PDF.co Web API - PDF Make Searchable API - PowerShell - Make Searchable PDF From URL - ByteScout
Announcement
Our ByteScout SDK products are sunsetting as we focus on expanding new solutions.
Learn More Open modal
Close modal
Announcement Important Update
ByteScout SDK Sunsetting Notice
Our ByteScout SDK products are sunsetting as we focus on our new & improved solutions. Thank you for being part of our journey, and we look forward to supporting you in this next chapter!

PDF.co Web API – PDF Make Searchable API – PowerShell – Make Searchable PDF From URL

  • Home
  • /
  • Articles
  • /
  • PDF.co Web API – PDF Make Searchable API – PowerShell – Make Searchable PDF From URL

PDF.co Web API – PDF Make Searchable API – PowerShell – Make Searchable PDF From URL

MakeSearchablePdfFromUrl.ps1

# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
$API_KEY = "***********************************"

# Direct URL of source PDF file.
$SourceFileURL = "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/bytescout-com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-make-searchable/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 = ""
# OCR language. "eng", "fra", "deu", "spa"  supported currently. Let us know if you need more.
$Language = "eng"
# Destination PDF file name
$DestinationFile = ".\result.pdf"


# Prepare URL for `Make Searchable PDF` API call
$query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/makesearchable?name={0}&password={1}&pages={2}&lang={3}&url={4}" -f `
    $(Split-Path $DestinationFile -Leaf), $Password, $Pages, $Language, $SourceFileURL
$query = [System.Uri]::EscapeUriString($query)

try {
    # Execute request
    $jsonResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -Uri $query

    if ($jsonResponse.error -eq $false) {
        # Get URL of generated PDF file
        $resultFileUrl = $jsonResponse.url;
        
        # Download PDF file
        Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ "x-api-key" = $API_KEY } -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
}

run.bat

@echo off

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

pause

  Click here to get your Free Trial version of the SDK

Tutorials:

prev
next