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Get PDF Info From URL - Python

PDF Info Reader sample in Python demonstrating ‘Get PDF Info From URL’

GetPdfInfoFromUrl.py
import os
import requests  # pip install requests

# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
API_KEY = "******************************************"

# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"

# Direct URL of PDF file to get information
# You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/bytescout/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/    
SourceFileURL = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-info/sample.pdf"


def main(args=None):
    getInfoFromUrl(SourceFileURL)


def getInfoFromUrl(uploadedFileUrl):
    """Get Information using PDF.co Web API"""

    # Prepare requests params as JSON
    # See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
    parameters = {}
    parameters["url"] = uploadedFileUrl

    # Prepare URL for 'PDF Info' API request
    url = "{}/pdf/info".format(BASE_URL)

    # Execute request and get response as JSON
    response = requests.post(url, data=parameters, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY })
    if (response.status_code == 200):
        json = response.json()

        if json["error"] == False:
            # Display information
            print(json["info"])
        else:
            # Show service reported error
            print(json["message"])
    else:
        print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

PDF.co Web API: the Web API with a set of tools for documents manipulation, data conversion, data extraction, splitting and merging of documents. Includes image recognition, built-in OCR, barcode generation and barcode decoders to decode bar codes from scans, pictures and pdf.

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