compdf

n8n community node for ComPDF API - async document processing

Package Information

Downloads: 46 weekly / 615 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.4
Author: ComPDF

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ComPDF
ComPDF async processing API

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n8n-nodes-compdf

This is an n8n community node that integrates ComPDF API into your n8n workflows, enabling async document processing including PDF conversion, intelligent document extraction, PDF merging, splitting, compression, and more.

ComPDF provides powerful document processing APIs that support PDF conversion, OCR, document comparison, intelligent extraction, and many other document operations.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation | Operations | Credentials | Compatibility | Usage | Resources

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Operations

This node supports the following operations:

Document Conversion

Operation Description
PDF to Word Convert PDF files into Word documents
PDF to JSON Convert PDF files into JSON format
PDF to Others Convert PDF to Excel, PPT, HTML, RTF, PNG, JPG, TXT, CSV, Markdown
PDF to Editable PDF (OCR) Convert scanned/image-based PDFs into editable PDFs using OCR
Others to PDF Convert Word, Excel, PPT, HTML, RTF, images, TXT, CSV into PDF
Image to Others Convert image files into other formats

Intelligent Document Processing

Operation Description
Intelligent Document Extraction AI-powered extraction to capture key information and map intelligent fields
Intelligent Document Parsing AI-powered parsing to transform unstructured documents into structured data

PDF Tools

Operation Description
PDF Generation Generate PDFs in batch from HTML templates
PDF Merger Merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF
PDF Split Split a PDF into separate files by pages or page ranges
PDF Extract Extract images from documents
PDF Page Tools Organize PDF pages (rotate, insert, delete)
Security Add or remove watermarks from PDFs in bulk
Compress Compress PDF files without losing visual quality
Compare Documents Compare documents by analyzing text and images

Task Management

Operation Description
Get Task Information Query task status and results after processing

Credentials

To use this node, you need a ComPDF API Key.

  1. Sign up at ComPDF API
  2. After registration, navigate to the API dashboard to obtain your Public API Key
  3. In n8n, go to Credentials > New Credential > search for ComPDF API
  4. Paste your API Key and save

Compatibility

  • Tested with n8n v2.10.3+
  • Requires Node.js 18+

Usage

All file processing operations in this node use the async processing pattern:

  1. Submit a task — Use any file processing operation (e.g., PDF to Word) to upload a file. The API returns a taskId.
  2. Poll for results — Use the Get Task Information operation with the taskId to check the processing status.

Example Workflow

  1. Add a ComPDF node with operation PDF to Word
  2. Connect it to a source that provides a binary file (e.g., HTTP Request or Read Binary File)
  3. The node returns a taskId in the output
  4. Add another ComPDF node with operation Get Task Information
  5. Pass the taskId from step 3 — the node queries the current task status and returns the result
  6. Use an If node to check if taskStatus is TaskFinish, and a Wait node to retry if still processing

Parameters

  • Execute Type URL — Required for operations like PDF to Others, Others to PDF, etc. Specifies the exact conversion endpoint path.
  • Binary Property — Name of the input binary property containing the file (default: data).
  • Parameter — Processing parameter for the API request (format specific, see ComPDF API docs).
  • Language — Language setting for OCR and text recognition (default: 2).

Resources

License

MIT

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