PDF.co Web API - Replace Text With Image From PDF - JavaScript - Replace Text With Image From File (Node.js)

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How to replace text with image from PDF in JavaScript and PDF.co Web API

PDF.co Web API is the Rest API that provides set of data extraction functions, tools for documents manipulation, splitting and merging of pdf files. Includes built-in OCR, images recognition, can generate 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
const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf";
// PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
const Password = "";
// Destination PDF file name
const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";

// Prepare URL for `Replace Text With Image from PDF` API endpoint
var query = `https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/replace-text-with-image`;
let reqOptions = {
    uri: query,
    headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY },
    formData: {
        name: path.basename(DestinationFile),
        password: Password,
        file: fs.createReadStream(SourceFile),
        searchString: '/creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/',
        replaceImage: 'https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/image-to-pdf/image1.png'
    }
};

// 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 PDF file
        var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile);
        https.get(data.url, (response2) => {
            response2.pipe(file)
            .on("close", () => {
                console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`);
            });
        });
    }
    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"
  }
}