Samples for the PDF Services .NET SDK

This sample solution helps you get started with the PDF Services .NET SDK.

The sample projects illustrate how to perform PDF-related actions (such as converting to and from the PDF format) using the PDF Services .NET SDK. Please note that the PDF Services .NET SDK supports only server side use cases.

Prerequisites

The sample solution has the following requirements:

• .NET: version 8.0 or above
• Build Tool: The solution requires Visual studio or .NET Core CLI to be installed to be able to run the sample projects.

Authentication Setup

The credentials file for the samples is pdfservices-api-credentials.json.
Before the samples can be run, set the environment variables PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID and PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_SECRET from the pdfservices-api-credentials.json file downloaded at the end of creation of credentials via Get Started workflow by running the following commands :

1. For MacOS/Linux Users :

   export PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR CLIENT ID>
   export PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>

2. For Windows Users :

   set PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_ID=<YOUR CLIENT ID>
   set PDF_SERVICES_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR CLIENT SECRET>

Client Configurations

The SDK supports setting up custom timeout for the API calls. Please
refer this section to
know more.

The SDK also supports setting up Proxy Server configurations which helps in successful API calls for network where all outgoing calls have to go through a proxy else, they are blocked. Please
refer this section to
know more.

Additionally, SDK can be configured to process the documents in the specified region.
Please refer this section to know more.

Quota Exhaustion

If you receive ServiceUsageException during the Samples run, it means that trial credentials have exhausted their usage quota. Please contact us to get paid credentials.

Build with .NET Core CLI

Run the following command to build the project:

dotnet build

Note that the PDF Services SDK is listed as a dependency and will be downloaded automatically.

A Note on Logging

Following component is being used by SDK:

• LibLog (MIT) as bridge between different logging frameworks.

Log4net is used as a logging provider in the sample projects and the logging configurations are provided in log4net.config.

Note: Add the configuration for your preferred provider and set up the necessary appender as required for logging to work.

Running the samples

The following sub-sections describe how to run the samples. Prior to running the samples, check that the configuration file is set up as described above and that the project has been built.

The code is in the different sample projects under the solution folder. Test files used by the samples can be found in the project directory itself. When executed, all samples create an output
child folder under the working directory to store their results.

Create a PDF File

These samples illustrate how to convert files of some formats to PDF. Refer the documentation of CreatePDFOperation.cs to see the list of all supported media types which can be converted to PDF.

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File

The sample project CreatePDFFromDocx creates a PDF file from a DOCX file.

cd CreatePDFFromDocx/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDocx.csproj

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File with options

The sample project CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions creates a PDF file from a DOCX file by setting documentLanguage as
the language of input file.

cd CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions.csproj

Create a PDF File From a PPTX File

The sample project CreatePDFFromPPTX creates a PDF file from a PPTX file.

cd CreatePDFFromPPTX/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromPPTX.csproj

Create a PDF File From HTML

These samples illustrate how to convert HTML to PDF.
Refer the HTML to PDF API documentation to see instructions on the structure of the zip file.

Create a PDF File From Static HTML (via Zip Archive)

The sample project StaticHTMLToPDF creates a PDF file from a zip file containing the input HTML file and its resources.

cd StaticHTMLToPDF/
dotnet run StaticHTMLToPDF.csproj

Create a PDF File From Dynamic HTML (via Zip Archive)

The sample project DynamicHTMLToPDF converts a zip file, containing the input HTML file and its resources, along
with the input data to a PDF file. The input data is used by the javascript in the HTML file to manipulate the HTML DOM,
thus effectively updating the source HTML file. This mechanism can be used to provide data to the template HTML
dynamically and then, convert it into a PDF file.

cd DynamicHTMLToPDF/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDynamicHtml.csproj

Create a PDF File From a Static HTML file with inline CSS

The sample project HTMLWithInlineCSSToPDF creates a PDF file from an input HTML file with inline CSS.

cd HTMLWithInlineCSSToPDF/
dotnet run HTMLWithInlineCSSToPDF.csproj

Create a PDF File From HTML specified via URL

The sample project HTMLToPDFFromURL creates a PDF file from an HTML specified via URL.

cd HTMLToPDFFromURL/
dotnet run HTMLToPDFFromURL.csproj

Export PDF To Other Formats

These samples illustrate how to export PDF files to other formats. Refer to the documentation of ExportPDFOperation.cs
and ExportPDFToImagesOperation.cs for supported export formats.

