Rockwell Document Downloader — Allen-Bradley PDFs

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

Product site: crawloop.com/rockwell-automation

Discovery	Enrichment	Documents	PDF parsing
Full Catalog Crawler	Product Scraper	Document Downloader	Datasheet Parser
	Lifecycle Tracker

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.

Find and download Allen-Bradley product documents from literature.rockwellautomation.com: technical data sheets, user manuals, installation instructions, drawings, and cutsheets.

For each catalog number, the Actor queries the Rockwell product-details API for document metadata, resolves direct PDF URLs, and saves files to the run Key-Value Store with metadata in the dataset. Pair with the Datasheet Parser to extract structured specifications from downloaded PDFs.

This Actor uses direct HTTP downloads — no browser required. Chain after the Product Scraper or run standalone on any catalog number list.

When to use this Actor

Use the Document Downloader when you need Allen-Bradley technical PDFs, manuals, or drawings saved as files — not just links.

For structured specs extracted from those PDFs, chain with the Datasheet Parser. For web PDP specifications without PDF download, use the Product Scraper.

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  ◄── you are here                                   Datasheet Parser
        PDFs to Key-Value Store                                                   specs from TD PDFs

Key Features

• HTTP-only — Direct PDF download from literature CDN; no browser required.
• Document type filter — Technical data, manuals, installation, drawings, general, or all.
• Language filter — Default English (en), or all languages.
• Key-Value Store export — Predictable keys {catalogNumber}_{documentId}_{filename}.
• PDF-only mode — Skips CAD/ZIP and non-PDF configurator links (pdfOnly, default true).
• Fair billing — Charges only downloaded or metadata-only documents, not NOT_FOUND/FAILED.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
catalogNumbers	Required. Allen-Bradley catalog numbers to process.	—
documentTypeFilter	all, technical_data, user_manual, installation, drawing, general, or other.	all
languageFilter	ISO language code or all.	en
downloadFiles	Save PDFs to Key-Value Store. When false, metadata and URLs only.	true
pdfOnly	Skip ZIP/CAD and non-PDF assets.	true
maxDocumentsPerProduct	Cap documents processed per SKU.	20
concurrencyLimit	Parallel catalog numbers.	5
maxDocumentConcurrency	Parallel downloads per SKU.	3

Input Example

{
  "catalogNumbers": ["1756-L81E", "25B-E027N104"],
  "documentTypeFilter": "technical_data",
  "languageFilter": "en",
  "downloadFiles": true
}

Output Format

{
  "inputCatalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
  "catalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
  "productTitle": "ControlLogix 5580 Controller",
  "documentType": "TECHNICAL_DATA",
  "title": "1756-td001_-en-p",
  "documentId": "1756-td001_-en-p",
  "language": "en",
  "url": "https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/td/1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "fileName": "1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "keyValueStoreKey": "1756-L81E_1756-td001_-en-p_1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "fileSizeBytes": 245120,
  "downloaded": true,
  "status": "DOWNLOADED",
  "checkedAt": "2026-06-19T12:00:00+00:00"
}

Status values

status	Meaning
DOWNLOADED	File saved to Key-Value Store
METADATA_ONLY	Download URL resolved, downloadFiles was false
NO_DOCUMENTS	Product found, no matching documents
NOT_FOUND	Catalog number not found on Rockwell
FAILED	Processing error

Typical Workflow

Discontinued SKUs (from Lifecycle Tracker)
        │
        ▼
Document Downloader  →  PDFs in Key-Value Store
        │
        ▼
Datasheet Parser  →  structured specs from TD PDFs
        │
        ▼
Product Scraper (replacement SKUs)  →  full specs for migration parts

Actor Comparison

Task	Document Downloader	Datasheet Parser	Product Scraper
Download literature PDFs	Yes	No	Links only
Parse PDF to structured JSON	No	Yes	No
Bulk lifecycle screening	No	No	Partial
Filter by document type	Yes	No	No

Pricing

Pay-per-event billing. You are charged for downloaded PDFs and metadata-only rows; NOT_FOUND, NO_DOCUMENTS, and FAILED rows are not billed.

Current Store setup (live — verify after 18 July 2026 if adjusting prices):

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.05 per run
Downloaded document (downloaded-document)	$0.002 per PDF
Metadata-only document (document-item)	$0.0005 per row

Target setup (optional price alignment — 18 July 2026):

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.05 per run
Downloaded document	$5.00 / 1,000 ($0.005 per document)
Metadata-only document	$1.00 / 1,000 ($0.001 per document)

Recommended chain cost at target prices: ~$15/1,000 fully parsed technical datasheets (download + parse).

See ../../docs/rockwell_ppe_july2026.md.

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