MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1
# Cloud API asynchronous "Merge PDF" job example.
# Allows to avoid timeout errors when processing huge or scanned PDF documents.
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
$API_KEY = "***********************************"
# Direct URLs of PDF documents to merge
$SourceFiles = @(
"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/bytescout-com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample1.pdf",
"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/bytescout-com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample2.pdf"
)
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"
# (!) Make asynchronous job
$Async = $true
# Prepare URL for `Merge PDF` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/merge?name={0}&url={1}&async={2}" -f `
$(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $($SourceFiles -join ","), $Async
$query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)
try {
# Execute request
$jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $query
if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
# Asynchronous job ID
$jobId = $jsonResponse.jobId
# URL of generated PDF file that will available after the job completion
$resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url
# Check the job status in a loop.
do {
$statusCheckUrl = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check?jobid=" + $jobId
$jsonStatus = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $statusCheckUrl
# Display timestamp and status (for demo purposes)
Write-Host "$(Get-date): $($jsonStatus.Status)"
if ($jsonStatus.Status -eq "Finished") {
# Download PDF file
Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl
Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
break
}
elseif ($jsonStatus.Status -eq "InProgress") {
# Pause for a few seconds
Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
}
else {
Write-Host $jsonStatus.Status
break
}
}
while ($true)
}
else {
# Display service reported error
Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
}
}
catch {
# Display request error
Write-Host $_.Exception
}
run.bat
@echo off powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1" echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel% pause
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