Rockwell Document Downloader — Allen-Bradley PDFs

Crawloop Rockwell Automation Suite — Structured data extraction for Rockwell Automation and Allen-Bradley hardware catalog. Built for procurement teams, system integrators, and BOM engineering workflows.

Discovery	Enrichment	Documents	PDF parsing
Full Catalog Crawler	Product Scraper	Document Downloader ◄── you are here	Datasheet Parser
	Lifecycle Tracker

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial integration developed independently of Rockwell Automation Inc. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rockwell Automation Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.

Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley, and related names are trademarks of Rockwell Automation Inc. Product data is read from publicly accessible Rockwell web sources only; no proprietary databases are redistributed.

This Actor is provided for informational and research purposes only (e.g. procurement research, BOM audits, internal engineering workflows). You are solely responsible for ensuring your use complies with applicable laws, Rockwell website terms of use, and your organization's policies.

No warranty is given as to accuracy, completeness, or continued availability of third-party data. Use at your own risk.

Rockwell PDF downloader — find and download Allen-Bradley technical data, manuals, installation instructions, and drawings. Saves PDFs to Apify Key-Value Store with metadata in the dataset. Filter by document type and language. Chain with Datasheet Parser. Use from Python, Node.js, or MCP.

When to use this Actor

Use the Rockwell Document Downloader when you need Allen-Bradley technical PDFs saved as files — not just links.

For structured specs from those PDFs, chain Rockwell Datasheet Parser. For web PDP specifications without PDF download, use Rockwell Product Scraper.

Key Features

• Literature PDFs — Technical data, manuals, drawings, cutsheets
• KV Store files — Binary PDFs saved with dataset metadata
• Type / language filters — Narrow downloads before billing volume
• HTTP-only — No browser required

Input Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
catalogNumbers	Required. Allen-Bradley catalog numbers.	—
documentTypeFilter	e.g. technical_data, manuals, drawings.	—
languageFilter	Language code filter (e.g. en).	—
downloadFiles	Save PDF bytes to Key-Value Store.	true

Input Example

{
  "catalogNumbers": ["1756-L81E", "25B-E027N104"],
  "documentTypeFilter": "technical_data",
  "languageFilter": "en",
  "downloadFiles": true
}

Output Format

{
  "catalogNumber": "1756-L81E",
  "documentType": "TECHNICAL_DATA",
  "title": "1756-L81E Technical Data",
  "fileName": "1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "url": "https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/td/1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "keyValueStoreKey": "1756-L81E/1756-td001_-en-p.pdf",
  "fileSizeBytes": 1234567,
  "status": "downloaded",
  "checkedAt": "2026-08-03T12:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

Use case	What you get
Literature archive	PDFs in Key-Value Store + metadata
TD-only harvest	Filtered technical data sheets
Parse pipeline	Feed Datasheet Parser
AI / MCP workflows	Run via Apify API, clients, or MCP

Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader').call({{ catalogNumbers: ['1756-L81E'], documentTypeFilter: 'technical_data', languageFilter: 'en', downloadFiles: true }});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.slice(0, 5));

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token)
run = client.actor("crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader").call(
    run_input={{"catalogNumbers": ["1756-L81E"], "documentTypeFilter": "technical_data", "languageFilter": "en", "downloadFiles": True}}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item.get("catalogNumber"), item.get("documentType"), item.get("fileName"), item.get("status"))

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~rockwell-document-downloader/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"catalogNumbers":["1756-L81E"],"documentTypeFilter":"technical_data","languageFilter":"en","downloadFiles":true}'

MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call crawloop/rockwell-document-downloader.

Example prompts:

• "Run Rockwell Document Downloader for 1756-L81E technical_data EN and return file names and status"
• "Download Allen-Bradley manuals for these catalog numbers to Key-Value Store"
• "Chain Document Downloader then Rockwell Datasheet Parser for TD PDFs"

Suite next step

Parse downloaded TD PDFs with Rockwell Datasheet Parser. For web specs without PDFs, use Rockwell Product Scraper.

Related Actors — Rockwell Automation

Focus	Actor
Discover Allen-Bradley SKUs	Rockwell Full Catalog Crawler
Bulk lifecycle / successors	Rockwell Lifecycle Tracker
Full PDP specs & docs links	Rockwell Product Scraper
Download literature PDFs	Rockwell Document Downloader ◄── you are here
Parse TD PDFs to JSON	Rockwell Datasheet Parser