Export a PDF File To a DOCX File

The sample project ExportPDFToDocx converts a PDF file to a DOCX file.

cd ExportPDFToDocx/
dotnet run ExportPDFToDocx.csproj

Export a PDF file to a DOCX file (apply OCR on the PDF file)

The sample project ExportPDFToDocxWithOCROption converts a PDF file to a DOCX file.
OCR processing is also performed on the input PDF file to extract text from images in the document.

cd ExportPDFToDocxWithOCROption/
dotnet run ExportPDFToDocxWithOCROption.csproj

Export a PDF File To an Image Format (JPEG)

The sample project ExportPDFToJPEG converts a PDF file's pages to a list of JPEG images.

cd ExportPDFToJPEG/
dotnet run ExportPDFToJPEG.csproj

Export a PDF File To a Zip of Images (JPEG)

The sample project ExportPDFToJPEGZip converts a PDF file's pages to JPEG images.
The resulting file is a ZIP archive containing one image per page of the source PDF file

cd ExportPDFToJPEGZip/
dotnet run ExportPDFToJPEGZip.csproj

Combine PDF Files

These samples illustrate how to combine multiple PDF files into a single PDF file.

Combine Multiple PDF Files

The sample project CombineFiles combines multiple PDF files into a single PDF file. The combined PDF file contains all pages
of the source files.

cd CombinePDF/
dotnet run CombinePDF.csproj

Combine Specific Pages of Multiple PDF Files

The sample project CombineFilesWithPageOptions combines specific pages of multiple PDF files into into a single PDF file.

cd CombinePDFWithPageRanges/
dotnet run CombinePDFWithPageRanges.csproj

OCR PDF File

These samples illustrate how to apply OCR(Optical Character Recognition) to a PDF file and convert it to a searchable copy of your PDF. The supported input format is application/pdf.

Convert a PDF File into a Searchable PDF File

The sample project OcrPDF converts a PDF file into a searchable PDF file.

cd OcrPDF/
dotnet run OcrPDF.csproj

Convert a PDF File into a Searchable PDF File while keeping the original image

The sample project OcrPDFWithOptions converts a PDF file to a searchable PDF file with maximum fidelity to the original
image and default en-us locale. Refer to the documentation of OCRSupportedLocale.cs and OCRSupportedType.cs to see
the list of supported OCR locales and OCR types.

cd OcrPDFWithOptions/
dotnet run OcrPDFWithOptions.csproj

Compress PDF File

The sample illustrates how to reduce the size of a PDF file.

Reduce PDF File Size

The sample project CompressPDF reduces the size of a PDF file.

cd CompressPDF/
dotnet run CompressPDF.csproj

Reduce PDF File Size on the basis of Compression Level

The sample project CompressPDFWithOptions reduces the size of a PDF file on the basis of provided compression level.
Refer to the documentation of CompressionLevel.cs to see the list of supported compression levels.

cd CompressPDFWithOptions/
dotnet run CompressPDFWithOptions.csproj

PDF Form Data Operations

These samples illustrate how to work with form data in PDF files.

Export Form Data from a PDF File

The sample project ExportPDFFormData extracts form data from a PDF file into a JSON file.

cd ExportPDFFormData/
dotnet run ExportPDFFormData.csproj

Import Form Data into a PDF File

The sample project ImportPDFFormData imports form data from a JSON file into a PDF form.

cd ImportPDFFormData/
dotnet run ImportPDFFormData.csproj

Linearize PDF File

The sample illustrates how to convert a PDF file into a Linearized (also known as "web optimized") PDF file. Such PDF files are
optimized for incremental access in network environments.

