# Pdf co

```json
{
  "name": "Pdf co",
  "slug": "pdf_co",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co.md",
  "logo_url": "https://logos.composio.dev/api/pdf_co",
  "categories": [
    "document & file management"
  ],
  "is_composio_managed": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:21:38.259Z"
}
```

![Pdf co logo](https://logos.composio.dev/api/pdf_co)

## Description

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Pdf co MCP or direct API to extract PDF text, merge documents, fill forms, split files, and process barcodes through natural language.

## Summary

Pdf co is a secure API platform for PDF extraction, generation, editing, and more. It helps you automate document workflows at scale with ease and reliability.

## Categories

- document & file management

## Toolkit Details

- Tools: 34

## Images

- Logo: https://logos.composio.dev/api/pdf_co

## Authentication

- **Api Key**
  - Type: `api_key`
  - Description: Api Key authentication for PDF.co.
  - Setup:
    - Configure Api Key credentials for PDF.co.
    - Use the credentials when creating an auth config in Composio.

## Suggested Prompts

- Extract invoice data from uploaded PDF file
- Convert Excel spreadsheet at URL to JSON
- Generate a QR code for a payment link
- Merge multiple PDF files into a single document

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `PDF_CO_ACCOUNT_BALANCE_INFO` | Get Account Balance Info | Tool to get account balance info. Use after authenticating to check remaining credits. |
| `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_CSV` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_HTML` | Convert Excel to HTML | Tool to convert an Excel file to HTML. Use when you have an Excel URL and need HTML output. |
| `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_JSON` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_TEXT` | Convert Excel to Text | Tool to convert Excel files to plain text. Use after providing an Excel file URL to extract spreadsheet content. |
| `PDF_CO_CONVERT_EXCEL_TO_XML` | Convert Excel to XML | Tool to convert an Excel file to XML. Use when needing XML output from xls/xlsx/csv synchronously or asynchronously. |
| `PDF_CO_DOCUMENT_PARSER` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_FILE_UPLOAD` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_JOB_CHECK` | Check Job Status | Tool to check status and result of an asynchronous job. Use after submitting a job to poll for completion. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_ADD` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_CHANGE_TEXT_SEARCHABLE` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_BARCODE_GENERATE` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDFCO_POST_FILE_UPLOAD_BASE64` | 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). |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_DELETE_PAGES` | Delete PDF Pages | Tool to delete specific pages from a PDF file. Use when you need to remove unwanted pages before further processing. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_EXTRACT_ATTACHMENTS` | Extract PDF Attachments | Tool to extract embedded attachments from a PDF. Use when you need to retrieve embedded files from a PDF after uploading. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_FIND` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_FORMS_INFO_READER` | 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_CO_PDF_FROM_DOCUMENT_TXT` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_FROM_EMAIL` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_FROM_HTML` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_INFO_READER` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_MERGE` | 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_CO_PDF_ROTATE` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_SEARCH_AND_DELETE_TEXT` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_SEARCH_AND_REPLACE_TEXT` | 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). |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_SPLIT` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_CSV` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_HTML` | Convert PDF to HTML | Tool to convert PDF documents to HTML. Use when you need an HTML rendition of a PDF or scanned image. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_IMAGE` | Convert PDF to Image | Tool to convert PDF pages to images (PNG, JPG, TIFF). Use when you need image previews of PDF content. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_JSON` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_TEXT` | Convert PDF to Text | Tool to convert PDF or scanned images to plain text. Use when you need raw text output preserving layout. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_XLS` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_XLSX` | 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. |
| `PDF_CO_PDF_TO_XML` | 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. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Installation and MCP Setup

### Path 1: SDK Installation

#### Path 1, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK
```python
pip install composio_openai
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/openai
```

#### Path 1, Step 2: Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
```python
from openai import OpenAI
from composio import Composio
from composio_openai import OpenAIResponsesProvider

composio = Composio(provider=OpenAIResponsesProvider())
openai = OpenAI()
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
```

```typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
```

#### Path 1, Step 3: Execute Pdf co Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Pdf co actions with your Agent
```python
tools = session.tools
response = openai.responses.create(
  model='gpt-4.1',
  tools=tools,
  input=[{
    'role': 'user',
    'content': 'Extract tables from this PDF invoice and return as JSON.'
  }]
)
result = composio.provider.handle_tool_calls(
  response=response,
  user_id='your-user-id'
)
print(result)
```

```typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Extract tables from this PDF invoice and return as JSON.'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
```

### Path 2: MCP Server Setup

#### Path 2, Step 1: Install Composio

Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
```python
pip install composio claude-agent-sdk
```

```typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
```

#### Path 2, Step 2: Create Tool Router Session

Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
```python
from composio import Composio
from claude_agent_sdk import ClaudeSDKClient, ClaudeAgentOptions

composio = Composio(api_key='your-composio-api-key')
session = composio.create(user_id='your-user-id')
url = session.mcp.url
```

```typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
```

#### Path 2, Step 3: Connect to AI Agent

Use the MCP server with your AI agent
```python
import asyncio

options = ClaudeAgentOptions(
    permission_mode='bypassPermissions',
    mcp_servers={
        'tool_router': {
            'type': 'http',
            'url': url,
            'headers': {
                'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key'
            }
        }
    },
    system_prompt='You are a helpful assistant with access to Pdf co tools.',
    max_turns=10
)

async def main():
    async with ClaudeSDKClient(options=options) as client:
        await client.query('Extract text from this PDF file: https://files.example.com/invoice.pdf')
        async for message in client.receive_response():
            if hasattr(message, 'content'):
                for block in message.content:
                    if hasattr(block, 'text'):
                        print(block.text)

asyncio.run(main())
```

```typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Extract text from this PDF file: https://files.example.com/invoice.pdf' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
```

## Why Use Composio?

### 1. AI Native Pdf co Integration

- Supports both Pdf co MCP and direct API based integrations
- Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
- Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Pdf co data

### 2. Managed Auth

- Built-in API Key management with secure storage
- Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Pdf co access
- Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

### 3. Agent Optimized Design

- Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
- Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

### 4. Enterprise Grade Security

- Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Pdf co
- Scoped, least privilege access to Pdf co resources
- Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance

## Use Pdf co with any AI Agent Framework

Choose a framework you want to connect Pdf co with:

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/chatgpt)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/crew-ai)
- [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/pydantic-ai)
- [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/pdf_co/framework/autogen)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Do I need my own developer credentials to use Pdf co with Composio?

Yes, Pdf co requires you to configure your own API key credentials. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

### Can I use multiple toolkits together?

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. [Learn more](https://docs.composio.dev/tool-router/overview).

### Is Composio secure?

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. [Learn more](https://trust.composio.dev).

### What if the API changes?

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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