ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Information API – JavaScript – Get PDF Info From File (Node.js)

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How to get PDF info from file (node for PDF information API in JavaScript using ByteScout Cloud API Server

Follow this simple tutorial to learn get PDF info from file (node to have PDF information API in JavaScript

Writing of the code to get PDF info from file (node in JavaScript can be done by developers of any level using ByteScout Cloud API Server. ByteScout Cloud API Server was designed to assist PDF information API in JavaScript. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to deploy Web API Server that can be deployed in less than thirty minutes into your own in-house Windows server (no Internet connnection is required to process data!) or into private cloud server. Can store data on in-house local server based storage or in Amazon AWS S3 bucket. Processing data solely on the server using built-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

The SDK samples displayed below below explain how to quickly make your application do PDF information API in JavaScript with the help of ByteScout Cloud API Server. This JavaScript sample code can be used by copying and pasting into your project. Once done,just compile your project and click Run. This basic programming language sample code for JavaScript will do the whole work for you in implementing PDF information API in your app.

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app.js

      /*jshint esversion: 6 */

// 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 fs = require("fs");

// `request` module is required for file upload.
// Use "npm install request" command to install.
var request = require("request");

// Source PDF file to get information
const SourceFile = "./sample.pdf";

// Prepare URL for `PDF Info` API call
var query = `https://localhost/pdf/info`;
let reqOptions = {
    uri: query,
    formData: {
        file: fs.createReadStream(SourceFile)
    }
};

// Send request
request.post(reqOptions, function (error, response, body) {
    if (error) {
        return console.error("Error: ", error);
    }

    // Parse JSON response
    let data = JSON.parse(body);
    if (data.error == false) {
         // Display PDF document information
         for (var key in data.info) {  
            console.log(`${key}: ${data.info[key]}`);
        }
    }
    else {
        // Service reported error
        console.log("Error: " + data.message);
    }
});

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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"
  }
}