Convert a PDF File into a Web Optimized File

The sample project LinearizePDF optimizes the PDF file for a faster Web View.

cd LinearizePDF/
dotnet run LinearizePDF.csproj

Protect PDF File

These samples illustrate how to secure a PDF file with a password.

Convert a PDF File into a Password Protected PDF File

The sample project ProtectPDF converts a PDF file into a password protected PDF file.

cd ProtectPDF/
dotnet run ProtectPDF.csproj

Protect a PDF File with an Owner Password and Permissions

The sample project ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword secures an input PDF file with owner password and allows certain access permissions such as copying and editing the contents, and printing of the document at low resolution.

cd ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword/
dotnet run ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword.csproj

Remove Protection

The sample illustrates how to remove a password security from a PDF document.

Remove Protection from a PDF File

The sample project RemoveProtection removes a password security from a secured PDF document.

cd RemoveProtection/
dotnet run RemoveProtection.csproj

Rotate Pages

The sample illustrates how to rotate pages in a PDF file.

Rotate Pages in PDF File

The sample project RotatePDFPages rotates specific pages in a PDF file.

cd RotatePDFPages/
dotnet run RotatePDFPages.csproj

Delete Pages

The sample illustrates how to delete pages in a PDF file.

Delete Pages from PDF File

The sample project DeletePDFPages removes specific pages from a PDF file.

cd DeletePDFPages/
dotnet run DeletePDFPages.csproj

Reorder Pages

The sample illustrates how to reorder the pages in a PDF file.

Reorder Pages in PDF File

The sample project ReorderPDFPages rearranges the pages of a PDF file according to the specified order.

cd ReorderPDFPages/
dotnet run ReorderPDFPages.csproj

Insert Pages

The sample illustrates how to insert pages in a PDF file.

Insert Pages into a single PDF File

The sample project InsertPDFPages inserts pages of multiple PDF files into a base PDF file.

cd InsertPDFPages/
dotnet run InsertPDFPages.csproj

Replace Pages

The sample illustrates how to replace pages of a PDF file.

Replace PDF File Pages with Multiple PDF Files

The sample project ReplacePDFPages replaces specific pages in a PDF file with pages from multiple PDF files.

cd ReplacePDFPages/
dotnet run ReplacePDFPages.csproj

Split PDF File

These samples illustrate how to split PDF file into multiple PDF files.

Split PDF By Number of Pages

The sample project SplitPDFByNumberOfPages splits input PDF into multiple PDF files on the basis of the maximum number
of pages each of the output files can have.

cd SplitPDFByNumberOfPages/
dotnet run SplitPDFByNumberOfPages.csproj

Split PDF Into Number of PDF Files

The sample project SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles splits input PDF into multiple PDF files on the basis of the number
of documents.

cd SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles/
dotnet run SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles.csproj

Split PDF By Page Ranges

The sample project SplitPDFByPageRanges splits input PDF into multiple PDF files on the basis of page ranges.
Each page range corresponds to a single output file having the pages specified in the page range.

cd SplitPDFByPageRanges/
dotnet run SplitPDFByPageRanges.csproj

Document Merge

Adobe Document Merge Operation allows you to produce high fidelity PDF and Word documents with dynamic data inputs.
Using this operation, you can merge your JSON data with Word templates to create dynamic documents for
contracts and agreements, invoices, proposals, reports, forms, branded marketing documents and more.
To know more about document generation and document templates, please checkout the documentation

Merge Document to DOCX

The sample project MergeDocumentToDocx merges the Word based document template with the input JSON data to generate
the output document in the DOCX format.

cd MergeDocumentToDocx/
dotnet run MergeDocumentToDocx.csproj

Merge Document to PDF

The sample project MergeDocumentToPDF merges the Word based document template with the input JSON data to generate
the output document in the PDF format.

cd MergeDocumentToPDF/
dotnet run MergeDocumentToPDF.csproj

Merge Document to DOCX Fragments

The sample project MergeDocumentToDocxFragments merges the Word based document template with the input JSON data and Fragments JSON to generate
the output document in the Docx format.

cd MergeDocumentToDocxFragments/
dotnet run MergeDocumentToDocxFragments.csproj

PDF Electronic Seal

These samples illustrate how to perform electronic seal over PDF documents like
agreements, invoices, proposals, reports, forms, branded marketing documents and more.
To know more about PDF Electronic Seal, please see the documentation.
The following details needs to updated while executing these samples: PROVIDER_NAME, ACCESS_TOKEN, CREDENTIAL_ID and PIN.

