Extract Text from Password-Protected PDFs
Supply your own passwords and get the text out of encrypted PDF files, with isEncrypted and wasDecrypted recorded on every row.
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The PDF Text Extractor - Multi-Column Layout, OCR & Metadata Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like PDF URLs and passwords to try, to match your specific use case.
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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Extract Text from Password-Protected PDFs" task via API.

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