Package Information
Downloads: 3 weekly / 67 monthly
Latest Version: 1.0.1
Author: Rishabh Dugar
Documentation
n8n-nodes-pdf-ocr-parse
Extract text from scanned PDF documents using OCR — supports multiple languages and advanced tuning.
This is an n8n community node powered by PDF API Hub.
🚀 Install
- Go to Settings → Community Nodes in n8n
- Enter
n8n-nodes-pdf-ocr-parse - Click Install
🔑 Setup
Sign up at pdfapihub.com → copy your API key → add to n8n credentials.
✨ Features
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Input Type | URL or Binary file |
| Pages | all or specific ranges like 1-3,5 |
| Language | English, Portuguese, Russian — or combine with + (e.g. eng+por) |
| Detail Level | Text (plain text) or Words (with bounding box coordinates) |
| Output Format | JSON or plain Text |
Advanced Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| DPI | Resolution for OCR processing (72–400) |
| Character Whitelist | Restrict to specific characters (e.g. 0123456789) |
| PSM | Page segmentation mode (auto, single block, single line, etc.) |
| OEM | OCR engine mode (legacy, LSTM, or combined) |
💡 Use Cases
- Digitize archives — OCR scanned contracts, letters, and records
- Receipt processing — extract amounts from scanned receipts
- Form digitization — read data from scanned paper forms
- Legacy documents — make old scanned PDFs searchable