# Can I parse text in pdf document before sending it to elasticsearch using FSCrawler

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-parse-text-in-pdf-document-before-sending-it-to-elasticsearch-using-fscrawler/182564
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 24, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-parse-text-in-pdf-document-before-sending-it-to-elasticsearch-using-fscrawler/182564 "2019-05-24T05:58:35Z")
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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-parse-text-in-pdf-document-before-sending-it-to-elasticsearch-using-fscrawler/182564/16 "2019-05-24T13:51:15Z")

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GROK is based on regex. May be this could help you: [Custom pattern - Telephone number and others](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-pattern-telephone-number-and-others/75712)

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