# Inspect public PDF page evidence

**Use case:** 

Search the W3C test PDF for Dummy and PDF; inspect passage and coverage fields. This fetches a public URL that can change and is not a free demo. Useful passage reports cost $0.05. Post-run data access may cost extra. Run for full dataset JSON with physical page numbers. It does not perform OCR or judge meaning; platform retention applies.

## Input

```json
{
  "url": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf",
  "searchTerms": [
    "Dummy",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "maxPassages": 10,
  "maxOutputCharacters": 12000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "searchTerms": {
    "label": "Search terms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "passages": {
    "label": "Passages",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "matchedTerms": {
    "label": "Matched terms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "truncated": {
    "label": "Truncated",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "coverage": {
    "label": "Coverage",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "label": "Provenance",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "errorCode": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The PDF Evidence Reader Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Inspect public PDF page evidence". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/DZcNMDuvxOff6zkJM) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Inspect public PDF page evidence" task

The PDF Evidence Reader Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like public pdf url, literal search terms, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Inspect public PDF page evidence" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as status, search terms, passages, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Inspect public PDF page evidence" task via API](https://apify.com/l3digital/pdf-evidence-reader.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [PDF Evidence Reader](https://apify.com/l3digital/pdf-evidence-reader.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/l3digital/pdf-evidence-reader.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/l3digital/pdf-evidence-reader.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).