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How to add text and images to PDF in JavaScript with ByteScout Cloud API Server

ByteScout Cloud API Server is API server that is ready to use and can be installed and deployed in less than 30 minutes on your own Windows server or server in a cloud. It can save data and files on your local server-based file storage or in Amazon AWS S3 storage. Data is processed solely on the API server and is powered by ByteScout engine, no cloud services or Internet connection is required for data processing..

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app.js

      
// Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". // If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. 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"); // Direct URL of source PDF file. const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf"; // Search string. const SearchString = 'Notes'; // Please NOTE: In this sample we're assuming Cloud Api Server is hosted at "https://localhost". // If it's not then please replace this with with your hosting url. var queryFindText = `https://localhost/pdf/find`; let reqOptionsFindText = { uri: queryFindText, formData: { url: SourceFileUrl, searchString: SearchString } }; // Send request request.get(reqOptionsFindText, function (error, responseFindText, bodyFindText) { if (error) { return console.error("Error: ", error); } // Parse JSON response let dataFindText = JSON.parse(bodyFindText); if (dataFindText.body.length > 0) { var element = dataFindText.body[0]; console.log("Found text " + element["text"] + " at coordinates " + element["left"] + ", " + element["top"]); // Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. const Pages = ""; // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. const Password = ""; // Destination PDF file name const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf"; // Text annotation params const Type = "annotation"; const X = +element["left"]; const Y = +element["top"] + 25; const Text = "Some notes will go here... Some notes will go here.... Some notes will go here....."; const FontName = "Times New Roman"; const FontSize = 12; const Color = "FF0000"; // * Add Text * // Prepare request to `PDF Edit` API endpoint var queryPath = `/pdf/edit/add?name=${path.basename(DestinationFile)}&password=${Password}&pages=${Pages}&url=${SourceFileUrl}&type=${Type}&x=${X}&y=${Y}&text=${Text}&fontname=${FontName}&size=${FontSize}&color=${Color}`; var reqOptions = { host: "localhost", path: encodeURI(queryPath), }; // Send request https.get(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { // Parse JSON response var data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { // Download the PDF file var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile); https.get(data.url, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file).on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated PDF file saved to '${DestinationFile}' file.`); }); }); } else { // Service reported error console.log(data.message); } }); }).on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.error(e); }); } else { console.error("No result found."); } });

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" } }

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