This n8n template shows how to extract selected pages from a generated PDF with the PDF Toolkit by www.customjs.space.
@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit
Notice
Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n.
What this workflow does
- Downloads each PDF using an HTTP Request.
- Extract pages from the PDF file as needed.
Requirements
- Self-hosted n8n instance
- CustomJS API key for extracting PDF files.
- PDF files to be merged to be converted into a PDF
Workflow Steps:
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Manual Trigger:
- Runs with user interaction.
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Download PDF File:
- Pass urls for PDF files to merge.
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Extract Pages from PDF:
- Extract selected pages from a generated PDF
Usage
Get API key from customJS
- Sign up to customJS platform.
- Navigate to your profile page
- Press "Show" button to get API key
Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n
Copy and paste your API key generated from CustomJS here.
Design workflow
- A Manual Trigger for starting workflow.
- HTTP Request Nodes for downloading PDF files.
- Extract Pages from PDF.
You can replace logic for triggering and returning results.
For example, you can trigger this workflow by calling a webhook and get a result as a response from webhook. Simply replace Manual Trigger and Write to Disk nodes.
Perfect for
- Taking a note of specific pages from PDF files.
- Splitting PDF file into multiple parts.