Workflows Overview
Automate multi-step PDF processing with the batch workflow system.
What Are Workflows?
Workflows let you chain multiple PDF operations into a single automated pipeline. Instead of running each tool individually and downloading intermediate files, you define a sequence of steps — for example, Convert to PDF → Merge → Add Watermark → Compress — and PDF Hub executes them all in order. Upload your input files once, and the system handles the rest.
Workflows are ideal for repetitive tasks such as:
- Converting a batch of Office documents to PDF and merging them into a single report
- Adding consistent watermarks and page numbers to incoming documents
- Converting, compressing, and archiving files to PDF/A in one pass
- Extracting text from scanned PDFs by combining OCR with text extraction
Workflow Categories
When creating a workflow, you can choose from any of the PDF tool categories to build your pipeline:
Conversion
Convert files between formats as the first or final step in a workflow.
Page Management
Merge, split, extract, remove, rotate, or reorganise pages mid-pipeline.
Editing
Add watermarks, page numbers, metadata, or annotations to processed files.
Security & Optimisation
Protect, compress, linearise, or OCR documents as a finishing step.
Get Started
Workflow Builder
Learn how to create and configure custom workflows by chaining PDF operations together.
Managing Workflows
Run, monitor, edit, and organise your saved workflows.
JSON Format Reference
Technical reference for the workflow JSON schema. Export, import, and create definitions programmatically.