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You get a mix of PDFs—invoices, contracts, receipts—and you need them sorted by type so the right workflow handles each one. Doing that by hand doesn't scale.

The fix: Define your classification rules on dev.pdf4me.com (using regex or JavaScript expressions), then run the same classification inside Zapier: when a new PDF lands in a folder → PDF4me Classify Document → use the returned Class Name to route or organize. Classification lives in your PDF4me account; Zapier just sends the file and gets back the class.

First, set up your classes on dev.pdf4me.com (e.g. pdf4me_invoice with a regex like invoice(.*)). Then, build the Zap in Zapier: New File in Folder → Classify Document. All steps and screenshots are fact-checked from the PDF4me and Zapier UIs.

You get a mix of PDFs—invoices, contracts, receipts—and you need them sorted by type so the right workflow handles each one. Doing that by hand doesn't scale.

The fix: Define your classification rules on dev.pdf4me.com (using regex or JavaScript expressions), then run the same classification inside n8n: download a PDF (e.g. from Dropbox) → PDF4me Classify Document → use the returned className to route or organize. Classification lives in your PDF4me account; n8n just sends the file and gets back the class.

This guide has two parts. Part 1 is on dev.pdf4me.com: where to go and how to set up your first class (e.g. pdf4me_invoice with a regex like invoice(.*)). Part 2 is on n8n: a three-node workflow (Trigger → Download a file → Classify document) and how to read the result. All steps and screenshots are fact-checked from the PDF4me and n8n UIs.

You get a mix of PDFs—invoices, contracts, receipts—and you need them sorted by type so the right workflow handles each one. Doing that by hand doesn't scale.

The fix: Define your classification rules on dev.pdf4me.com (using regex or JavaScript expressions), then run the same classification inside Power Automate: get a PDF (e.g. from Dropbox) → PDF4me Classify Document → use the returned Class Name to route or organize. Classification lives in your PDF4me account; Power Automate just sends the file and gets back the class.

This guide has two parts. Part 1 is on dev.pdf4me.com: where to go and how to set up your first class (e.g. pdf4me_invoice with a regex like invoice(.*)). Part 2 is on Power Automate: a flow (Get file content using path → PDF - Classify Document) and how to read the result. All steps and screenshots are fact-checked from the PDF4me and Power Automate UIs.

You get a mix of PDFs—invoices, contracts, receipts—and you need them sorted by type so the right workflow handles each one. Doing that by hand doesn’t scale.

The fix: Define your classification rules on PDF4me.com (using regex or JavaScript expressions), then run the same classification inside Make: download a PDF (e.g. from Dropbox) → PDF4me Classify Document → use the returned Class Name to route or organize. Classification lives in your PDF4me account; Make just sends the file and gets back the class.

This guide has two parts. Part 1 is on PDF4me.com: where to go and how to set up your first class (e.g. pdf4me_invoice with a regex like invoice(.*)). Part 2 is on Make: a two-module scenario (Dropbox Download a File → PDF4me Classify Document) and how to read the result. All steps and screenshots are fact-checked from the PDF4me and Make UIs.