Apply Electronic Seal

The sample project ElectronicSeal uses the sealing options with default appearance options to apply electronic seal over the PDF document.

cd ElectronicSeal/
dotnet run ElectronicSeal.csproj

Apply Electronic Seal With Custom Appearance Options

The sample project ElectronicSealWithAppearanceOptions uses the sealing options with custom appearance options to apply electronic seal over the PDF document.

cd ElectronicSealWithAppearanceOptions/
dotnet run ElectronicSealWithAppearanceOptions.csproj

Apply Electronic Seal With Trusted Timestamp

The sample project ElectronicSealWithTimeStampAuthority uses a time stamp authority to apply electronic seal
with trusted timestamp over the PDF document.

cd ElectronicSealWithTimeStampAuthority/
dotnet run ElectronicSealWithTimeStampAuthority.csproj

Extract PDF

These samples illustrate extracting content of PDF in a structured JSON format along with the renditions inside PDF.

• The structuredData.json file with the extracted content & PDF element structure.
• A renditions folder(s) containing renditions for each element type selected as input.
  The folder name is either "tables" or "figures" depending on your specified element type.
  Each folder contains renditions with filenames that correspond to the element information in the JSON file.

Extract Text Elements

The sample project ExtractTextInfoFromPDF extracts text elements from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextInfoFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextInfoFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text Elements and bounding boxes for Characters present in text blocks

The sample project ExtractTextInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF extracts text elements and bounding boxes for characters present in text blocks.

cd ExtractTextInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoFromPDF extracts text, table elements from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements and bounding boxes for Characters present in text blocks with Renditions of Table Elements

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF extracts text, table elements, bounding boxes for characters present in text blocks and
table element's renditions from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoWithCharBoundsFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements with Renditions of Figure, Table Elements

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoWithFiguresTablesRenditionsFromPDF extracts text, table elements along with figure
and table element's renditions from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoWithFiguresTablesRenditionsFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoWithFiguresTablesRenditionsFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements with Renditions of Table Elements

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoWithRenditionsFromPDF extracts text, table elements along with table renditions
from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoWithRenditionsFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoWithRenditionsFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements with Styling information of text

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoWithStylingFromPDF extracts text and table elements along with the styling information of the text blocks.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoWithStylingFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoWithStylingFromPDF.csproj

Extract Text, Table Elements with Renditions and CSV's of Table Elements

The sample project ExtractTextTableInfoWithTableStructureFromPdf extracts text, table elements, table structures as CSV and
table element's renditions from PDF document.

cd ExtractTextTableInfoWithTableStructureFromPDF/
dotnet run ExtractTextTableInfoWithTableStructureFromPDF.csproj

PDF Properties

This sample illustrates how to fetch properties of a PDF file

Fetch PDF Properties

The sample project GetPDFProperties fetches the properties of an input PDF.

cd GetPDFProperties/
dotnet run GetPDFProperties.csproj

PDF Watermark

These samples illustrate how to add a watermark in PDF document.

Add Watermark in PDF Document

The sample project PDFWatermark adds watermarking with default appearance options to apply watermark on the PDF document.

cd PDFWatermark/
dotnet run PDFWatermark.csproj

Add Watermark in PDF Document with custom appearance options

The sample project PDFWatermarkWithOptions adds watermarking with custom appearance options to apply watermark on the PDF document.

cd PDFWatermarkWithOptions/
dotnet run PDFWatermarkWithOptions.csproj

Custom Client Configuration

These samples illustrate how to provide a custom client configurations(timeouts, proxy and region).

