ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Merging API – PowerShell – Merge PDF Documents From URLs Asynchronously

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ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Merging API – PowerShell – Merge PDF Documents From URLs Asynchronously

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How to merge PDF documents from urls asynchronously for PDF merging API in PowerShell with ByteScout Cloud API Server

Learn to write code merge PDF documents from urls asynchronously for PDF merging API in PowerShell: Simple How To Tutorial

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MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1

      # 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.

# Cloud API asynchronous "Merge PDF" job example.
# Allows to avoid timeout errors when processing huge or scanned PDF documents.

# Direct URLs of PDF documents to merge
$SourceFiles = @(
    "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample1.pdf",
    "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-merge/sample2.pdf"
)
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"
# (!) Make asynchronous job
$Async = $true

# Prepare URL for `Merge PDF` API call
$query = "https://localhost/pdf/merge?name={0}&url={1}&async={2}" -f `
    $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $($SourceFiles -join ","), $Async
$query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

try {
    # Execute request
    $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get  -Uri $query

    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Asynchronous job ID
        $jobId = $jsonResponse.jobId
        # URL of generated PDF file that will available after the job completion
        $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url

        # Check the job status in a loop. 
        do {
            $statusCheckUrl = "https://localhost/job/check?jobid=" + $jobId
            $jsonStatus = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get  -Uri $statusCheckUrl

            # Display timestamp and status (for demo purposes)
            Write-Host "$(Get-date): $($jsonStatus.status)"

            if ($jsonStatus.status -eq "success") {
                # Download PDF file
                Invoke-WebRequest  -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl
                Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
                break
            }
            elseif ($jsonStatus.status -eq "working") {
                # Pause for a few seconds
                Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
            }
            else {
                Write-Host $jsonStatus.status
                break
            }
        }
        while ($true)
    }
    else {
        # Display service reported error
        Write-Host $jsonResponse.message
    }
}
catch {
    # Display request error
    Write-Host $_.Exception
}

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run.bat

      @echo off

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "& .\MergePdfDocumentsFromUrlsAsynchronously.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause