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Split PDF By Text From URL (Node.js) - JavaScript

PDF Split sample in JavaScript demonstrating ‘Split PDF By Text From URL (Node.js)’

app.js
var https = require("https");
var fs = require("fs");


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


// Source PDF file to split
// 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/    
const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-split/multiple-invoices.pdf";
// Split Search String
const SplitText = "invoice number";


// Prepare request to `Split PDF By TeExt` API endpoint
var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/split2`;

// JSON payload for api request
var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
    searchString: SplitText, url: SourceFileUrl
});

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) {
            // Download generated PDF files
            var part = 1;
            data.urls.forEach((url) => {
                var localFileName = `./part${part}.pdf`;
                var file = fs.createWriteStream(localFileName);
                https.get(url, (response2) => {
                    response2.pipe(file)
                        .on("close", () => {
                            console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${localFileName}" file.`);
                        });
                });
                part++;
            }, this);
        }
        else {
            // Service reported error
            console.log(data.message);
        }
    });
}).on("error", (e) => {
    // Request error
    console.error(e);
});

// Write request data
postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
postRequest.end();

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