PDF.co Web API - PDF Information API - JavaScript - Get PDF Info From File (Node.js)

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How to get PDF info from file (node for PDF information API in JavaScript using PDF.co Web API

PDF.co Web API is 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

      /*jshint esversion: 6 */

var fs = require("fs");

// `request` module is required for file upload.
// Use "npm install request" command to install.
var request = require("request");

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


// Source PDF file to get information
const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf";

// Prepare URL for `PDF Info` API call
var query = `https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/info`;
let reqOptions = {
    uri: query,
    headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY },
    formData: {
        file: fs.createReadStream(SourceFile)
    }
};

// Send request
request.post(reqOptions, function (error, response, body) {
    if (error) {
        return console.error("Error: ", error);
    }

    // Parse JSON response
    let data = JSON.parse(body);
    if (data.error == false) {
         // Display PDF document information
         for (var key in data.info) {  
            console.log(`${key}: ${data.info[key]}`);
        }
    }
    else {
        // Service reported error
        console.log("Error: " + data.message);
    }
});

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"
  }
}