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Extract Tables

Extract Tables pulls tabular data out of PDFs so reviewers can analyze, export, or feed follow-on workflows.

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Problem

Publishing workflows need reliable conversion without losing fonts, accessibility signals, warnings, or artifact history.

Use

Convert source files or PDFs into target formats with explicit profiles, warnings, and downloadable artifacts.

Evidence plan

What this unlocks

  • Export PDF tables as CSV or Excel
  • Run from the document workspace once signed in
  • Good package access keeps the path explicit

Workflow

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Simple pathAdobe FY2025 Form 10-K

Quick table extraction

Extract tables from a long report and review low-confidence cells before exporting data.

  1. 1Upload the filing
  2. 2Detect tables
  3. 3Review flagged cells
  4. 4Export CSV or JSON

Tool chain

Extract TablesOCRAI Summarize
CSV exportExtraction warningsDocument-linked artifact
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Complex pathForm W-9

Secure intake pipeline

Run a repeatable intake path that extracts fields, redacts sensitive identifiers, verifies removal, compresses the output, and records evidence.

  1. 1Upload the form batch
  2. 2OCR and extract fields
  3. 3Apply redaction policy
  4. 4Verify redaction
  5. 5Compress and export packet
  6. 6Attach audit trail

Tool chain

Pipeline BuilderOCRExtract TablesRedact & RemoveCompress PDFProvenance Ledger
Redacted PDFStructured field exportRedaction verification report
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Inputs & outputs

Accepted formats
pdf
Produced formats
csv, json

Common use cases

  • Extract invoice line items
  • Review tables from reports
  • Send tabular data into AI or spreadsheet workflows

Workflow steps

  1. 1Select pages with tables
  2. 2Run extraction and review detected regions
  3. 3Export tables or attach them to the document record

Outputs

  • Converted document artifact
  • Conversion warning report
  • Downloadable export bundle

Review checks

  • Review rendering warnings
  • Validate target format requirements
  • Keep source and output artifacts linked

API

Endpoint family: /v1/convert, /v1/jobs, /v1/artifacts
POST/v1/processing/extract-tables/{document_id}GET/v1/convert/jobs/{job_id}/artifactsPOST/v1/pipelines/run-adhocPOST/v1/processing/redactGET/v1/forensics/{document_id}/redaction-verifyGET/v1/forensics/{document_id}/evidence-bundle
  • Conversion APIs commonly emit jobs with downloadable artifacts.
  • Use warning-policy fields when conversion quality needs explicit approval gates.
Integration overview

Limits

Availability
Included in Good
Readiness
beta
Automation
Single-document workflow

Confirm entitlement, input requirements, and deployment fit in the package and API documentation before you automate this capability.

Integration overview

Evidence

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Evidence

Preflight reports

3 API

Standards, accessibility, metadata, and archival checks packaged as a reviewable publishing report.

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Evidence

Evidence bundles

3 API

A packet of generated files, findings, screenshots, route history, and linked source documents for audits or handoffs.

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Evidence

Decision logs

3 API

Reviewer choices, comments, citations, approvals, and exceptions captured alongside the document workflow.

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Evidence

Provenance ledgers

3 API

A durable chain of source files, processing steps, generated outputs, and release artifacts.

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Public example workflows

Integration overview
Simple

Quick table extraction

Adobe FY2025 Form 10-K

Extract tables from a long report and review low-confidence cells before exporting data.

Proof artifacts

CSV export, Extraction warnings

Complex

Secure intake pipeline

Form W-9

Run a repeatable intake path that extracts fields, redacts sensitive identifiers, verifies removal, compresses the output, and records evidence.

Proof artifacts

Structured field export, Redaction verification report

Roles and use cases

Research and knowledge teams

AI Knowledge

Chat with document sets using grounded citations and summaries.

Connected tools

AI Chat, AI Summarize, Knowledge Search

Citation evidence: Cited answerGenerated artifact: Summary artifact

Publishing and accessibility teams

Accessibility / Publishing

Remediate, inspect, and validate accessible deliverables.

Connected tools

Accessibility (PDF/UA), Accessibility Inspector, PDF to PDF/A

Generated artifact: Accessibility inspectionVerification result: veraPDF validation result

Operations teams

Operations Automation

Normalize high-volume document streams with repeatable pipelines.

Connected tools

Pipeline Builder, Policy Profiles, OCR

Activity trail: Pipeline run historyAudit record: Batch audit