Remove PDF Document Protection - Python
PDF Password And Security sample in Python demonstrating ‘Remove PDF Document Protection’
UnprotectPDFDocument.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 source PDF file.
# 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-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-security/ProtectedPDFFile.pdf"
# Destination PDF file name
DestinationFile = ".\\unprotected.pdf"
# The owner/user password to open file and to remove security features
PDFFilePassword = "admin@123"
# Runs processing asynchronously.
# Returns Use JobId that you may use with /job/check to check state of the processing (possible states: working, failed, aborted and success).
Async = False
def main(args = None):
unprotectPDF(SourceFileURL, DestinationFile)
def unprotectPDF(uploadedFileUrl, destinationFile):
"""Remove password from PDF using PDF.co Web API"""
# Prepare requests params as JSON
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
parameters = {"name": os.path.basename(destinationFile), "url": uploadedFileUrl, "password": PDFFilePassword, "async": Async}
# Serializing json
import json
json_object = json.dumps(parameters, indent=4)
# Prepare URL for 'PDF Security' API request
url = "{}/pdf/security/remove".format(BASE_URL)
# Execute request and get response as JSON
response = requests.post(url, data=json_object, headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY})
if (response.status_code == 200):
jsonResp = response.json()
if jsonResp["error"] == False:
# Get URL of result file
resultFileUrl = jsonResp["url"]
# Download result file
r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
if (r.status_code == 200):
with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
for chunk in r:
file.write(chunk)
print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
else:
# Show service reported error
print(jsonResp["message"])
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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