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File (By providing custom value for timeouts)

The sample project CreatePDFWithCustomTimeouts highlights how to provide the custom value for timeout and read write timeout.

cd CreatePDFWithCustomTimeouts/
dotnet run CreatePDFWithCustomTimeouts.csproj

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File (By providing Proxy Server settings)

The sample project CreatePDFWithProxyServer highlights how to provide Proxy Server configurations to allow all API calls via that proxy Server.

cd CreatePDFWithProxyServer/
dotnet run CreatePDFWithProxyServer.csproj

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File (By providing Proxy Server settings with authentication)

The sample project CreatePDFWithAuthenticatedProxyServer highlights how to provide Proxy Server configurations to allow all API calls via that proxy Server that requires authentication.

cd CreatePDFWithAuthenticatedProxyServer/
dotnet run CreatePDFWithAuthenticatedProxyServer.csproj

Export a PDF File to a DOCX File (By providing the region)

The sample project ExportPDFWithSpecifiedRegion highlights how to configure the SDK to process the documents in the specified region.

cd ExportPDFWithSpecifiedRegion/
dotnet run ExportPDFWithSpecifiedRegion.csproj

Create Tagged PDF

These samples illustrate how to create a PDF document with enhanced readability from existing PDF document. All tags from the input file will be removed except for existing alt-text images and a
new tagged PDF will be created as output. However, the generated PDF is not guaranteed to comply with accessibility standards such as WCAG and PDF/UA as you may need to perform further downstream remediation to meet those standards.

Create Tagged PDF from a PDF

The sample project AutotagPDF highlights how to add tags to PDF document to make the PDF more accessible.

cd AutotagPDF/
dotnet run AutotagPDF.csproj

Create Tagged PDF from a PDF along with a report and shift the headings in the output PDF file

The sample project AutotagPDFWithOptions highlights how to add tags to PDF documents to make the PDF more accessible and also shift the headings in the output PDF file.
Also, it generates a tagging report which contains the information about the tags that the tagged output PDF document contains.

cd AutotagPDFWithOptions/
dotnet run AutotagPDFWithOptions.csproj

Create Tagged PDF from a PDF by setting options with command line arguments

The sample project AutotagPDFParameterised highlights how to add tags to PDF documents to make the PDF more accessible by setting options through command line arguments.

Here is a sample list of command line arguments and their description: </br>
--input &lt; input file path &gt; </br>
--output &lt; output file path &gt; </br>
--report { If this argument is present then the output will be generated with the tagging report } </br>
--shift_headings { If this argument is present then the headings will be shifted in the output PDF document } </br>

cd AutotagPDFParameterised/
dotnet run AutotagPDFParameterised.csproj --report --shift_headings --input autotagPdfInput.pdf --output output/

PDF Accessibility Checker

This samples illustrate how to check PDF files to see if they meet the machine-verifiable requirements of PDF/UA and WCAG 2.0.

Run Accessibility Checker on Input PDF

The sample project PDFAccessibilityChecker illustrates how to run accessibility Checker on input PDF file.

cd PDFAccessibilityChecker/
dotnet run PDFAccessibilityChecker.csproj

Run Accessibility Checker on input PDF file for given page start and page end

The sample project PDFAccessibilityCheckerWithOptions illustrates how to run accessibility Checker on input PDF file for given page start and page end.

cd PDFAccessibilityCheckerWithOptions/
dotnet run PDFAccessibilityCheckerWithOptions.csproj

External Input / Output Storage

These samples illustrate how to use external input and output storage for the supported operations.

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File Using External Input Storage

The sample project ExternalInputCreatePDFFromDOCX creates a PDF file from a DOCX file stored at external storage.

cd ExternalInputCreatePDFFromDOCX/
dotnet run ExternalInputCreatePDFFromDOCX.csproj

Create a PDF File From a DOCX File Using External Input Storage and Store the Result in External Output Storage

The sample project ExternalInputAndOutputCreatePDFFromDOCX creates a PDF file from a DOCX file stored at external storage and stores the result in external output storage.

cd ExternalInputAndOutputCreatePDFFromDOCX/
dotnet run ExternalInputAndOutputCreatePDFFromDOCX.csproj

Licensing

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.