Add Barcode in a Specific Place using PDF Editor Web API

  1. Install request module
  2. Add API Key
  3. URL to Source File and Result File
  4. Run Program
  5. Add Barcode in a PDF Demo

In this tutorial, you will learn how to add barcodes in a specific place in a PDF using PDF.co PDF Editor Web API.

Here’s a sample PDF that we can use for this tutorial.

Screenshot of Source PDF
Screenshot of Source PDF

Here’s what the output looks like after this tutorial.

Screenshot of the Output PDF
Screenshot of the Output PDF

Step 1 – Install request module

If you haven’t yet, kindly install the requests module. You can do it by running this python -m pip install requests in your command line.

Step 2 – Add API Key

Add your API key to your sample Python code. You may get your API key here.

Add your API key

Step 3 – URL to Source File and Result File

Add the URL to your source file and add a path for your result file. Also, set the params for your image.

Add the URL to your source file and add a path for your result file. Also, set the params for your image.

Step 4 – Run Program

After setting up your code you may now run the program.

Run program

Step 5 – Add Barcode in a PDF Demo

Here’s the program in action

Output for Add Barcode to a PDF
Output for Add Barcode to a PDF

You’ve learned how to add barcodes in a specific place in a PDF using PDF.co PDF Editor Web API with this tutorial.

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