Need to Extract Text from Large PDF Files (1000+ Pages) in Bubble – Any Solution?

Need help
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Hi everyone,

I’m working on a Bubble project where I need to extract text content from very large PDF files – some of them have 200, 500, even 1000+ pages.

I’ve tried a few APIs (like PDF.co, ConvertAPI, etc.) but ran into issues like timeouts, malformed JSON, or limits on file size/pages.

Has anyone successfully implemented a reliable solution for converting large PDF files to plain text in Bubble?
I’m open to plugins, API integrations, or workflow tricks – just need the full text content extracted.

Appreciate any suggestions, examples, or tools that worked for you!

Thanks in advance :folded_hands:

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I don’t have issue with pdf.co and we are processing large pdf. Is the time out was from pdf.co or from api connector?

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As an alternative to using something off the shelf, you could develop your own serverless function (eg Cloudflare worker, AWS lambda - all free) with the help of chatGPT, Gemini etc. It could be pretty straightforward for something bespoke like this.