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PDF.co for AI agents

PDF.co is a REST API platform for PDF automation covering extraction, conversion, form filling, OCR, and AI-powered invoice parsing. Developers use it to build document workflows without a PDF library. Connect it once through Arc0, and your agent, or Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, can use it through one MCP endpoint, limited to what each user approved.

Connect PDF.coSee the 35 actions ↓
DocumentsAPI keyMCP + RESTpdf.co
AUDIT LOG · PDF.COPOLICY: acme-support
09:41:07 · claude · u_8f2read
pdf_co.convert_excel_to_csv
Convert Excel to CSV✓ allowed · 212ms
09:41:08 · claude · u_8f2read
pdf_co.convert_excel_to_xml
Convert Excel to XML✓ allowed · 164ms
09:41:09 · claude · u_8f2write
pdf_co.pdf_add
Add Content to PDF✓ approved · approved by user
09:41:12 · claude · u_8f2destructive
pdf_co.pdf_merge
Merge PDFs✕ blocked · policy: deny
EVERY PDF.CO CALL, ON THE RECORD
01 · USE CASES

What agents do in PDF.co.

01

Convert a PDF to Excel or CSV

Turn a PDF report into a structured spreadsheet for further analysis.

02

Parse an invoice with AI

Extract line items and totals from an invoice PDF using the document parser.

03

Delete pages with approval

Remove pages from a PDF only after confirming the change is intended and final.

02 · ACTIONS

35 PDF.co actions, graded by risk.

Every PDF.co action is tagged read, write or destructive, so one policy covers the whole app and new actions inherit the right default.

read

5

Look things up. Allowed by default.

  • pdf_co.convert_excel_to_csv
    Convert Excel to CSV
  • pdf_co.convert_excel_to_xml
    Convert Excel to XML
  • pdf_co.convert_excel_to_html
    Convert Excel to HTML
  • pdf_co.convert_excel_to_json
    Convert Excel to JSON
  • pdf_co.convert_excel_to_text
    Convert Excel to Text

write

27

Create and change things. Allow, or ask the user first.

  • pdf_co.pdf_add
    Add Content to PDF
  • pdf_co.pdf_find
    Find Text in PDF
  • pdf_co.job_check
    Check Job Status
  • pdf_co.pdf_split
    Split PDF
  • pdf_co.pdf_rotate
    Rotate PDF Pages
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_csv
    Convert PDF to CSV
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_xls
    Convert PDF to XLS
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_xml
    Convert PDF to XML
  • pdf_co.file_upload
    Upload File
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_html
    Convert PDF to HTML
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_json
    Convert PDF to JSON
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_text
    Convert PDF to Text
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_xlsx
    Convert PDF to XLSX
  • pdf_co.pdf_to_image
    Convert PDF to Image
  • pdf_co.pdf_from_html
    Convert HTML to PDF
  • pdf_co.pdf_from_email
    Convert Email to PDF
+ 11 MORE

destructive

3

Delete, cancel or archive. Ask first, or deny outright.

  • pdf_co.pdf_merge
    Merge PDFs
  • pdf_co.pdf_delete_pages
    Delete PDF Pages
  • pdf_co.pdf_search_and_delete_text
    Search and Delete Text in PDF
03 · HOW IT WORKS

PDF.co in three steps.

  1. 01Your users connect PDF.coThey add their PDF.co api key on Arc0 Connect, under your brand. It goes straight into the vault.
  2. 02You set the rulesReads run, writes like “add Content to PDF” can wait for the user, and “merge PDFs” can be denied outright.
  3. 03Any agent can actYour agent calls PDF.co through the Arc0 SDK or MCP, and so can Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. Every call lands on the audit log.
POLICY.TS
await arc0.policies.set('pdf_co', {
  read: 'allow',
  write: 'ask',        // pdf_add
  destructive: 'deny',  // pdf_merge
})

# Claude Code: the same connection, one URL
$ claude mcp add --transport http arc0 \
    https://mcp.arc0.ai/u/u_8f2
04 · AUTH AND DATA

How PDF.co connects.

Users add their PDF.co api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

The same PDF.co connection serves your agent over MCP and your own backend over REST and the proxy, so a user connects once. How Arc0 handles credentials →

AUTH
API key
CREDENTIALS
Per-tenant encrypted vault
MODEL SEES
Results only, never credentials
AUDIT LOG
Every call, on every plan
05 · WORKS WITH

Use PDF.co from any agent.

Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
Codex
VS Code
OpenAI Agents SDK
Claude Agent SDK
Vercel AI SDK
Mastra
LangGraph
06 · RELATED

More documents apps.

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07 · FAQ

PDF.co and Arc0, answered.

Q01

Can I use PDF.co with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Connect PDF.co to Arc0 once, then add your Arc0 MCP URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or any other remote-MCP client. Each assistant only gets the PDF.co actions you allow.

Q02

How do users connect PDF.co?

Users add their PDF.co api key on Arc0 Connect. It is encrypted in the vault, never shown to the model, and each user can rotate or revoke it at any time.

Q03

Which PDF.co actions can my agent take?

35 in total: 5 read, 27 write and 3 destructive, such as “add Content to PDF”. Your policies decide which of them each agent may call.

Q04

Can I stop my agent from deleting things in PDF.co?

Yes. Actions like “merge PDFs” are graded destructive. Set destructive actions to deny, or to ask so the user approves each one, and blocked calls still show up on the audit log.

Q05

Can my own backend call PDF.co too?

Yes. The same PDF.co connection is available over REST and through the Arc0 proxy, so your product and your agent share one connection per user.

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Plug PDF.co into your agent.

Your users connect PDF.co once, under your brand. Your agent gets 35 actions behind your policies, with every call on the record.

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Free to build · MCP + REST · Audit log on every plan