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Adobe Extract PDF API

Extract text, tables, and figures from PDF documents into structured JSON output.

Adobe Extract PDF API is one of 32 APIs that Adobe publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Extract PDF. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, a changelog, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 4.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://pdf-services-ue1.adobe.io, https://pdf-services.adobe.io.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
4.0.0
Base URL
https://pdf-services.adobe.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Adobe Extract PDF API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 access token obtained via client credentials grant from Adobe Identity Management Service (IMS). Generate credentials in the Adobe Developer Console…

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Extract PDF 1

Extract text, tables, and figures from PDF documents into structured JSON output.

POST
/operation/extractpdf
Adobe Extract Content From a Pdf
extractPDF body → 201400401429

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ExtractPDFRequest (6 properties), JobStatusResponse (3 properties), ErrorResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ErrorResponse
object
Error response returned when a request fails.
1 property
ExtractPDFRequest
object
6 properties 1 required
JobStatusResponse
object
The status and result of an asynchronous PDF operation job.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

adobe-extract-pdf-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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