ByteScout Cloud API Server – PDF To HTML API – PowerShell – Convert PDF To HTML From URL Asynchronously

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How to convert PDF to HTML from URL asynchronously for PDF to HTML API in PowerShell and ByteScout Cloud API Server

How to convert PDF to HTML from URL asynchronously in PowerShell with easy ByteScout code samples to make PDF to HTML API. Step-by-step tutorial

Writing of the code to convert PDF to HTML from URL asynchronously in PowerShell can be done by developers of any level using ByteScout Cloud API Server. PDF to HTML 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!.

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ConvertPdfToHtmlFromUrlAsynchronously.ps1

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

# 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-to-html/sample.pdf"
# Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process. Leave empty for all pages. Example: '0,2-5,7-'.
$Pages = ""
# PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
$Password = ""
# Destination HTML file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.html"
# Set to $true to get simplified HTML without CSS. Default is the rich HTML keeping the document design.
$PlainHtml = $false
# Set to $true if your document has the column layout like a newspaper.
$ColumnLayout = $false
# (!) Make asynchronous job
$Async = $true


# Prepare URL for `PDF To HTML` API call
$query = "https://localhost/pdf/convert/to/html?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&simple={3}&columns={4}&url={5}&async={6}" -f `
    $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $Pages, $PlainHtml, $ColumnLayout, $SourceFileUrl, $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 HTML 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 HTML file
                Invoke-WebRequest  -OutFile $DestinationFile -Uri $resultFileUrl
                Write-Host "Generated HTML file saved as `"$($DestinationFile)`" file."
                break
            }
            elseif ($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 "& .\ConvertPdfToHtmlFromUrlAsynchronously.ps1"
echo Script finished with errorlevel=%errorlevel%

pause