PDF Search API
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Quickly search PDF documents for specific words or patterns using our API. With support for exact matches and advanced regex queries, you can easily locate and extract the information you need. Perfect for data analysis, document indexing, or automating content retrieval.
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own agent can call
search-pdf-content directly.
Benefits of our PDF Search API
Quickly locate specific words or patterns within your PDFs using our powerful PDF Search API.
Perform exact matches or utilize advanced regex queries to extract the information you need
with ease. Enhance your document management and content analysis processes while maintaining
the professional formatting of your files, all through a solution that integrates smoothly
into your systems.
Read our API documentation to learn how to search in PDFs.
Multi-language Code Example
curl -X POST https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search \
-H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
-d file="FILE_URL" \
-d text="SEARCH_TEXT"const data = new FormData();
data.append('file', 'FILE_URL');
data.append('text', 'SEARCH_TEXT');
fetch('https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search', {
headers: {'Authorization': 'Bearer TOKEN'},
method: 'POST',
body: data
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(json => console.log(json));use GuzzleHttp\Client;
$client = new Client();
$response = $client->post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search', [
'headers' => [
'Authorization' => 'Bearer TOKEN'
],
'form_params' => [
'file' => 'FILE_URL',
'text' => 'SEARCH_TEXT'
]
]);
$body = $response->getBody();
echo json_encode($body->getContents());require 'rest-client'
response = RestClient.post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search',
{
'file' => 'FILE_URL',
'text' => 'SEARCH_TEXT'
},
{
Authorization: "Bearer TOKEN"
}
)
puts response.bodyimport requests
response = requests.post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search',
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer TOKEN'
},
data = {
'file': 'FILE_URL',
'text': 'SEARCH_TEXT'
}
)
print(response.text)import (
"fmt"
"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
)
func main() {
client := resty.New()
data := map[string]string{
"file": "FILE_URL",
"text": "SEARCH_TEXT"
}
resp, _ := client.R().
SetFormData(data).
SetHeader("Authorization", "Bearer TOKEN").
Post("https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search")
fmt.Println(resp.String())
}import okhttp3.*;
class Pdf {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
FormBody formBody = new FormBody.Builder()
.add("file", "FILE_URL")
.add("text", "SEARCH_TEXT")
.build();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://apdf.io/api/pdf/content/search")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer TOKEN")
.post(formBody)
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
System.out.println(response.body().string());
}
}No-Code PDF Searching
Integrate our PDF API with Zapier Webhooks to automate your PDF searching workflows effortlessly. Whether you're scanning documents for specific keywords or advanced regex patterns, you can trigger PDF searching from hundreds of apps supported by Zapier. Automatically locate the information you need within your files, streamlining data retrieval and reducing manual search time.
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