PDF to Excel API
Extract tables from PDF into XLSX — one sheet per page or per table.
Environment
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| Production | https://api.sadafiles.com/v1 |
There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.
Request
POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/pdf-to-excel
- Content type
- multipart/form-data
- Auth
- X-API-Key with tools:run
- Accepts
- Files per request
- 1
- Largest file
- 2 GB
- Job timeout
- 300 s
- Rate weight
- 2 units
- Web tool
- Use PDF to Excel without code
Parameters
Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
sheetPer | string | table | page, table |
ocrAuto reads scanned pages (no text layer) with OCR first; Always re-reads every page; Off keeps scans as pictures. | string | auto | auto, always, off |
languagesLanguages to recognise on scanned pages — English plus Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam are installed. | array | eng | — |
includePageImagesAdd a reference sheet for each PDF page, including visible images, stamps and signatures. Table sheets remain editable; reference sheets contain pictures and increase file size. | boolean | false | — |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | xlsx | The run finished within 60 seconds |
202 | Job summary JSON | Still running; poll the job |
4xx, 5xx | Error JSON | See error codes |
A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/pdf-to-excel/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.
Also runs on the device
In the web tool and apps, PDF to Excel can run locally with no upload. The API always processes on the server.
Try it yourself!
Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.