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delete text from PDF in JavaScript and ByteScout Cloud API Server

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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"); // The authentication key (API Key). // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api const API_KEY = "***********************************"; // Direct URL of source PDF file. const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-split/sample.pdf"; // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents. const Password = ""; // Destination PDF file name const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf"; // Prepare request to `Delete Text from PDF` API endpoint var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text`; // JSON payload for api request var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ name: path.basename(destinationFile), password: password, url: uploadedFileUrl, async: true, searchString: 'conspicuous' }); var reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", method: "POST", path: queryPath, headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8') } }; // Send request var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { // Parse JSON response var data = JSON.parse(d); if (data.error == false) { console.log(`Job #${data.jobId} has been created!`); checkIfJobIsCompleted(data.jobId, data.url); } else { // Service reported error console.log(data.message); } }); }).on("error", (e) => { // Request error console.log(e); }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl) { let queryPath = `/v1/job/check`; // JSON payload for api request let jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({ jobid: jobId }); let reqOptions = { host: "api.pdf.co", path: queryPath, method: "POST", headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8') } }; // Send request var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => { response.on("data", (d) => { response.setEncoding("utf8"); // Parse JSON response let data = JSON.parse(d); console.log(`Checking Job #${jobId}, Status: ${data.status}, Time: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`); if (data.status == "working") { // Check again after 3 seconds setTimeout(function () { checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrl); }, 3000); } else if (data.status == "success") { // Download PDF file var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile); https.get(resultFileUrl, (response2) => { response2.pipe(file) .on("close", () => { console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`); }); }); } else { console.log(`Operation ended with status: "${data.status}".`); } }) }); // Write request data postRequest.write(jsonPayload); postRequest.end(); }

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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