ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF Optimization API – PowerShell – Optimize PDF From URL

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How to optimize PDF from URL for PDF optimization API in PowerShell using ByteScout Cloud API Server

Step-by-step tutorial:How to optimize PDF from URL to have PDF optimization API in PowerShell

Writing of the code to optimize PDF from URL in PowerShell can be done by developers of any level using ByteScout Cloud API Server. PDF optimization API in PowerShell can be applied with ByteScout Cloud API Server. ByteScout Cloud API Server is the ready to use Web API Server that can be deployed in less than 30 minutes into your own in-house server 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 buil-in ByteScout powered engine, no cloud services are used to process your data!.

PowerShell code snippet like this for ByteScout Cloud API Server works best when you need to quickly implement PDF optimization API in your PowerShell application. Follow the tutorial and copy – paste code for PowerShell into your project’s code editor. Enjoy writing a code with ready-to-use sample PowerShell codes to add PDF optimization API functions using ByteScout Cloud API Server in PowerShell.

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OptimizePdfFromUrl.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.

# Direct URL of source PDF file.
$SourceFileURL = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-optimize/sample.pdf"
# PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
$Password = ""
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"

# Prepare URL for `Optimize PDF` API call
$query = "https://localhost/pdf/optimize?name={0}&password={1}&url={2}" -f `
    $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $SourceFileURL
$query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

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

    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Get URL of generated PDF file
        $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url;
        
        # Download PDF file
        Invoke-WebRequest  -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl

        Write-Host "Generated PDF file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
    }
    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 "& .\OptimizePdfFromUrl.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause