Extract text from a PDF file — n8n Workflow

Low complexity⚡ Trigger3 nodes💎 Other👁 96,182 viewsby amudhan

Overview

Companion workflow for Read PDF node docs

Nodes used

On clicking 'execute'Read Binary FileRead PDF

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How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a trigger trigger.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 3 nodes, connecting manualtrigger, readbinaryfile, readpdf.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (3)

ON

On clicking 'execute'

manualTrigger

#1
RE

Read Binary File

readBinaryFile

#2
RE

Read PDF

readPDF

#3

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded extract-text-from-a-pdf-file file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Extract text from a PDF file", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

manualtriggerreadbinaryfilereadpdf

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Nodes3
Complexitylow
Triggertrigger
Views96,182
CategoryOther

Created by

amudhan

amudhan

@sm-amudhan

Tags

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