# Rockwell Datasheet PDF Parser — Specs JSON (`crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser`) Actor
Parse Allen-Bradley technical PDFs into structured JSON: specification key-values, technical tables, limit values, and catalog-number row matches. Browser-free; chain after Document Downloader or parse direct literature URLs.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser.md
- **Developed by:** [Andrej Kiva](https://apify.com/crawloop) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $13.00 / 1,000 parsed datasheet pdfs
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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```bash
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```bash
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```bash
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# README
## Rockwell Datasheet PDF Parser — Specs JSON
> **Crawloop Rockwell Automation Suite** — Structured data extraction for Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley hardware catalog. Built for procurement teams, system integrators, and BOM engineering workflows.
>
> Suite hub: [github.com/PLCSPS-DEV/rockwell-automation](https://github.com/PLCSPS-DEV/rockwell-automation)
>
> Product site: [crawloop.com/rockwell-automation](https://crawloop.com/rockwell-automation.html)
| Discovery | Enrichment | Documents | PDF parsing |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Full Catalog Crawler](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-full-catalog-crawler?fpr=guboir) | [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) | [Document Downloader](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader?fpr=guboir) | [Datasheet Parser](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser?fpr=guboir) |
| | [Lifecycle Tracker](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-lifecycle-tracker?fpr=guboir) | | |
> **Disclaimer:** This is an unofficial integration developed independently of Rockwell Automation Inc. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rockwell Automation Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.
>
> **Rockwell Automation**, **Allen-Bradley**, and related names are trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc. Product data is read from publicly accessible Rockwell web sources only; no proprietary databases are redistributed.
>
> This Actor is provided **for informational and research purposes only** (e.g. procurement research, BOM audits, internal engineering workflows). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, Rockwell website terms of use, and your organization's policies.
>
> No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk.
Parse-only extractor for Allen-Bradley **technical PDFs** from `literature.rockwellautomation.com`. Reads PDF bytes from a Key-Value Store or direct URLs and outputs structured specifications, technical tables, and catalog-number row matches. No browser, no Rockwell session, no proxy.
Pair with the [Document Downloader](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader?fpr=guboir) in a two-step pipeline: download TD PDFs first, then parse with this Actor.
For web PDP specifications without PDF parsing, use the [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) instead.
### When to use this Actor
Use the **Datasheet Parser** when you have Allen-Bradley technical PDFs in Key-Value Store (from the Document Downloader) or as direct literature URLs, and need structured JSON specs extracted from the PDF content — especially catalog-number row matches in multi-SKU TD documents.
Use the [Product Scraper](https://apify.com/crawloop/rockwell-product-scraper?fpr=guboir) for web API specifications without PDF download.
### Rockwell Automation Pipeline
````
Phase 1 — Discover SKUs Phase 2 — Screen & enrich Phase 3 — Documents & specs
───────────────────────── ───────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────
Full Catalog Crawler ──┐
├──► catalogNumber list ──► Lifecycle Tracker ──► Product Scraper
│
┌──────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
▼ ▼
Document Downloader Datasheet Parser ◄── you are here
PDFs to Key-Value Store specs from TD PDFs
````
### Key Features
- **Parse-only** — No browser; reads PDF bytes directly from Key-Value Store or URL.
- **TD datasheet focus** — Optimized for Allen-Bradley technical data (TD) PDFs.
- **Specification extraction** — Key-value pairs, technical tables, and limit values.
- **Catalog row matching** — Finds selection-table rows for a specific catalog number in multi-SKU TD PDFs.
- **Optional diagrams** — Extract large page images to Key-Value Store (`pymupdf`).
- **Parallel processing** — Configurable concurrency for bulk parsing runs.
### Input Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `keyValueStoreId` | **Required** when using `items` or `keyValueStoreKeys`. Store ID from the downloader run. | — |
| `items` | Downloader dataset rows (`catalogNumber`, `keyValueStoreKey`, `fileName`). | — |
| `keyValueStoreKeys` | PDF keys only (alternative to `items`). | — |
| `catalogNumber` | Default SKU for row matching in multi-SKU TD PDFs. | — |
| `extractDiagrams` | Save large page images to Key-Value Store. | `false` |
| `maxConcurrency` | Parallel PDF parsers. | `3` |
#### Input Example — from Document Downloader
```json
{
"keyValueStoreId": "YOUR_DOWNLOADER_STORE_ID",
"items": [
{
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"documentType": "TECHNICAL_DATA",
"keyValueStoreKey": "140MT-F9E-C38_140-td005_-en-p_140-td005_-en-p.pdf",
"fileName": "140-td005_-en-p.pdf"
}
],
"extractDiagrams": false,
"maxConcurrency": 3
}
````
#### Input Example — direct literature URL
```json
{
"items": [
{
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"url": "https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/td/140-td005_-en-p.pdf"
}
]
}
```
### Output Format
```json
{
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"fileName": "140-td005_-en-p.pdf",
"documentType": "TECHNICAL_DATA",
"status": "PARSED",
"specificationCount": 42,
"tableCount": 88,
"catalogMatchCount": 1,
"pageCount": 110,
"specifications": {
"Catalog Number": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"Bulletin": "140MT"
},
"catalogMatches": [
{
"page": 29,
"tableRow": 8,
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"cells": ["38", "30-38", "570", "...", "140MT-F9E-C38"]
}
],
"parsedAt": "2026-06-19T12:00:00+00:00"
}
```
#### Status values
| `status` | Meaning |
| :--- | :--- |
| `PARSED` | Specs and tables extracted successfully |
| `PARTIAL` | Some content extracted |
| `METADATA_ONLY` | PDF had little extractable structure |
| `FAILED` | Invalid PDF or Key-Value Store key missing |
### Typical Workflow
```
Document Downloader → PDFs in Key-Value Store ($5/1k)
│
▼
Datasheet Parser → structured specs ($10/1k)
```
### Actor Comparison
| Task | Datasheet Parser | Document Downloader | Product Scraper |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Parse TD catalog PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Download PDFs | No | Yes | No |
| Web API specifications | No | No | Yes |
| Catalog row matching in TD PDFs | Yes | No | No |
| Browser required | No | No | No |
### Pricing
Pay-per-event billing. Charged on `PARSED` and `PARTIAL` only; `FAILED` rows are not billed.
