Integrations used
Time saving
10 min
Action
Export
description
This automation will export text from an image or PDF file in Dropbox to Google Sheets, including the file name, link and extracted text.
Workflow Template
Export text from an image or PDF file in Dropbox to Google Sheets
This automation will export text from an image or PDF file in Dropbox to Google Sheets, including the file name, link and extracted text.
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Find Dropbox files
Action
Get text from image
Action
Add data to sheet tab
Action
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How does this automation work?
How to run the workflow
Ready to simplify the process of extracting text from image or PDF files stored in Dropbox and organizing it in Google Sheets? This automation exports text from image or PDF files in Dropbox to Google Sheets, including the file name, link, and extracted text.
Imagine you're managing a collection of documents in Dropbox, each containing valuable information hidden within images or PDFs. Instead of spending hours manually transcribing data, this automation does it all for you. With just a few clicks, text is extracted, organized, and readily accessible in your Google Sheets.
Manual transcription is time-consuming and error-prone, potentially leading to inaccuracies in your data, and without automation, locating and organizing information from image or PDF files stored in Dropbox can be a tedious and inefficient process.
Whether you're digitizing documents, extracting data for analysis, or organizing research findings, this automation empowers you to streamline your workflow and make the most out of your data resources.
Let’s set it up!
Step 1: Create a Google Sheets spreadsheet
The first step is to create a Google Sheets spreadsheet for the text from the image or PDF to be saved into.
Step 2: Pin the playbook and integrate Google Sheets and Dropbox
First, click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to save this automation. You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Google Sheets and Dropbox.
Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on a Windows machine on your keyboard) and click on the playbook card. The setup flow will start. Bardeen will ask you to specify the Google Sheets spreadsheet to save all the information.
Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Dropbox. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook.
Step 3: Run the automation to export text from an image or PDF file in Dropbox to Google Sheets
Go to an image or a PDF in Dropbox, open Bardeen, and click on the Playbook card.
Bardeen will ask for the Google Sheets spreadsheet to save the information to. Then the playbook will export text from an image or PDF file in Dropbox to Google Sheets, including the file name, link and extracted text.
Available actions & triggers
Update or add rows in/to a tab
Action
When row changes
Trigger
Add text to Google Sheet
Action
When a folder is added or renamed in Dropbox
Trigger
Add data to sheet tab
Action
When row is added to or changed in Google Sheet
Trigger
Download Dropbox file
Action
Update or add rows in/to sheet
Action
Upload file to Dropbox
Action
Find Google Sheets
Action
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FAQs
Bardeen - Playbook / Autobooks: Is it possible to create a Playbook that scrapes data from a website and sends it as an email attachment?
You can create a Bardeen Playbook to scrape data from a website and then send that data as an email attachment.
Youtube: Can I download a Youtube video to my computer using Bardeen?
Unfortunately, Bardeen is not able to download videos to your computer.
Google Sheets: What is the best way to export data to Google Sheets?
Exporting data (ex: scraped data or app data) from Bardeen to Google Sheets is possible with our action to “Add Rows to Google Sheets”.
Meetings: Is there a playbook to record and summarize meetings?
There isn't a specific AI use case available for automatically recording and summarizing meetings at the moment
Playbooks/Autobooks: How do I edit an action in a Playbook or Autobook?
Please follow the following steps to edit an action in a Playbook or Autobook.
Scraper: How can I get data from multiple sections of a profile (Eg: getting the experience section on a linkedin profile)?
Cases like this require you to scrape the links to the sections and use the background scraper to get details from every section.