Pdf.Ninja® provides web API functionality for working with PDF files.
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October 11, 2024
All requests must provide 64 character randomly generated alphanumeric case-sensitive key used for identifying the user. The key can be obtained using the /api/v2/key endpoint.
Files are submitted to the API by supplying a publicly accessible URL to the file along with MD5 sum of file's contents. The API server downloads and caches files for a period of time. When the supplied MD5 sum changes, the files are redownloaded. Additionally, the 'file' endpoint can be used to upload PDF files to the API server which are stored for a period of time. Generated files are returned via fileUrl response parameter that is only valid for a short period of time. Generated files can also be optionally returned directly via HTTP response by setting the 'dumpFile' argument to true or yes.
Requests must be sent to the API using the GET, POST and PUT methods. Data is needs to be passed in through the URL arguments.
All responses return JSON object with a boolean 'success' fields. Upon failure, responses contain string 'error' containing the error message.
{"success": true, "...": "..."}
{"success": false, "error": "..."}
{"success": false, "error": "...", "temporary": true}
The API access is available in two tiers, each having a different set of limits.
Returns a newly generated key.
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/key?email=test@pdf.ninja" Try me
{
"success": true,
"key": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
}
Receives and caches a PDF file. File cache is temporary and expires after a period of time. Do not rely on it to store your files. If your file is no longer in the cache then you will get "noSuchFileId" error message, in which case you will need to re-upload the PDF file before retrying the request.
{"success": true}
Returns information about the PDF file.
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/info?fileId=test&formType=*&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/info?fileUrl=https://pdf.ninja/demo.pdf&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
{"success": true, "title": "...", "subject": "...", "keywords": "...", "authors": ["...", "..."], "creator": "...", "producer": "...", "creationDate": "...", "modificationDate": "...", "pdfVersion": "...", "pages": [ {"number": 1, "width": "...", "height": "...", "sizeUnits": "pts"}, "..." ], "fields": [ {"type": "text|radio|select|checkbox", "name": "...", "alt": "...", "options": ["...", "..."], "flags": ["...", "..."]}, "..." ]}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
Returns fields available in a PDF file.
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/fields?fileId=test&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/fields?fileUrl=https://pdf.ninja/demo.pdf&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
{"success": true, "fields": [ {"type": "text|radio|select|checkbox", "name": "...", "alt": "...", "options": ["...", "..."], "flags": ["...", "..."]}, "..." ]}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
Fields have common and type specific flags documented below,
Type | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
* | ReadOnly | The user may not change the value of the field. |
* | Required | The field must have a value at the time it is exported by a submit-form action. |
* | NoExport | The field must not be exported by a submit-form action. |
text | Multiline | The field may contain multiple lines of text. |
text | RichText | The field allows formatted text. |
text | Password | The field is intended for entering a secure password that should not be echoed visibly to the screen. |
text | FileSelect | The text entered in the field represents the pathname of a file whose contents are to be submitted as the value of the field. |
text, select | DoNotSpellCheck | The text entered in the field will not be spell-checked. |
text | DoNotScroll | The field will not scroll (horizontally for single-line fields, vertically for multiple-line fields) to accommodate more text than will fit within its annotation rectangle. Once the field is full, no further text will be accepted. |
radio | NoToggleToOff | Exactly one radio button must be selected at all times. |
select | Combo | The field is a combo box. If this flag is not set, the field is a list box. |
select | Edit | The combo box includes an editable text box as well as a drop list; if this flag is not set, it includes only a drop list. This flag is meaningful only if the Combo flag is set. |
select | Sort | The field's option items should be sorted alphabetically. |
select | MultiSelect | More than one of the field's option items may be selected simultaneously. |
The options property of the field object is an array of possible options, which are either string values or objects with properties that contain more detailed information.
The options property is only relevant for the checkbox, radio, and select fields. Filling these fields requires that the value is set to the value (or index) one of the possible options. Multiple-choice select fields can be set to an array of values (and/or indexes).
Fills fields in the PDF file and returns a temporary URL to the output PDF file.
Filling an XFA document will automatically flatten the form and convert it into a non-XFA document.
$ curl -X POST "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/fill" -F 'data={"Name":"John","Address":"My address"}' -F "fileId=test" -F "md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7" -F "key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
$ curl -X POST "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/fill" --data "data=%7B%22Name%22%3A%22John%22%2C%22Address%22%3A%22My address%22%7D&fileUrl=https://pdf.ninja/demo.pdf&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
{"success": true, "fileUrl": "https://..."}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
If the field doesn't exist in the PDF file, an error message is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "Field 'Name' does not exist"}
Converts PDF file to an image and returns a temporary URL to the output image file.
Supported output image formats: jpeg, png, svg, pdf, webp, tiff, bmp
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/image?fileId=test&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/image?fileUrl=https://pdf.ninja/demo.pdf&md5sum=022cb6201da97ab7b745f88978d4cab7&key=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Try me
{"success": true, "fileUrl": "https://..."}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
Embeds images into the specified pages and at the specified locations with the specified sizes and returns a temporary URL to the output PDF file. If page is not specified, the image is added at the center of every page. If location is not specified, the image is added in the center of the page. If size is not specified, the image is scaled to fill the page. If no embeds attributes are specified for a submitted image, defaults will be used.
Supported input image formats: jpeg, png, gif, tiff, bmp, svg, pdf, webp
Embedding into an XFA document will automatically flatten the form and convert it into a non-XFA document.
{"success": true, "fileUrl": "https://..."}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
Combines fill and embed features into a single action.
{"success": true, "fileUrl": "https://..."}
If the fileId argument is used and the file cache has expired, "noSuchFileId" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "no file with such file id", "reason": "noSuchFileId"}
If the md5sum argument does not match the md5 sum of the file contents, "md5sumMismatch" reason is returned.
{"success": false, "error": "MD5 sum mismatch", "reason": "md5sumMismatch"}
Returns API capabilities.
$ curl "https://pdf.ninja/api/v2/capabilities" Try me
{"success": true, "features": []}
Capabilites can also be returned with each JSON response in the 'capabilities' property if the argument 'returnCapabilities' is set to 1, 'yes' or 'true'.
Last Updated: October 11, 2024
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Last Updated: October 11, 2024
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