PDF OCR to Structured Data
An n8n workflow template that turns any PDF into usable data: POST a PDF URL to a
webhook and get back plain text plus a best-effort table, as both JSON and CSV — ready to pipe
into Google Sheets, a database, or your own app.
$19.99 one-time, no recurring cost
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Who it's for
Anyone who gets invoices, forms, receipts or reports as PDFs and needs the numbers/text out of
them without typing them in by hand — freelancers, small ops teams, indie SaaS builders wiring up
a document pipeline.
What it does
- Exposes a webhook:
POST {"pdfUrl": "https://..."}.
- Runs OCR via OCR.space (free tier, 25,000 requests/month included) — swap in any other OCR API in one node.
- Extracts plain text, plus a best-effort table (rows/columns) from whitespace-aligned content.
- Returns JSON and CSV in the webhook response.
- Optionally appends every extraction as a row in a Google Sheet.
What you get
The workflow file (pdf-ocr-extractor.json), ready to import into n8n, delivered
immediately after payment.
Installation
- Import the JSON file into your n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud).
- Get a free API key at ocr.space/ocrapi and set it as
OCR_SPACE_API_KEY in n8n.
- Activate the workflow and copy the webhook URL n8n gives you.
- POST a public PDF URL to that webhook from your app, form, or a quick test with curl.
- Optional: connect Google Sheets in the last node to log every extraction, or delete that node.
FAQ
- Do I have to use OCR.space?
- No, any OCR provider works — just point the HTTP Request node at a different API.
- Does it handle complex layouts perfectly?
- The included table detector is whitespace-based and works well for invoices, forms and simple tables; for a fixed, complex layout you'll likely want to tune the parser code node.
- Is this a subscription?
- No. $19.99 once. You only pay your OCR/AI provider directly if you exceed their free tier.
Buy now — $19.99