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PDF.co Document, File & System API

The Document, File & System API from PDF.co — 17 operation(s) for document, file & system.

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PDF.co Document, File & System API is one of 10 APIs that PDF.co publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Document, File & System. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 18 operations across 17 paths, and defines 12 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.pdf.co.

18 operations 17 paths 12 schemas 3 GET15 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Server
https://api.pdf.co
Authentication
API Key
Contact
PDF.co Support
License
Proprietary
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

PDF.co Document, File & System API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 18

Across 17 paths, the API surfaces 18 operations — 3 GET, 15 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Document, File & System 18
POST
/v2/pdf/compress
PDF Compress
post_v2_pdf_compress body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/optimizedeprecated
PDF Optimize
post_v1_pdf_optimize body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/info
PDF Info Reader
post_v1_pdf_info body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/job/check
Background & Job Check
post_v1_job_check body → 200400401402403404408429
GET
/v1/account/credit/balance
Get Account Balance Info
get_v1_account_credit_balance → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/classifier
Document Classifier
post_v1_pdf_classifier body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/email/send
Send Email with File
post_v1_email_send body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/email/decode
Extract Data from Email File
post_v1_email_decode body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/email/extract-attachments
Extract Email Attachment
post_v1_email_extract-attachments body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/file/upload
Upload Small File
post_v1_file_upload body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/file/delete
Delete Temporary File
post_v1_file_delete body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/file/hash
Get MD5 Hash of File by URL
post_v1_file_hash body → 200400401402403404408429
GET
/v1/file/upload/url
Upload File from URL
get_v1_file_upload_url 4 params → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/file/upload/url
Upload File from URL
post_v1_file_upload_url body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/file/upload/base64
Upload File Using Base64
post_v1_file_upload_base64 body → 200400401402403404408429
GET
/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url
Generate Pre-signed URL
get_v1_file_upload_get_presigned_url 3 params → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/security/add
Add Password to PDF
post_v1_pdf_security_add body → 200400401402403404408429
POST
/v1/pdf/security/remove
Remove Password from PDF
post_v1_pdf_security_remove body → 200400401402403404408429

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

url
string
URL to the source file [url attribute](/api-reference/url-input-and-request-limits).
name
string
File name for generated output.
timeout
number
Timeout for output links in seconds
inline
boolean
Set to true to return results inside the response. Otherwise, the endpoint will return a URL to the output file generated.
async
boolean
Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with the [Background Job Check endpoint](/api-ref…
httppassword
string
HTTP auth password if required to access source URL.
casesensitive
boolean
Set to false to don't use case-sensitive search.
password
string
Password for the PDF file.
file
string
The path to the local file to be uploaded.
profiles
string
Profiles are used configure extra options for specific API endpoints and may be unique to an API. For more information, see [Profiles](/api-reference/profiles)…
httpusername
string
HTTP auth user name if required to access source URL.
expiration
number
Sets the expiration time for the output link, in minutes. After this period, generated output file(s) are automatically deleted from [PDF.co Temporary Files St…

Specification

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Source

pdf-co-document-file-system-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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ID
pdf-co:pdf-co-document-file-system-api
Server
https://api.pdf.co
Docs
https://docs.pdf.co/api-reference
Provider
PDF.co
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