Merge PDF Documents From URLs Asynchronously - PowerShell
PDF Merge sample in PowerShell demonstrating ‘Merge PDF Documents From URLs Asynchronously’
MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1
# Cloud API asynchronous "Merge PDF" job example.
# Allows to avoid timeout errors when processing huge or scanned PDF documents.
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
$API_KEY = "***********************************"
# Direct URLs of PDF documents to merge
$SourceFiles = @(
"https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample1.pdf",
"https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample2.pdf"
)
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"
# (!) Make asynchronous job
$Async = $true
# Prepare URL for `Merge PDF` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/merge"
# Prepare request body (will be auto-converted to JSON by Invoke-RestMethod)
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
$body = @{
"name" = $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf)
"url" = $SourceFiles -join ","
"async" = $Async
} | ConvertTo-Json
try {
# Execute request
$response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "Content-Type" = "application/json" } -Body $body -Uri $query
$jsonResponse = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json
if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
# Asynchronous job ID
$jobId = $jsonResponse.jobId
# URL of generated PDF file that will available after the job completion
$resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url
# Check the job status in a loop.
do {
$statusCheckUrl = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check?jobid=" + $jobId
$jsonStatus = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $statusCheckUrl
# Display timestamp and status (for demo purposes)
Write-Host "$(Get-date): $($jsonStatus.status)"
if ($jsonStatus.status -eq "success") {
# Download PDF file
Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl
Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
break
}
elseif ($jsonStatus.status -eq "working") {
# Pause for a few seconds
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
}
else {
Write-Host $jsonStatus.status
break
}
}
while ($true)
}
else {
# Display service reported error
Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
}
}
catch {
# Display request error
Write-Host $_.Exception
}
run.bat
@echo off
powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%
pause
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