**Current Store setup (live — verify PPE events after 18 July 2026 if adjusting prices):**
| Event | Price |
| :--- | :--- |
| Actor start | $0.05 per run |
| Parsed datasheet PDF (`parsed-datasheet-pdf`) | $0.01 per PDF ($10.00 / 1,000) |
Recommended chain cost: ~$15/1,000 fully parsed technical datasheets (download + parse).
See [Rockwell PPE migration checklist](../../docs/rockwell_ppe_july2026.md) for Store setup and code verification steps.
***
**Learn more:** [Product page](https://crawloop.com/products/rockwell-datasheet-parser.html) · [Suite hub](https://crawloop.com/rockwell-automation.html) · [GitHub docs](https://plcsps-dev.github.io/rockwell-automation/)
**Also from Crawloop Industrial:** [Siemens SiePortal Suite](https://crawloop.com/siemens-automation.html) · [GitHub docs](https://plcsps-dev.github.io/siemens-sieportal-automation/)
# Actor input Schema
## `keyValueStoreId` (type: `string`):
Store ID from a previous Document Downloader run. Required when using keyValueStoreKeys without url.
## `keyValueStoreKeys` (type: `array`):
PDF keys from Document Downloader dataset (keyValueStoreKey field).
## `items` (type: `array`):
Document Downloader dataset rows with catalogNumber, keyValueStoreKey, and/or url.
## `catalogNumber` (type: `string`):
Optional default catalog number for row matching inside multi-SKU technical data PDFs.
## `extractDiagrams` (type: `boolean`):
Save large page images to Key-Value Store.
## `includeTables` (type: `boolean`):
When false, returns specs and catalogMatches only (smaller dataset, recommended for bulk runs).
## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):
Limit how many PDF pages are scanned (0 = all pages). Useful for very large technical data catalogs.
## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):
How many PDFs to parse in parallel.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"extractDiagrams": false,
"includeTables": true,
"maxPages": 0,
"maxConcurrency": 3
}
```
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"extractDiagrams": false,
"includeTables": true,
"maxPages": 0,
"maxConcurrency": 3
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"extractDiagrams": False,
"includeTables": True,
"maxPages": 0,
"maxConcurrency": 3,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"catalogNumber": "140MT-F9E-C38",
"extractDiagrams": false,
"includeTables": true,
"maxPages": 0,
"maxConcurrency": 3
}' |
apify call crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawloop/rockwell-datasheet-parser",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Rockwell Datasheet PDF Parser — Specs JSON",
"description": "Parse Allen-Bradley technical PDFs into structured JSON: specification key-values, technical tables, limit values, and catalog-number row matches. Browser-free; chain after Document Downloader or parse direct literature URLs.",
"version": "0.4",
"x-build-id": "WPCgce2ayun31Tc82"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-datasheet-parser/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawloop-rockwell-datasheet-parser",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-datasheet-parser/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-crawloop-rockwell-datasheet-parser",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/crawloop~rockwell-datasheet-parser/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-crawloop-rockwell-datasheet-parser",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"keyValueStoreId": {
"title": "Key-Value Store ID",
"type": "string",
"description": "Store ID from a previous Document Downloader run. Required when using keyValueStoreKeys without url."
},
"keyValueStoreKeys": {
"title": "Key-Value Store keys",
"type": "array",
"description": "PDF keys from Document Downloader dataset (keyValueStoreKey field).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"items": {
"title": "PDF items",
"type": "array",
"description": "Document Downloader dataset rows with catalogNumber, keyValueStoreKey, and/or url."
},
"catalogNumber": {
"title": "Default catalog number",
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional default catalog number for row matching inside multi-SKU technical data PDFs."
},
"extractDiagrams": {
"title": "Extract diagrams",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Save large page images to Key-Value Store.",
"default": false
},
"includeTables": {
"title": "Include full tables",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When false, returns specs and catalogMatches only (smaller dataset, recommended for bulk runs).",
"default": true
},
"maxPages": {
"title": "Max pages to parse",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Limit how many PDF pages are scanned (0 = all pages). Useful for very large technical data catalogs.",
"default": 0
},
"maxConcurrency": {
"title": "Parallel parsers",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 8,
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many PDFs to parse in parallel.",
"default": 3
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```