Extract data automatically from PDFs stored in OneDrive
Do you save all your PDF files to OneDrive folders? Do you need to extract data from those PDF files automatically and send them to another tool?
With Parseur, you can create an automated workflow from the moment you upload a new file to OneDrive.
Why integrate OneDrive with Parseur?
Let’s say that you save all of your PDF files in a OneDrive folder. In order to extract data from those PDFs, you have to manually download them, and drag and drop them into a PDF parsing tool for the data extraction process.
This manual process is time consuming and you’d rather automate it and focus your time on other productive tasks.
Parseur integration with OneDrive
Requirements to integrate Parseur with OneDrive:
- A Parseur mailbox
- A Zapier account
- A OneDrive account
Step 1: Connect OneDrive with Zapier
For this integration article, we’ll take the invoice below as an example.
Invoice uploaded in OneDrive folder
Sign into your Zapier account and search for “OneDrive and Parseur” integrations in the dashboard.
Search for “OneDrive and Parseur”
The trigger (OneDrive) should be “New file” and the action (Parseur) “Create document from file”.
You’ll need to log in to your OneDrive account and provide access to Zapier.
Log in to your OneDrive account
Once done, choose the folder in which your PDFs are stored.
Choose your OneDrive folder
Zapier will retrieve the document from this folder.
Zapier and OneDrive connection completed
Step 2: Connect Parseur with Zapier
Before connecting to Parseur, you’ll have to create a Parseur mailbox first.
Parseur has pre-made templates for different industries; choose the best mailbox for your use case.
Zapier will prompt you to login to your Parseur account and choose the mailbox where you want to send the file.
Connect Parseur with Zapier
Step 3: Send a test trigger to the Parseur mailbox
Send a test from Zapier to check whether the PDF has been sent successfully.
Send a test from Zapier to OneDrive
Step 4: Verify if the PDF has been parsed automatically
Depending on your use case, Parseur can extract text from documents instantly such as invoices ,`bills of lading <{filename}/use-case/bill-of-lading.rst>`__ , and other PDFs using Zonal OCR and Dynamic OCR.
Invoice parsed successfully
You can also create a custom template for your document using our AI-assisted templates and ready-made fields.
What can you do with the parsed data?
You can seamlessly integrate other applications with Parseur via Zapier, Make and Power Automate.
- Download the extracted data in CSV and JSON.
- Send it to Google Sheets using Parseur’s default formulas.
- Convert the PDF to Excel.
- Export the parsed data to any application of your choice
What is Parseur?
Parseur is a powerful document processing software to extract text from emails, PDFs and documents and automate your workflow. All Parseur features.
What is OneDrive?
Launched in 2007, Microsoft OneDrive enable users to store, share and synchronize their files. More about OneDrive.
What is Zapier?
Zapier is a cloud automation tool that connects apps together. You can connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration.
