ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Information API – Python – Get PDF Info From URL

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ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Information API – Python – Get PDF Info From URL

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How to get PDF info from URL for PDF information API in Python with ByteScout Cloud API Server

How to get PDF info from URL in Python with easy ByteScout code samples to make PDF information API. Step-by-step tutorial

Writing of the code to get PDF info from URL in Python 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 Python. 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..

This simple and easy to understand sample source code in Python for ByteScout Cloud API Server contains different functions and options you should do calling the API to implement PDF information API. For implementation of this functionality, please copy and paste the code below into your app using code editor. Then compile and run your app. You can use these Python sample examples in one or many applications.

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GetPdfInfoFromUrl.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 PDF file to get information
SourceFileURL = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-info/sample.pdf"


def main(args=None):
    getInfoFromUrl(SourceFileURL)


def getInfoFromUrl(uploadedFileUrl):
    """Get Information using PDF.co Web API"""

    # Prepare URL for 'PDF Info' API request
    url = "{}/pdf/info?url={}".format(
        BASE_URL,
        uploadedFileUrl
    )

    # 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:
            # Display information
            print(json["info"])
        else:
            # Show service reported error
            print(json["message"])
    else:
        print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()