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How to add text and images to PDF in Python using ByteScout Cloud API Server

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AddTextByFindingTargetCoordinates.py

      
import os import requests # pip install requests # 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. # Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests BASE_URL = "https://localhost" # Direct URL of source PDF file. SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-edit/sample.pdf" # Search string. SearchString = 'Notes' # Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'. Pages = "" # PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. Password = "" # Destination PDF file name DestinationFile = ".//result.pdf" # Text annotation params Type = "annotation" Text = "Some notes will go here... Some notes will go here.... Some notes will go here....." FontName = "Times New Roman" FontSize = 12 Color = "FF0000" def main(args = None): # First of all try to find Text within input PDF file res = findTextWithinPDF(SourceFileUrl, SearchString) if res: addImageToPDF(DestinationFile, res['top'], res['left']) else: print("No result found!") def findTextWithinPDF(sourceFile, searchText): # Prepare URL for PDF text search API call # See documentation: https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api/1.0/pdf/find.html retVal = dict() url = "{}/pdf/find?url={}&searchString={}".format( BASE_URL, sourceFile, searchText ) # Execute request and get response as JSON response = requests.get(url, headers={"content-type": "application/octet-stream"}) if (response.status_code == 200): json = response.json() if json["error"] == False: # print(json) if json["body"]: retVal['top'] = json["body"][0]['top'] retVal['left'] = json["body"][0]['left'] else: # Show service reported error print(json["message"]) else: print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}") return retVal def addImageToPDF(destinationFile, top, left): """Add text using PDF.co Web API""" # Prepare URL for 'PDF Edit' API request url = "{}/pdf/edit/add?name={}&password={}&pages={}&url={}&type={}&x={}&y={}&text={}&fontname={}&size={}&color={}".format( BASE_URL, os.path.basename(destinationFile), Password, Pages, SourceFileUrl, Type, left, top + 25, Text, FontName, FontSize, Color ) # Execute request and get response as JSON response = requests.get(url, headers={ "content-type": "application/octet-stream" }) if (response.status_code == 200): json = response.json() if json["error"] == False: # Get URL of result file resultFileUrl = json["url"] # Download result file r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True) with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file: for chunk in r: file.write(chunk) print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.") else: # Show service reported error print(json["message"]) else: print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}") if __name__ == '__main__': main()

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