How to extract hyperlink annotations (URLs) from PDF in Appian?https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/rules/39648/how-to-extract-hyperlink-annotations-urls-from-pdf-in-appianHi everyone, I’m working with procurement documents (PDFs) that contain hyperlinks (e.g. links to official tender platforms). When I use the Get PDF Text smart service (from PDF Tools), the visible text comes through, but the embedded hyperlinks (annotationsen-USTelligent Community 12RE: How to extract hyperlink annotations (URLs) from PDF in Appian?https://community.appian.com/thread/151161?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:52:23 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:c0cda0f0-e9d4-4215-8ce7-6fcc4a501dc9Alberto Cort&#233;s<p>That&rsquo;s what I was suspecting as well. Thanks for confirming it!<br data-start="155" data-end="158" /> I&rsquo;ve started working on a custom plug-in to handle PDF annotations/URI actions directly (since the standard functions only return visible text), but I wanted to double-check with the community before going too far.</p> <div> <div> <div class="flex max-w-full flex-col grow"> <div dir="auto" data-message-author-role="assistant" data-message-id="510d47c0-0c34-4255-bca5-566099575a41" data-message-model-slug="gpt-5"> <div> <div class="markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling"> <p data-start="369" data-end="563">It&rsquo;s a bit of a pity that the document itself isn&rsquo;t passed to the AI Skills &mdash; if it were, extracting the hyperlinks would be immediate (I&rsquo;ve tried with ChatGPT and it returns them right away).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div class="mt-3 w-full empty:hidden"> <div class="text-center"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pointer-events-none h-px w-px" data-edge="true"></div><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: How to extract hyperlink annotations (URLs) from PDF in Appian?https://community.appian.com/thread/151160?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:49:21 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:33752e48-1244-46b9-a6bb-d4fbdcad74bdStefan Helzle<p>I think the functions you tried only work with the human visible text, which makes sense for many/most use cases. Yours is very specific and you probably have to use some external service or a custom plugin.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>