How to convert PDF to XML in jquery async API for PDF to XML API in JavaScript and PDF.co Web API

How to convert PDF to XML in jquery async API in JavaScript with easy ByteScout code samples to make PDF to XML API. Step-by-step tutorial

Here you may find thousands pre-made source code pieces for easy implementation in your own programming projects. PDF.co Web API was made to help with PDF to XML API in JavaScript. 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 to XML API in JavaScript with the help of PDF.co Web API. Open your JavaScript project and simply copy & paste the code and then run your app! Tutorials are available along with installed PDF.co Web API if you’d like to dive deeper into the topic and the details of the API.

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converter.js

      
var apiKey, formData, toType, isInline;

$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#resultBlock").hide();
    $("#errorBlock").hide();
    $("#result").attr("href", '').html('');
});
 
$(document).on("click", "#submit", function () {
    $("#resultBlock").hide();
    $("#errorBlock").hide();
    $("#inlineOutput").text(''); // inline output div
    $("#status").text(''); // status div
 
    apiKey = $("#apiKey").val().trim(); //Get your API key at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
 
    formData = $("#form input[type=file]")[0].files[0]; // file to upload
    toType = $("#convertType").val(); // output type
    isInline = $("#outputType").val() == "inline"; // if we need output as inline content or link to output file

    $("#status").html('Requesting presigned url for upload... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

    $.ajax({
        url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/upload/get-presigned-url?name=test.pdf&contenttype=application/pdf&encrypt=true',
        type: 'GET',
        headers: {'x-api-key': apiKey}, // passing our api key
        success: function (result) {    

            if (result['error'] === false) {
                var presignedUrl = result['presignedUrl']; // reading provided presigned url to put our content into
                var accessUrl = result['url']; // reading output url that will indicate uploaded file

                $("#status").html('Uploading... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

                $.ajax({
                    url: presignedUrl, // no api key is required to upload file
                    type: 'PUT',
                    headers: {'content-type': 'application/pdf'}, // setting to pdf type as we are uploading pdf file
                    data: formData,
                    processData: false,
                    success: function (result) {                               
                        
                        $("#status").html('Processing... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

                        $.ajax({
                            url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/convert/to/'+toType+'?url='+ presignedUrl + '&encrypt=true&inline=' + isInline + '&async=True',
                            type: 'POST',
                            headers: {'x-api-key': apiKey},
                            success: function (result) { 
                                if (result.error) {
                                    $("#status").text('Error uploading file.');
                                }
                                else {
                                    checkIfJobIsCompleted(result.jobId, result.url);
                                }
                            }
                        });
                    },
                    error: function () {
                        $("#status").text('error');
                    }
                  });                
        

                }
            }
        });
});
 
function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) {
    $.ajax({
        url: 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check?jobid=' + jobId,
        type: 'GET',
        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey }, // passing our api key
        success: function (jobResult) {

            $("#status").html(jobResult.status + ' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="ajax-loader.gif" />');

            if (jobResult.status == "working") {
                // Check again after 3 seconds
                setTimeout(function(){
                    checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl);
                }, 3000);
            }
            else if (jobResult.status == "success") {

                $("#status").text('Done converting.');

                $("#resultBlock").show();

                if (isInline && toType != "xls" && toType != "xlsx") {
                    $.ajax({
                        url: resultFileUrl,
                        dataType: 'text',
                        success: function(respText){
                            $("#inlineOutput").text(respText);
                        }
                    });
                }
                else {
                    $("#result").attr("href", resultFileUrl).html(resultFileUrl);
                }
            }
        }
    });
}

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