PDF

PDF Processor

The robomotion pdfprocessor CLI handles PDF file operations. It creates, merges, splits, extracts text from, and converts PDF files. It supports page-level operations, metadata handling, and various format conversions.

When to use

• Extract text content from PDF files
• Merge multiple PDFs into one or split PDFs by pages
• Create new PDF files from content
• Convert between PDF and other formats

Prerequisites

• robomotion CLI installed
• Package installed: robomotion install pdfprocessor
• No external credentials needed — works with local PDF files

Workflow

1. Install: robomotion install pdfprocessor
2. Extract text: robomotion pdfprocessor extract_text --file-path <pdf>
3. Merge: robomotion pdfprocessor merge --files <pdf1,pdf2> --output <out.pdf>

Commands Reference

• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_export_form_to_json --pdf-path --json-path-to-save --output json Export PDF form fields and data to a JSON file
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_fill_form_from_json --json-path --source-pdf-path --pdf-path-to-save --output json Fill PDF form fields with data from a JSON file
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_create_from_json --json-path [--in-pdf-path] [--out-pdf-path] --output json Create a PDF document from a JSON definition file
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_extract_images --pdf-path --directory-to-extract-images [--from-selected-pages] --output json Extract images from a PDF file to a specified directory
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_split --pdf-path --directory-to-save-pages --page-number(s)-to-split [--custom-pages] --output json Split a PDF file into multiple files by page numbers
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_merge --pdf-paths --custom-paths --pdf-path-to-save --output json Merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF document
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_optimize --pdf-path [--pdf-path-to-save] --output json Optimize a PDF file to reduce its file size
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_encrypt --pdf-path [--pdf-path-to-save] [--mode] [--key-length] --output json Encrypt a PDF file with password protection
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_decrypt --pdf-path [--pdf-path-to-save] [--mode] [--key-length] --output json Decrypt a password-protected PDF file
• robomotion pdfprocessor pdf_change_password --pdf-path [--pdf-path-to-save] [--mode] [--key-length] [--change-owner-or-user] --output json Change the owner or user password of an encrypted PDF file

Environment

• ROBOMOTION_API_TOKEN (if vault credentials are needed)