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Cloud API – PDF Make Searchable API – C# – Make Searchable PDF From URL

Program.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
namespace ByteScoutWebApiExample
{
    class Program
    {
        // The authentication key (API Key).
        // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
        const String API_KEY = "***********************************";
         
        // Direct URL of source PDF file.
        const string SourceFileUrl = "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/bytescout-com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-make-searchable/sample.pdf";
        // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
        const string Pages = "";
        // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
        const string Password = "";
        // OCR language. "eng", "fra", "deu", "spa"  supported currently. Ley us know if you need more.
        const string Language = "eng";
        // Destination PDF file name
        const string DestinationFile = @".\result.pdf";
 
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create standard .NET web client instance
            WebClient webClient = new WebClient();
 
            // Set API Key
            webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY);
 
            // Prepare URL for `Make Searchable PDF` API call
            string query = Uri.EscapeUriString(string.Format(
                "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/makesearchable?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&lang={3}&url={4}",
                Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile),
                Password,
                Pages,
                Language,
                SourceFileUrl));
 
            try
            {
                // Execute request
                string response = webClient.DownloadString(query);
 
                // Parse JSON response
                JObject json = JObject.Parse(response);
 
                if (json["error"].ToObject<bool>() == false)
                {
                    // Get URL of generated PDF file
                    string resultFileUrl = json["url"].ToString();
 
                    // Download PDF file
                    webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile);
 
                    Console.WriteLine("Generated PDF file saved as \"{0}\" file.", DestinationFile);
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(json["message"].ToString());
                }
            }
            catch (WebException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
            }
 
            webClient.Dispose();
 
 
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Press any key...");
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

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Cloud API – PDF Make Searchable API – C# – Make Searchable PDF From URL

Cloud API – PDF Make Searchable API – C# – Make Searchable PDF From URL

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