How to add text and images to PDF in Python with PDF.co Web API
PDF.co Web API is the Web API with a set of tools for documents manipulation, data conversion, data extraction, splitting and merging of documents. Includes image recognition, built-in OCR, barcode generation and barcode decoders to decode bar codes from scans, pictures and pdf.
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AddTextAndImageToExistingPDF.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.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-'. Pages = "" # PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. Password = "" # Destination PDF file name DestinationFile = ".//result.pdf" # Text annotation params Type = "annotation" I = 400 J = 600 Text = "APPROVED" FontName = "Times New Roman" FontSize = 24 Color = "FF0000" # Image params Type = "image" X = 400 Y = 20 Width = 119 Height = 32 ImageUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/logo.png" def main(args = None): addToExistingPDF(DestinationFile) def addToExistingPDF(destinationFile): import json """Add Text using PDF.co Web API""" # Prepare requests params as JSON # See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co payload = json.dumps({ "name": os.path.basename(destinationFile), "password": Password, "url": SourceFileUrl, "annotations": [{ "text": Text, "x": I, "y": J, "fontname": FontName, "size": FontSize, "color": Color, "pages": Pages }], "images": [{ "url": ImageUrl, "x": X, "y": Y, "width": Width, "height": Height, "pages": Pages }] }) # Prepare URL for 'PDF Edit' API request url = "{}/pdf/edit/add".format(BASE_URL) # Execute request and get response as JSON response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY }) if (response.status_code == 200): json = response.json() if json["error"] == False: # Get URL of result file resultFileUrl = json["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(json["message"]) else: print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}") if __name__ == '__main__': main()
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