Use Pdf4me from Claude
Add the Pdf4me connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.
ConnectorPdf4me
Pdf4me integration for Claude and Codex
Connect Pdf4me once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.
CategoryDocuments & Forms
Use Pdf4me from Codex
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Documents & Forms
What the Pdf4me connector can do
Pdf4me offers document processing for conversion, extraction, form filling, and barcode reading across common file formats. In type.com, an operations team can ask Claude to turn a file into a PDF, pull text out of a report for review, or fill a form with data from another source.
One connection, many Spaces
Connect Pdf4me once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.
Use Pdf4me from Claude Code, Codex, and automations
Use Pdf4me from Claude Code or Codex
Once Pdf4me is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Automate Pdf4me on a schedule or webhook
In a Space with Pdf4me connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
What teams do with Pdf4me in type.com
Convert a file to PDF for sharing
Convert a document or image into a PDF so it's ready to send out, keeping in mind the output isn't editable.
Convert this Word doc to PDF using Pdf4me before I send it to the client.
Pull text from a text-based PDF
Extract the embedded text from a PDF so its content can be reviewed or searched without opening the file directly.
Extract the text from this contract PDF using Pdf4me so I can search it for the termination clause.
Fill a form from existing data
Populate a PDF form's fields with data, generating a filled document instead of entering values by hand each time.
Fill the intake PDF form in Pdf4me using the client data from this spreadsheet.
Representative actions
- Convert to PDF
Converts a document or image format into a PDF, one file per call.
- Extract Text from PDF
Pulls embedded text from a text-based PDF for analysis or searching, without running OCR.
- Fill PDF Form
Populates a PDF's form fields using data provided in JSON or XML.
- Read Barcodes from Image
Decodes barcode or QR code data from a JPG or PNG image.
Connection
API and auth details
PDF4me provides enterprise document-processing APIs for conversion, merging, splitting, OCR, barcode generation, form processing, extraction, signing, compression, PDF/A, and document generation. Integrations can call the v2 REST API with API-key authentication and use official samples across common languages.
- Source
- type.com catalog metadata
- Auth schemes
- API key
- API docs
- https://docs.pdf4me.com/
- API reference
- https://docs.pdf4me.com/pdf4me-api/getting-started/
- Official site
- https://pdf4me.com/
FAQ
Questions people ask before connecting Pdf4me
Can Claude process PDFs with Pdf4me?
Yes. With a Pdf4me connection shared to a type.com Space, Claude can convert files to PDF, extract text, fill forms, and read barcodes, all from a thread your team shares.
How do I authenticate Pdf4me in type.com?
Pdf4me uses an API key, added once by an admin when the connection is created. Spaces handling documents can use it without seeing the key.
Can Pdf4me document processing run on a schedule?
Yes. A recurring task, such as converting a batch of daily uploads to PDF, can be set up as a type.com automation.
Can Claude Code or Codex use Pdf4me?
Yes. Once Pdf4me is connected in type.com, install the type.com CLI, and Claude Code or Codex can call its tools with type-cli integrations call. Calls run with your type.com access, and the credentials stay on type.com's servers.
Can I automate Pdf4me on a schedule?
Yes. In a Space with Pdf4me connected, describe the job, and type.com proposes an automation with its trigger, schedule, and destination. Runs can start on a schedule or from a webhook, Slack, GitHub, Linear, email, or RSS, and each run leaves a thread the team can read.
Is this the same as an MCP server for Pdf4me?
Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.
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