Zapier integration
This guide explains how to use Nutrient Document Web Services Processor API on Zapier(opens in a new tab). The integration enables you to automate document-related tasks such as PDF conversion, OCR, redaction, form filling, annotation, and extraction — without writing code.
Prerequisites
- A DWS Processor API account(opens in a new tab)
- A Zapier account(opens in a new tab)
- An API key from the Nutrient DWS dashboard(opens in a new tab)
Authentication
- Log in to your Nutrient DWS dashboard(opens in a new tab).
- Navigate to API keys(opens in a new tab) and copy your key.
- In Zapier, search for Nutrient Document Web Services API(opens in a new tab) and select the app.
- When prompted, paste your API key to authenticate.
Once connected, you can use Nutrient as an action step in any Zap.
Available actions
The integration currently supports the following actions:
- Convert to/from PDF (Office, images, HTML, URL)
- Digitally sign PDFs
- Redact or secure PDFs
- Add watermarks or annotations
- Extract text, tables, or key-value data
- Fill PDF forms using JSON
- OCR scanned PDFs
- Merge, rotate, and manipulate PDF pages
- Create fillable forms from JSON
Zap templates
Below is a list of prebuilt Zap templates. These are preconfigured workflows using Google Drive as the trigger. Click to view or customize them in your own Zapier account.
| Action description | Zap template |
|---|---|
| Add annotations to PDF files in Google Drive using JSON and Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Insert blank pages into PDF files in Google Drive using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Redact sensitive text in PDFs from Google Drive using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Secure PDF files in Google Drive with passwords and permissions using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Apply image watermarks to PDF files in Google Drive using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert Word files in Google Drive to images with Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert and update HTML files in Google Drive to DOCX/XLSX/PPTX with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert DOC/DOCX files in Google Drive to JPG, PNG, or TIFF images with Nutrient Document Web Services API and upload to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert HTML files in Google Drive to PDFs with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert and update image files in Google Drive to Microsoft Office files with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert Google Drive images to PDF with Nutrient API and save them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert Microsoft Office files in Google Drive to PDFs with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert PDF files in Google Drive to images (JPG, PNG, WEBP, or TIFF) with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert PDF files in Google Drive to Office documents with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert PDFs in Google Drive to PDF/A format with Nutrient API and save them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert PowerPoint slides in Google Drive to images with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert webpage URLs in Google Drive to PDF with Nutrient API and save them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Convert Excel files in Google Drive to JPG, PNG, or TIFF images with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Create PDF forms from structured JSON using Nutrient API and Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Cryptographically sign PDF files in Google Drive with Nutrient API and add them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract key-value pairs from image-based PDFs in Google Drive to JSON with Nutrient API and add them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract tables from PDFs in Google Drive and save as JSON files using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract tables from PDFs in Google Drive and save to Excel in Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract text from image files uploaded to Google Drive using Nutrient API and upload them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract text from PDF files in Google Drive with Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Extract text from scanned PDFs in Google Drive with OCR using Nutrient API and upload them to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Flatten annotations in PDF files uploaded to Google Drive using Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Import JSON into PDF for files in Google Drive with Nutrient API and upload to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Import XFDF annotations from Google Drive into PDF files with Nutrient API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Merge PDF files in Google Drive using the Nutrient API and upload to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Rotate PDF pages from Google Drive files with Nutrient Document Web Services API | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
| Fill PDF forms in Google Drive with Nutrient API and upload to Google Drive | View Zap(opens in a new tab) |
Custom workflows
You can also create your own workflows using any app supported by Zapier. For example:
- Trigger — New file in Google Drive
- Action — Convert to PDF using Nutrient
- Action — Save to Dropbox or attach in Gmail
Multistep Zaps, filters, and formatting steps are supported.
Troubleshooting
- Make sure your API key is active and correctly copied.
- File-based inputs (PDF, image, DOCX, etc.) must be publicly accessible or passed via supported file upload fields.
- Refer to the API documentation for schema and parameter details.
Support
For questions about the Zapier integration, contact Nutrient Support(opens in a new tab).