A high-performance skill that extracts tabular data and text from PDF documents into CSV format via the PDFAPIHub cloud API.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install pdf-to-csv
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install pdf-to-csv using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is PDF to CSV?
The PDF to CSV skill is a robust data extraction tool designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It leverages the PDFAPIHub cloud service to perform deep analysis of PDF documents, identifying structured table data and converting it into clean, usable CSV files. This skill simplifies the process of bridging the gap between static PDF reports and dynamic data environments.
By utilizing advanced table detection algorithms, this Openclaw Skills integration ensures that complex layouts, such as invoice line items or financial reports, are accurately captured. It is particularly valuable for developers and data scientists who need to automate the ingestion of PDF-based information into broader data processing pipelines without manual data entry.
PDF to CSV Use Cases
- Data Pipeline Ingestion: Automatically extract PDF table data as CSV for seamless import into SQL databases or BI tools.
- CRM and Contact Management: Pull contact lists from PDF exports and convert them to CSV for bulk CRM uploads.
- Inventory Tracking: Convert PDF inventory reports into CSV format for easy manipulation in spreadsheet software.
- Academic Research: Extract experimental results and datasets from PDF research papers for statistical analysis.
- Automated ETL: Feed structured data extracted from PDFs directly into automated extract, transform, and load workflows.
How PDF to CSV Works
- The user provides a PDF source via a public URL, a base64-encoded string, or a multipart file upload.
- The Openclaw Skills runner initiates a POST request to the PDFAPIHub cloud endpoint at
[https://pdfapihub.com/api](https://pdfapihub.com/api). - The skill passes the required
CLIENT-API-KEYin the request header for secure authentication. - PDFAPIHub's engine processes the document, applying structured table detection to isolate data rows and columns.
- The processed CSV data is returned to the agent, which can then be saved to the local filesystem or passed to another skill.
PDF to CSV Setup
To use this skill within the Openclaw Skills framework, you must obtain an API key from PDFAPIHub and configure your environment.
- Sign up for a free API key at https://pdfapihub.com.
- Set your environment variable:
export PDFAPIHUB_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'
- Verify connectivity using a standard curl command:
curl -X POST https://pdfapihub.com/api/v1/convert/pdf/csv \
-H "CLIENT-API-KEY: $PDFAPIHUB_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "url": "https://pdfapihub.com/sample-pdfinvoice-with-image.pdf", "output": "url" }'
PDF to CSV Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages data through a request-response cycle with the following parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
url |
String | A public URL to the source PDF document. |
file |
String | Base64-encoded PDF content (alternative to URL). |
CLIENT-API-KEY |
Header | The required authentication token for the PDFAPIHub service. |
output |
String | Defines the return format (e.g., direct download or URL link to the CSV). |
Note: Processed files are stored on PDFAPIHub servers for 30 days before automatic deletion.
PDF to CSV Advanced Features
- Multi-Source Support: Handles PDF input via URL, base64 strings, or direct file uploads.
- Structured Table Detection: Uses specialized logic to maintain the integrity of columns and rows compared to simple text scraping.
- Automation Friendly: Designed to work within Openclaw Skills automated workflows for hands-off document processing.
- Cloud-Scale Processing: Offloads heavy PDF parsing to a high-performance cloud API, preserving local system resources.
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