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title: PDF4me Excel
slug: pdf4me-excel
description: How to integrate PDF4me Excel with Make.com
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createdAt: 2025-11-27T19:04:42.734Z
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| :inlineImage[]{src="https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/pdf4me-excel.png" alt="PDF4me Excel logo" caption size="50" width="512" height="512"} | PDF4me is a platform offering APIs for PDF creation, conversion, merging, splitting, and document automation. Integrating PDF4me with Make.com enables users to automate document processing tasks like generating, converting, or organizing PDFs within their workflows. |
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This is AI-generated content based on official PDF4me Excel documentation. The content may contain mistakes. Please verify important information. If you have questions on vendor documentation, contact [PDF4me Excel](https://dev.pdf4me.com/contact/) directly.
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# Requirements

To use the PDF4me Excel app in Make, you must have an active account and an API Key, [create your account on PDF4me Excel](https://dev.pdf4me.com). For subscription, refer to the [PDF4me Excel pricing page](https://dev.pdf4me.com).

# Connect PDF4me Excel and Make&#x20;

To get started, you must first create a connection between PDF4me Excel and Make, allowing the two services to communicate.&#x20;

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**Obtain your Basic in your PDF4me Excel account**
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**Create the connection in Make.**
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## Obtain your Basic in your PDF4me Excel account

Before you create the connection in Make, you should first obtain your **Basic** in your PDF4me Excel account.

To obtain your **Basic&#x20;**:

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Navigate to th&#x65;**&#x20;dashboard**.
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Copy th&#x65;**&#x20;API token** displayed in th&#x65;**&#x20;dashboard** under th&#x65;**&#x20;credentials** o&#x72;**&#x20;API section**.
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You will use this value while creating a connection in Make.&#x20;

Because the UI might have changed, the steps you see on your screen might be different, [check the vendor documentation for updates.](https://developer.pdf4me.com/general-guidelines/getting-started-with-api-portal/)

## Create the connection in Make&#x20;

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[[Log in in your Make](https://www.make.com/en/register) account](https://www.make.com/en/register), add the PDF4me Excel module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection.&#x20;**

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If you add a module with an instant tag, click **Create a webhook**, then **Create a connection.**
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*Optional:&#x20;*&#x49;n the **Connection name** field, enter a name for the connection.
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Enter the **authentication credentials** you copied from your PDF4me Excel account or follow the on-screen instructions to create the connection.&#x20;
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For detailed information on connecting an application, see **[Connect an application](docId\:SO88FM6pkT0G-adKDDfzZ)** page.

# PDF4me Excel modules

After connecting to the PDF4me Excel app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your scenarios.&#x20;

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### CSV - Parse a CSV file

Converts CSV files into JSON format, allowing you to specify custom delimiters for parsing the data.
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### Call the PDF4me Excel API

Executes a custom Excel API request to the PDF4me service, enabling you to interact with any PDF4me endpoint not available through the standard modules by sending specific requests, providing parameters, and receiving direct responses from the PDF4me API.
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### Excel - Add a text header and footer

Insert personalized text headers and footers into Excel worksheets, allowing you to fully customize their formatting
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### Excel - Add a watermark

Adds a watermark image or text to a specified worksheet within an Excel file.
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### Excel - Add an Image to Header and Footer

Insert image-based headers and footers into Excel worksheets, allowing you to set their exact position and adjust margins for precise layout control
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### Excel - Add rows to a worksheet

Adds new rows to Excel worksheets by importing JSON data, automatically converting data types and applying the appropriate formatting.
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### Excel - Delete a watermark

Removes watermarks from a specific Excel worksheet identified by its ID, or from all worksheets within an Excel file.
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### Excel - Delete rows from a worksheet

Remove selected rows from Excel worksheets by specifying row ranges.
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### Excel - Delete worksheets from a workbook

Removes selected worksheets from your Excel workbooks.
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### Excel - Extract rows from a worksheet

Retrieves specific rows of data from a selected worksheet within an Excel file.
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### Excel - Extract worksheets from a workbook

Retrieves selected worksheets from Excel workbook files.
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### Excel - Find and replace text in a worksheet

Searches for specific text in Excel worksheets and replaces it with new content, using advanced pattern matching and formatting features.
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### Excel - Merge multiple Excel files

Combines several Excel files into one consolidated workbook, allowing you to choose from different output file formats.
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### Excel - Merge rows in a worksheet

Combines rows from several worksheets by matching specified key columns to consolidate related data into a single dataset.
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### Excel - Remove the header and footer from a workbook

Removes the header and footer sections from an Excel spreadsheet.
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### Excel - Secure workbooks

Applies password protection and sets security restrictions to safeguard your Excel files from unauthorized access.
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### Excel - Unlock workbooks

Removes passwords and unlocks security restrictions from protected Excel files, allowing full access to their contents.
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### Excel - Update rows in a worksheet

Updates specified rows in Excel worksheets by replacing their contents with data provided in JSON format.
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# Templates

You can look for more templates in [Make's template gallery](https://www.make.com/en/templates), where you'll find thousands of pre-created scenarios.

# PDF4me Excel resources&#x20;

You can have access to more resources related to this app on the following links

- [PDF4me Excel topics on Make community](https://community.make.com/search?q=PDF4me%20Excel)
- [PDF4me Excel website](https://dev.pdf4me.com)
- [PDF4me Excel documentation](https://docs.pdf4me.com/pdf4me-api/convert/pdf-to-excel/)
- [PDF4me Excel API documentation](https://docs.pdf4me.com/make/getting-started/)
- [PDF4me Excel page on make](https://www.make.com/en/integrations/pdf4me-excel)

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