pdf_make_searchable
Convert scanned PDFs or image files into searchable PDFs by applying OCR to add an invisible text layer, enabling text search functionality.
Instructions
Convert scanned PDF documents or image files into a text-searchable PDF.
Runs OCR and adds an invisible text layer that can be used for text search.
Ref: https://developer.pdf.co/api-reference/pdf-change-text-searchable/searchable.md
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | No | PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional) | |
| httppassword | No | HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional) | |
| httpusername | No | HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional) | |
| lang | No | Language for OCR for scanned documents. Default is 'eng'. See PDF.co docs for supported languages. (Optional, Default: 'eng') | eng |
| name | No | File name for the generated output. (Optional) | |
| pages | No | Comma-separated page indices (e.g., '0, 1, 2-' or '1, 3-7'). Use '!' for inverted page numbers (e.g., '!0' for last page). Processes all pages if None. (Optional) | |
| password | No | Password of the PDF file. (Optional) | |
| url | Yes | URL to the source file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files. |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"default": "",
"description": "PDF.co API key. If not provided, will use X_API_KEY environment variable. (Optional)",
"title": "Api Key",
"type": "string"
},
"httppassword": {
"default": "",
"description": "HTTP auth password if required to access source url. (Optional)",
"title": "Httppassword",
"type": "string"
},
"httpusername": {
"default": "",
"description": "HTTP auth user name if required to access source url. (Optional)",
"title": "Httpusername",
"type": "string"
},
"lang": {
"default": "eng",
"description": "Language for OCR for scanned documents. Default is 'eng'. See PDF.co docs for supported languages. (Optional, Default: 'eng')",
"title": "Lang",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"default": "",
"description": "File name for the generated output. (Optional)",
"title": "Name",
"type": "string"
},
"pages": {
"default": "",
"description": "Comma-separated page indices (e.g., '0, 1, 2-' or '1, 3-7'). Use '!' for inverted page numbers (e.g., '!0' for last page). Processes all pages if None. (Optional)",
"title": "Pages",
"type": "string"
},
"password": {
"default": "",
"description": "Password of the PDF file. (Optional)",
"title": "Password",
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"description": "URL to the source file. Supports publicly accessible links including Google Drive, Dropbox, PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. Use 'upload_file' tool to upload local files.",
"title": "Url",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"type": "object"
}