processing. Temporary files are automatically deleted after 1 hour (or custom expiration time).

• Add Content to PDF

  Tool to add content to an existing PDF. Use when you need to overlay text, images, barcodes, or links before distributing the file.

• Change PDF Text Searchable

  Tool to make PDF text searchable using OCR. Use when you need to add a searchable text layer to scanned or image-only PDF documents.

• Check Job Status

  Tool to check status and result of an asynchronous job. Use after submitting a job to poll for completion.

• Convert Email to PDF

  Tool to convert email files (.eml/.msg) to PDF. Use when you need to transform standalone email messages into PDF documents.

• Convert Excel to CSV

  Tool to convert an Excel file (XLS/XLSX) to CSV. Use when you have a public Excel file URL and need CSV output. Inline option returns data inline; otherwise provides download URL.

• Convert Excel to HTML

  Tool to convert an Excel file to HTML. Use when you have an Excel URL and need HTML output.

• Convert Excel to JSON

  Tool to convert an online Excel or CSV file to JSON format. Use when you have a public file URL and need structured data extraction.

• Convert Excel to Text

  Tool to convert Excel files to plain text. Use after providing an Excel file URL to extract spreadsheet content.

• Convert Excel to XML

  Tool to convert an Excel file to XML. Use when needing XML output from xls/xlsx/csv synchronously or asynchronously.

• Convert HTML to PDF

  Tool to convert HTML code or webpage URL into a PDF document. Use when you need to capture a webpage or HTML snippet as a PDF file.

• Convert PDF to CSV

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to CSV format. Use when you need to extract tabular data from a PDF into CSV format.

• Convert PDF to HTML

  Tool to convert PDF documents to HTML. Use when you need an HTML rendition of a PDF or scanned image.

• Convert PDF to Image

  Tool to convert PDF pages to images (PNG, JPG, TIFF). Use when you need image previews of PDF content.

• Convert PDF to JSON

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to JSON format. Use when you need a structured JSON representation of PDF content.

• Convert PDF to Text

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to plain text. Use when you need raw text output preserving layout.

• Convert PDF to XLS

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLS format. Use when you need to extract tabular data into an Excel spreadsheet.

• Convert PDF to XLSX

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XLSX (Excel) format. Use when you need structured spreadsheet output from a PDF.

• Convert PDF to XML

  Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to XML format. Use when you need to extract structured data from PDF into XML.

• Convert Text to PDF

  Tool to convert a plain text (.txt) file to PDF. Use when you have a public URL to a text file; raw inline text is not accepted by the endpoint.

• Delete PDF Pages

  Tool to delete specific pages from a PDF file. Use when you need to remove unwanted pages before further processing.

• Document Parser

  Tool to parse documents based on predefined templates to extract structured data. Use when you need to extract structured fields from a PDF by supplying a custom template.

• Extract PDF Attachments

  Tool to extract embedded attachments from a PDF. Use when you need to retrieve embedded files from a PDF after uploading.

• Find Text in PDF

  Tool to find text in a PDF document. Use when you need to locate keywords or regex patterns and get their page positions.

• Get Account Balance Info

  Tool to get account balance info. Use after authenticating to check remaining credits.

• Merge PDFs

  Tool to merge multiple PDF files into one document. Use when you need to combine several PDF URLs into a single PDF file.

• PDF Forms Info Reader

  Tool to extract form field information from a PDF. Use when you need to retrieve names, types, and values of form fields. Returns field names, types (CheckBox, EditBox, RadioButton, ComboBox), values, and position coordinates.

• PDF Info Reader

  Tool to retrieve detailed information and metadata of a PDF. Use when you need page count, author, encryption details, and other document properties.

• Rotate PDF Pages

  Tool to rotate selected pages in a PDF. Use when you need to adjust the orientation of specific pages in an online PDF file before further processing.

• Search and Delete Text in PDF

  Tool to search for and delete text in a PDF by keyword or regex. Use when you need to remove sensitive or unwanted text from a PDF document.

• Search and Replace Text in PDF

  Tool to search for and replace text in a PDF document. Use when you need to update specific text instances within an existing PDF file (e.g., changing invoice numbers).

• Split PDF

  Tool to split a PDF into multiple files by page ranges. Use when you need to extract specific pages or page ranges from a PDF.

• Upload File

  Tool to upload a local file or remote URL to PDF.co, returning a hosted URL for downstream processing. Use when a PDF.co tool (e.g., PDF_CO_PDF_FROM_HTML) requires a remote URL but you have a local file.