PDF.co Web API - Add Text And Images To PDF - JavaScript - Add Text to Existing PDF (Node.js)

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How to add text and images to PDF in JavaScript and PDF.co Web API

PDF.co Web API: the flexible Web API that includes full set of functions from e-signature requests to data extraction, OCR, images recognition, pdf splitting and pdf splitting. Can also generate barcodes and read barcodes from images, scans and pdf.

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app.js

      var https = require("https");
var path = require("path");
var fs = require("fs");

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

// 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/    
const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf";

// Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
const Pages = "";

// PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
const Password = "";

// Destination PDF file name
const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";

// Text annotation params
const Type = "annotation";
const X = 400;
const Y = 600;
const Text = "APPROVED";
const FontName = "Times New Roman";
const FontSize = 24;
const Color = "FF0000";

// * Add Text *
// Prepare request to `PDF Edit` API endpoint
var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/edit/add`;

// JSON payload for api request
var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
    name: path.basename(DestinationFile),
    url: SourceFileUrl,
    password: Password,
    annotations:[
        {
            pages: Pages,
            x: X,
            y: Y,
            text: Text,
            fontname: FontName,
            size: FontSize,
            color: Color
        }
    ]
});

var reqOptions = {
    host: "api.pdf.co",
    method: "POST",
    path: encodeURI(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 the output file
            var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile);
            https.get(data.url, (response2) => {
                response2.pipe(file).on("close", () => {
                    console.log(`Generated PDF file saved to '${DestinationFile}' file.`);
                });
            });
        }
        else {
            // Service reported error
            console.log(data.message);
        }
    });
}).on("error", (e) => {
    // Request error
    console.error(e);
});

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

package.json

      {
  "name": "test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "PDF.co",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
  },
  "keywords": [
    "pdf.co",
    "web",
    "api",
    "bytescout",
    "api"
  ],
  "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "request": "^2.88.2"
  }
}