Extract PDF tables to JSON
Download every detected PDF table as JSON. Same job as PDF to JSON — this page is for the extract-tables-to-JSON query. Not the Excel-plus-CSV Extract PDF tables job, not named-field extract.
How to extract PDF tables as JSON
1.Choose a PDF that contains tables, or drop it into the tool.
2.Click Extract JSON. We read text positions in your browser and OCR pages that have almost no text.
3.Preview the first detected table on the page.
4.Download the .json file. It includes tables[] (each with name, isTable, and rows) plus extracted text. Use Extract PDF tables if you want Excel and CSV.
FEATURES
Same extractor
Extract PDF tables to JSON uses the PDF to Excel job as JSON. Detection runs in your browser. We do not upload the PDF.
JSON, not Excel plus CSV
The file is { text, usedOcr, tables }. Extract PDF tables still downloads a workbook and the first table as CSV. This page is JSON only.
Free to start
5 free jobs a day. Upgrade to Pro for larger files and more daily jobs.
Files stay local
This tool does not store your PDF on our servers.
Best-effort tables
We cluster text by position. Pages with almost no selectable text are OCR’d in your browser (up to 15 pages). If no table is found, the page text is placed in one column.
Works in the browser
Use it from any modern browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Extract tables as JSON
People search for extract PDF tables to JSON when they want the tables query and a structured file. This page runs the same /pdf-to-excel extract. It is not a second tool in the Tools grid.
Use /extract-pdf-tables if you want Excel plus first-table CSV. This is not Invoice to JSON, Bank statement to JSON, or Extract PDF fields.
Guests get 5 free jobs a day. The file never leaves your computer.
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