Convert Web Page To PDF From Link (Node.js) - Async API - JavaScript
PDF from URL (URL to PDF) sample in JavaScript demonstrating ‘Convert Web Page To PDF From Link (Node.js) - Async API’
app.js
var https = require("https");
var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");
// The authentication key (API Key).
// Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
const API_KEY = "***********************************";
// URL of web page to convert to PDF document.
const SourceUrl = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page";
// Destination PDF file name
const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";
// Prepare request to `Web Page to PDF` API endpoint
var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/convert/from/url`;
// JSON payload for api request
var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
name: path.basename(DestinationFile), url: SourceUrl, async: true
});
var reqOptions = {
host: "api.pdf.co",
method: "POST",
path: queryPath,
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
}
};
// Send request
var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
response.on("data", (d) => {
// Parse JSON response
var data = JSON.parse(d);
if (data.error == false) {
console.log(`Job #${data.jobId} has been created!`);
checkIfJobIsCompleted(data.jobId, data.url);
}
else {
// Service reported error
console.log(data.message);
}
});
}).on("error", (e) => {
// Request error
console.log(e);
});
// Write request data
postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
postRequest.end();
function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) {
let queryPath = `/v1/job/check`;
// JSON payload for api request
let jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
jobid: jobId
});
let reqOptions = {
host: "api.pdf.co",
path: queryPath,
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
}
};
// Send request
var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
response.on("data", (d) => {
response.setEncoding("utf8");
// Parse JSON response
let data = JSON.parse(d);
console.log(`Checking Job #${jobId}, Status: ${data.status}, Time: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`);
if (data.status == "working") {
// Check again after 3 seconds
setTimeout(function(){ checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl);}, 3000);
}
else if (data.status == "success") {
// Download PDF file
var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile);
https.get(resultFileUrl, (response2) => {
response2.pipe(file)
.on("close", () => {
console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`);
});
});
}
else {
console.log(`Operation ended with status: "${data.status}".`);
}
})
});
// Write request data
postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
postRequest.end();
}
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