PDF.co Web API - PDF Splitting API - JavaScript - Split PDF By Text From File (Node.js)

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How to split PDF by text from file (node for PDF splitting API in JavaScript and PDF.co Web API

What is PDF.co Web API? It 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 https = require("https");
var path = require("path");
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 split
const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf";
// Split Search String
const SplitText = "invoice number";

// Prepare URL for `Split PDF By Text` API endpoint
var query = `https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/split2`;
let reqOptions = {
    uri: query,
    headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY },
    formData: {
        searchString: SplitText,
        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) {
        // Download generated PDF files
        var part = 1;
        data.urls.forEach((url) => {
            var localFileName = `./part${part}.pdf`;
            var file = fs.createWriteStream(localFileName);
            https.get(url, (response2) => {
                response2.pipe(file)
                    .on("close", () => {
                        console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${localFileName}" file.`);
                    });
            });
            part++;
        }, this);
    }
    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"
  }
}