| name | nutrient-document-processing |
| description | Process, convert, OCR, extract, redact, sign, and fill documents using the Nutrient DWS API. Works with PDFs, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, and images. |
Nutrient Document Processing
Process documents with the Nutrient DWS Processor API. Convert formats, extract text and tables, OCR scanned documents, redact PII, add watermarks, digitally sign, and fill PDF forms.
Setup
Get a free API key at https://dashboard.nutrient.io/sign_up/?product=processor
export NUTRIENT_API_KEY="pdf_live_..."
All requests go to https://api.nutrient.io/build as multipart POST with an instructions JSON field.
Operations
Convert Documents
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.docx=@document.docx" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.docx"}]}' \
-o output.pdf
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"output":{"type":"docx"}}' \
-o output.docx
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "index.html=@index.html" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"html":"index.html"}]}' \
-o output.pdf
Supported inputs: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, DOC, XLS, PPT, PPS, PPSX, ODT, RTF, HTML, JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC, GIF, WebP, SVG, TGA, EPS.
Extract Text and Data
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"output":{"type":"text"}}' \
-o output.txt
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"output":{"type":"xlsx"}}' \
-o tables.xlsx
OCR Scanned Documents
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "scanned.pdf=@scanned.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"scanned.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"ocr","language":"english"}]}' \
-o searchable.pdf
Languages: Supports 100+ languages via ISO 639-2 codes (e.g., eng, deu, fra, spa, jpn, kor, chi_sim, chi_tra, ara, hin, rus). Full language names like english or german also work. See the complete OCR language table for all supported codes.
Redact Sensitive Information
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"redaction","strategy":"preset","strategyOptions":{"preset":"social-security-number"}},{"type":"redaction","strategy":"preset","strategyOptions":{"preset":"email-address"}}]}' \
-o redacted.pdf
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"redaction","strategy":"regex","strategyOptions":{"regex":"\\b[A-Z]{2}\\d{6}\\b"}}]}' \
-o redacted.pdf
Presets: social-security-number, email-address, credit-card-number, international-phone-number, north-american-phone-number, date, time, url, ipv4, ipv6, mac-address, us-zip-code, vin.
Add Watermarks
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"watermark","text":"CONFIDENTIAL","fontSize":72,"opacity":0.3,"rotation":-45}]}' \
-o watermarked.pdf
Digital Signatures
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "document.pdf=@document.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"document.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"sign","signatureType":"cms"}]}' \
-o signed.pdf
Fill PDF Forms
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/build \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NUTRIENT_API_KEY" \
-F "form.pdf=@form.pdf" \
-F 'instructions={"parts":[{"file":"form.pdf"}],"actions":[{"type":"fillForm","formFields":{"name":"Jane Smith","email":"jane@example.com","date":"2026-02-06"}}]}' \
-o filled.pdf
MCP Server (Alternative)
For native tool integration, use the MCP server instead of curl:
{
"mcpServers": {
"nutrient-dws": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@nutrient-sdk/dws-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"NUTRIENT_DWS_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"SANDBOX_PATH": "/path/to/working/directory"
}
}
}
}
When to Use
- Converting documents between formats (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, images)
- Extracting text, tables, or key-value pairs from PDFs
- OCR on scanned documents or images
- Redacting PII before sharing documents
- Adding watermarks to drafts or confidential documents
- Digitally signing contracts or agreements
- Filling PDF forms programmatically
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