PDF - Extract Form Data

Overview

The 'PDF - Extract Form Data' action extracts data from a filled PDF document and returns the data in JSON format allowing further actions to be undertaken.

Example Flow

Please refer to the following article detailing an example of how to extract PDF Form data and create items within a SharePoint list: Extracting PDF form data using Microsoft Flow

Credit Count

This action consumes 1 credit per operation.

Note, different Encodian actions can consume different number credits. Please always check the action specific documentation and read What is an Encodian Action for a full description of how credits are consumed.

Parameters

The default 'PDF - Extract Form Data' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the PDF file.

File Contents

Please refer to the Obtaining the 'File Contents' Parameter article for guidance on how to obtain the 'File Content' parameter ready to provide to an Encodian flow action. 

Advanced Parameters

The advanced 'PDF - Extract Form Data' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• Operation ID: (Advanced) The ID of a parent operation, please refer to Flow Action Return Options: File Content vs. Operation ID

Form Data

The 'PDF - Extract Form Data' flow action returns extracted data in JSON format contained within the 'Form Data' variable, an example payload is provided below for reference:

{
 "Location": "Birmingham",
 "Manager Name": "Jay Goodison",
 "Total Days Requested": "4",
 "Employee Signature": null,
 "Employee Name": "Bill Gates",
 "Send Form": null,
 "Request Date": "9/6/19",
 "Date To": "10/1/19",
 "Date From": "10/4/19"
}

Return Parameters

The 'PDF - Extract Form Data' flow action returns the following data. 

Standard Return Values

• Form Data - The data extracted from the form in JSON format.
• Filename - An automatically assigned filename.
• FileContent - The original PDF document content (Base 64).
• OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
• HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
• HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
• Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
• Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has been completed, has been queued or has failed.