Extract PDF Tables to CSV via API
Extract tabular data from PDF documents to CSV format via REST API. Upload your PDF as multipart/form-data and receive a CSV file with page separators. Perfect for data pipelines, ETL workflows, and spreadsheet imports.
# Extract PDF tables to CSV format
curl -X POST \
https://api.convertfilefast.com/v2/convert/pdf-to-csv \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@report.pdf" \
--output report.csv
# HTTP 200 OK — Content-Type: text/csv
# Pages separated by --- Page N --- markersimport requests
response = requests.post(
"https://api.convertfilefast.com/v2/convert/pdf-to-csv",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
files={"file": open("report.pdf", "rb")}
)
# CSV content returned directly as text
csv_data = response.text
with open("report.csv", "w") as f:
f.write(csv_data)const formData = new FormData();
formData.append("file", fs.createReadStream("report.pdf"));
const response = await fetch(
"https://api.convertfilefast.com/v2/convert/pdf-to-csv",
{
method: "POST",
headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },
body: formData,
}
);
// CSV returned as text
const csvData = await response.text();
fs.writeFileSync("report.csv", csvData);// n8n HTTP Request Node — PDF to CSV
{
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.convertfilefast.com/v2/convert/pdf-to-csv",
"contentType": "multipart-form-data",
"bodyParameters": {
"parameters": [
{ "name": "file", "parameterType": "formBinaryData", "inputDataFieldName": "data" }
]
},
"options": { "response": { "responseFormat": "text" } }
}Advantages
Why use our API?
Complete and reliable solution for integration in any tech stack.
Automatic Table Detection
Tables are automatically detected and extracted from PDF pages. No manual configuration or schema definition required.
Page Separators
Tables from different PDF pages are separated by '--- Page N ---' markers in the CSV output for easy parsing.
Data Pipeline Ready
Pipe extracted CSV data directly into databases, spreadsheets, or ETL systems. No intermediate format conversion needed.
Multi-Page Extraction
Extract tables from all pages of a PDF in a single API call. Process entire reports and datasets in one request.
n8n Workflow Support
Extract PDF tables to CSV in n8n workflows triggered by email attachments, Drive uploads, or scheduled tasks.
Zero Storage
PDF files are processed in memory and deleted immediately. CSV output is returned directly in the response.
Or call this from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Convert File Fast ships a native Model Context Protocol server. Give this conversion to an AI agent as a single tool call — no HTTP client, no binary handling, per-user API keys.
npx -y convertfilefast-mcpconvert_file({ target_format: "csv", source_url: "https://example.com/file.pdf" })Start Extracting PDF to CSV
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