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Extract Text from PDF in Node.js SDK

Extract Text from PDF Document using Cloud Node.js SDK.

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How to Extract Text from PDF via Node.js SDK

To extract Text from PDF, we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud Node.js SDK. This Cloud SDK assists Node.js programmers in developing cloud-based PDF creator, annotator, editor, and converter apps using Node.js programming language via Aspose.PDF REST API. Simply create an account at Aspose for Cloud and get your application information. Once you have the App SID & key, you are ready to give the Aspose.PDF Cloud Node.js SDK.

Package Manager Console Command


     
    npm install asposepdfcloud --save
     
     

Steps to extract Text using Node.js

Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & extract Text from PDF in just a few lines of code.

  1. Load your Application Secret and Key from the JSON file or set credentials in another way
  2. Create an object to connect to the Cloud API
  3. Upload your document file
  4. Perform the extracting the text using pdfApi.getText function
  5. Download the result if needed it
 

Extract Text from PDF using Node.js


    async function () {
        const pdfApi = new PdfApi(credentials.id, credentials.key);
        try {
            const fileBuffer = await fs.readFile(LOCAL_FILE_NAME);
            await pdfApi.uploadFile(STORAGE_FILENAME, fileBuffer);
            const result = await pdfApi.getText(STORAGE_FILENAME, 0, 0, 0, 0);
            const lines = result.body.textOccurrences.list.map(line=>line.text).join("\n");
            await fs.writeFile("extracted.txt", lines);
        }
        catch (error) {
            console.error(error.message);
        }
    }
 

Work with Text in PDF

Extracting text allows data within PDFs to be analyzed, organized, or processed in external applications. Extracted text can be indexed, making it searchable across databases or content management systems. This improves document retrieval and allows for faster access to specific information, especially in large document archives. By extracting text and saving it in a simpler format (like plain text or XML), users can reduce file sizes, making them easier to share or distribute. Extract Text from PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud Node.js SDK.

With our Node.js library you can:

  • Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
  • Add tables & stamps (text or image) to PDF documents.
  • Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
  • Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
  • Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
  • Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
  • Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
  • Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
  • Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
  • Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
  • You can try out our free App to extract text from PDF files online and test the functionality.