How to optimize PDF from uploaded file for PDF optimization API in PowerShell with PDF.co Web API
See how to optimize PDF from uploaded file to have PDF optimization API in PowerShell
The coding tutorials are designed to help you test the features without need to write your own code. PDF optimization API in PowerShell can be implemented with 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.
The SDK samples like this one below explain how to quickly make your application do PDF optimization API in PowerShell with the help of PDF.co Web API. Open your PowerShell project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample PowerShell codes to implement PDF optimization API using PDF.co Web API.
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OptimizePdfFromUploadedFile.ps1
# The authentication key (API Key). # Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api $API_KEY = "***********************************" # Source PDF file $SourceFile = ".\sample.pdf" # PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. $Password = "" # Destination PDF file name $DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf" # 1. RETRIEVE THE PRESIGNED URL TO UPLOAD THE FILE. # * If you already have a direct file URL, skip to the step 3. # Prepare URL for `Get Presigned URL` API call $query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?contenttype=application/octet-stream&name=" + ` [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($SourceFile) $query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query) try { # Execute request $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $query if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) { # Get URL to use for the file upload $uploadUrl = $jsonResponse.presignedUrl # Get URL of uploaded file to use with later API calls $uploadedFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url # 2. UPLOAD THE FILE TO CLOUD. $r = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Put -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "content-type" = "application/octet-stream" } -InFile $SourceFile -Uri $uploadUrl if ($r.StatusCode -eq 200) { # 3. OPTIMIZE UPLOADED PDF FILE # Prepare URL for `Optimize PDF` API call $query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/optimize" # Prepare request body (will be auto-converted to JSON by Invoke-RestMethod) # See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co $body = @{ "name" = $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf) "password" = $Password "url" = $uploadedFileUrl } | ConvertTo-Json # Execute request $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY; "Content-Type" = "application/json" } -Body $body -Uri $query $jsonResponse = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) { # Get URL of generated PDF file $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url; # Download PDF file Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file." } else { # Display service reported error Write-Host $jsonResponse.message } } else { # Display request error status Write-Host $r.StatusCode + " " + $r.StatusDescription } } else { # Display service reported error Write-Host $jsonResponse.message } } catch { # Display request error Write-Host $_.Exception }
run.bat
@echo off powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\OptimizePdfFromUploadedFile.ps1" echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel% pause
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PDF-co-Web-API-PowerShell-Optimize-PDF-From-Uploaded-File.pdf