PDF 转 XML — 结构化数据
Convert your PDF documents into structured XML data, making complex information machine-readable and ready for integration. This tool extracts text, tables, and document metadata into a hierarchical XML format, ideal for database ingestion, data warehousing, or content management systems. Easily transform static PDF reports into dynamic, queryable data for advanced processing.
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Output Format
Your PDF will be converted to XML format (.xml) which can be opened in XML editors, database tools, or code editors.
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Why Convert PDF to XML?
XML unlocks PDF content for programmatic processing — feed it into databases, transform it with XSLT, validate it against schemas, or integrate it into any data pipeline.
Structured Data Extraction
PDF content becomes hierarchical XML with elements for pages, paragraphs, tables, and metadata. Every piece of data has a tag — making it queryable with XPath, transformable with XSLT, and validatable against XSD schemas.
API & Database Ready
XML is natively supported by REST/SOAP APIs, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL (via XML type), and NoSQL stores like MongoDB and eXist-db. Import PDF data directly into your existing infrastructure.
XSLT Transformable
Apply XSLT stylesheets to convert the XML output into any format — HTML for web display, CSV for spreadsheets, JSON for modern APIs, or a custom schema matching your industry standard.
Schema Validation
Validate extracted data against XSD schemas to ensure it meets your business rules before importing. Catch missing fields, invalid values, and structural errors automatically.
Hierarchical Structure
Unlike flat formats like CSV, XML preserves nested relationships — a table within a section within a page. This hierarchy maps naturally to complex document structures.
Unicode & i18n Support
XML natively supports UTF-8 encoding, handling any language — Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Cyrillic — without data loss. Character entities and CDATA sections preserve special characters safely.
System Integration
Import XML into databases, ETL pipelines, and APIs for automated workflows.
Collaborate Easily
Share with your team for real-time editing. Use comments, track changes, and work together on structured data.
Repurpose Content
Turn PDF reports, brochures, or documents into data decks. Reuse existing content effectively.
Preserve Formatting
Our converter maintains your original layouts, fonts, and images as closely as possible during conversion.
Present Anywhere
XML works with databases, ETL tools, XML editors, and integration platforms.
How to Convert PDF to XML
Our converter parses PDF content streams, identifies structural elements, and generates well-formed XML with semantic tags for every text block, table, and image reference.
Upload PDF
Drag and drop or select your PDF file. We support files up to 50MB with up to 20 pages.
Content Stream Parsing
Our parser reads PDF content streams to identify text blocks, table boundaries, image references, and document metadata. Font encoding maps and character positions are resolved to extract clean text.
XML Tree Generation
Extracted content is organized into a well-formed XML tree with namespace declarations, UTF-8 encoding, and semantic tags for pages, sections, paragraphs, tables (with row/cell structure), and image references.
Process & Transform
Download your XML and process it with any tool — apply XSLT transforms, query with XPath, validate against XSD schemas, or import directly into databases and ETL pipelines.
Common Use Cases
XML bridges the gap between human-readable PDFs and machine-processable data. Here's how teams use it.
ERP & Database Ingestion
Extract invoice data, purchase orders, and shipping documents from PDF into XML for automated import into SAP, Oracle EBS, or custom ERP systems. Map XML elements to database columns with XSLT.
Healthcare HL7/CDA
Convert PDF medical records into XML for transformation into HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) format. Enable interoperability between hospital systems and electronic health records.
Government Open Data
Convert PDF government reports, census data, and regulatory filings into open XML formats for public data portals. Enable citizen developers and researchers to query and analyze public information programmatically.
Content Management Migration
Migrate legacy PDF document libraries into XML-based CMS platforms (DITA, DocBook). Preserve document structure while enabling single-source publishing to web, print, and mobile formats.
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical questions about XML output and PDF data extraction.
What XML schema does the output follow?
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The output uses a self-describing XML structure with elements for <document>, <page>, <paragraph>, <table>, <row>, <cell>, and <image>. It's well-formed and valid, ready for transformation to any target schema using XSLT stylesheets. You can map it to industry standards like DITA, DocBook, XHTML, or your own custom XSD.
Can I import the XML directly into a database?
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Yes. SQL Server has native XML data type and OPENXML function. PostgreSQL supports XML import via xpath() functions. Oracle has XMLTable. You can also use ETL tools like Apache NiFi, Talend, or Pentaho to map XML elements to relational columns. For NoSQL, MongoDB and CouchDB can ingest XML directly.
Are PDF tables preserved as structured data in XML?
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Yes. Tables are converted to nested <table>, <row>, and <cell> elements preserving the original row/column structure. Column headers are identified where possible, and merged cells are annotated with colspan/rowspan attributes — making the data ready for programmatic processing or database import.
Can I apply XSLT transformations to the output?
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Absolutely. The output is valid, well-formed XML compatible with any XSLT processor — Saxon (Java), lxml (Python), Xalan (Apache), or browser-native XSLT engines. Transform it to HTML for web display, CSV for spreadsheets, JSON for REST APIs, or any custom format your pipeline requires.
Why choose XML over JSON for PDF data extraction?
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XML excels at representing document-oriented data with mixed content (text + attributes + nested structures). It supports namespaces, schema validation (XSD/RelaxNG), and powerful transformation (XSLT/XQuery). JSON is better for simple key-value API data. For documents with complex nested structures and metadata, XML is the more expressive choice.
Is my PDF data secure during conversion?
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Yes. All uploads are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS and automatically deleted within 24 hours. Files are processed in isolated containers — no human access, no storage beyond the conversion session. FastlyConvert never shares or analyzes your content.
Understanding XML for Data Exchange
XML (Extensible Markup Language) was created by the W3C in 1998 as a simplified descendant of SGML, designed to be both human-readable and machine-parseable. Unlike HTML (which has fixed tags like <div> and <p>), XML lets you define your own tags — <invoice>, <patient_record>, <product_catalog> — making it infinitely adaptable to any data domain.
XML's power lies in its ecosystem. XPath lets you query specific nodes ("find all cells where amount > 1000"). XSLT lets you transform XML into any other format — HTML, CSV, JSON, or another XML schema. XSD (XML Schema Definition) lets you validate that documents conform to expected structures before processing. This toolchain makes XML uniquely suited for enterprise data integration, where data must flow reliably between heterogeneous systems.
While JSON has become the default for web APIs, XML remains dominant in enterprise integration (SOAP services, EDI), document-oriented workflows (DITA, DocBook, publishing), healthcare (HL7 CDA, FHIR), and government data exchange. When you convert a PDF to XML with FastlyConvert, you're unlocking that content for the most mature and powerful data processing ecosystem available.
Privacy & Security
Your documents are processed securely. We take your privacy seriously.
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