# PDF Metadata Extractor

> PDF Metadata Extractor is a paid API for AI agents from api.x402node.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Extracts PDF document metadata (title, author, subject, creator, producer, dates, page count, version) without parsing body content

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.x402node.dev/pdf/meta
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-x402node-dev-ddc34dfa
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_OfHdw0LTOxmiEYN9ZBQrr

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-x402node-dev-ddc34dfa
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the metadata from this PDF — I need the title, author, page count, creation date, and PDF version without downloading the whole document body?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, cheap PDF metadata extraction without full document parsing — ideal for cataloging large numbers of PDFs, validating file integrity, organizing document libraries, or building search indexes. Prefer over full-text extraction endpoints when only document properties (not content) are needed.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed PDF returns an error indicating the file cannot be parsed
- URL not reachable or file not found returns a 404 or connectivity error
- Non-PDF file submitted returns a format error
- PDF with no embedded metadata returns empty/null fields for metadata properties
- Oversized file may time out or be rejected

## How this service works

pdf metadata, pdf info, pdf properties, pdf author, pdf title, pdf creation date, pdf page count, pdf version, pdf creator, pdf producer, pdf document info. Extract PDF metadata only, no body parsing, fast and cheap. Returns title, author, subject, creator, producer, creation and modification dates, page count, PDF version. For AI agents indexing PDF catalogs, file validation, document organization workflows. Accepts payment on Base or Solana — either network works.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing: title, author, subject, creator, producer, creation date, modification date, page count, and PDF version number — all extracted from the PDF header without parsing body content.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Target URL (optional)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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