PDF Vector

n8n integration

Build complex PDF processing workflows with n8n's self-hosted automation platform. Maintain full control over your data while automating document processing and academic research tasks. The available actions are:

  • Parse Document – Extract content from PDFs and Word documents (DOC/DOCX) and convert to markdown format
  • Search Academic Publications – Search papers across PubMed, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar, ArXiv, and ERIC
  • Fetch Publications by ID – Retrieve detailed information about specific papers using DOI or ArXiv ID
Install PDF Vector on n8n

PDF Vector

How to Use PDF Vector in n8n

Watch our step-by-step tutorial or follow the quick setup guide below

1. Install PDF Vector nodes

In n8n, go to Settings → Community Nodes and input the exact name "n8n-nodes-pdfvector"

2. Add API credentials

Create new PDF Vector credentials and add your API key from the dashboard

3. Build workflows

Drag PDF Vector nodes to parse documents or search academic papers

Frequently asked questions

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