PDF Reader Step is Failing

[Jodi_Harris]

Hey all, The workflow I’m trying to build is as follows:

• an email come into gmail with a PDF attached to a certain label
• the PDF is read and several pieces of information are extracted from it, including company name and several number metrics
• Those pieces of data are then written into a new record in airtable

PFD reader step is failing and I have no idea why Any help is appreciated- I’m brand new to this! Thanks!

Here’s the link to the flow: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?run_id=3L9i3x6jBnXjak3gjNMFgR

[Gumloop_Bot]

Hey @Jodi_Harris! If you’re reporting an issue with a flow or an error in a run, please include the run link and make sure it’s shareable so we can take a look.

1. Find your run link on the history page. Format: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?run_id={{your_run_id}}&workbook_id={{workbook_id}}

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3. Provide details about the issue—more context helps us troubleshoot faster.

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[rkv]

Hey Jodi - if you can make the flow shareable, I’m happy to take a look. I built a couple of PDF readers so would be able to help troubleshoot for ya!

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Hey @Jodi_Harris – This is definitely possible and I can make a quick Loom video to explain this. Could you hit save on your workbook and then send over the link please?

The save button is on the top right of the canvas:

[Jodi_Harris]

Hello and thanks for your help! Here’s a link to the flow
https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=w23BCbMS2DZQFKK84BRN9Y

The problem is that I have an email with a PDF attachment, but I need a way to get that into the PDF reader which requires a URL. The Gmail reader node is only outputting a file name…

[Jodi_Harris]

Thank you an sorry for delay. I somehow didn’t save my flow, so had to build it again.
https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=w23BCbMS2DZQFKK84BRN9Y

Issue is going from gmail reader which outputs a file name of pdf into the PDF reader which wants a URL. Thanks in advance!

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Hey @Jodi_Harris! Appreciate you sharing this and sorry for the slow response. I recorded a quick Loom video walkthrough to go over everything.

Here’s the workflow link you can clone.

Let me know if this makes sense and works for you

[Jodi_Harris]

Thank you!! It’s working great. The last issue i’m having is that one of the pieces of information it’s pulling from the PDF is a percentage formatted like 42.20%. When it writes it into Airtable, it’s writing it as 4220.00%.

I’ve tried to specify that it’s a two decimal percentage, and it looks to be extracting it correctly, so maybe it’s on the writer node that it’s changing. I also tried adding a formatter step before the writer node, but that didn’t seem to work. Any suggestions?

https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=w23BCbMS2DZQFKK84BRN9Y

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Hey @Jodi_Harris — Could you share the run link so I can take a look at the inputs/outputs? You can find it on the Gumloop history page or through the Previous Runs tab on the canvas.

Also, are there any field-level settings in Airtable that might be affecting the formatting? If you can share the field type and a screenshot of what the data looks like, that’d be super helpful.