AI-Extract and Smart-Rename Any PDF in Make: A 4-Module Dropbox Workflow with PDF4me AI - Document Parser
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The hardest part of vendor-invoice automation has always been the file naming. A folder full of 2030703747 (1).pdf and Scan_2026-04-12_invoice.pdf is unsearchable, unsortable, and impossible to audit. PDF4me AI - Document Parser plus a Make Parse JSON module fix that in 4 modules, zero code: the AI extracts the vendor name from the PDF, and the same scenario re-uploads the file as Acme Industries.pdf. The screenshots below walk through the exact run captured in the canvas.
The scenario at a glance
1. Dropbox Download
Pulls /pdf4metest/sample/2030703747 (1).pdf. Scheduled trigger shown.
2. PDF4me AI - Document Parser
Runs the default_invoice_extraction Analyzer Template. Output: Doc Text JSON.
3. JSON Parse JSON
JSON string mapped to 3. Doc Text. Exposes vendorName, invoiceNumber, totalAmount, etc.
4. Dropbox Upload
Writes to /pdf4meoutput/ with File Name = 6. vendorName + .pdf. Smart-rename complete.