Description

PDF Page Extract – n8n Custom Node

This n8n community node allows you to extract text from each page of a PDF file. It's ideal for structured document processing in your workflows.

✨ Features

• Extracts text from every page in a PDF
• Optionally includes the full raw text
• Optionally includes PDF metadata (title, author, etc.)
• Works with binary files in n8n

🛠 Usage

1. Install the node via the n8n Community Nodes interface.
2. Use a node like HTTP Request or Webhook to provide a PDF file.
3. Attach the PDF to the binary property (default is data).
4. Configure the following options:
   • Include Raw Text: adds the full unstructured text output
   • Include Metadata: adds document metadata (e.g., title, author)

🖼 Example Workflow

The following example shows how to download a PDF from a URL and extract its pages:

1. Webhook – Triggers the workflow (e.g. via browser or automation).
2. HTTP Request – Downloads the PDF file.
3. PDF Page Extract – Extracts page-by-page text.
4. Split Out – Splits the array of pages into individual items for further handling (e.g. AI, validation, extraction).

🔁 Output

Each item returned looks like this:

{
  "filename": "example.pdf",
  "totalPages": 5,
  "pages": [
    "Page 1 text...",
    "Page 2 text..."
  ],
  "text": "Full document text (optional)",
  "metadata": {...},
  "info": {...}
}

🧩 Tips

Use this node in combination with:

• The Set node to isolate values
• The If node for conditionals based on page content
• The HTTP Request node to send data to another API

For issues or feedback, please open an issue on GitHub.