How Tos

The samples and documentation here should get you quickly up and running with the PDF Tools SDK. These code examples illustrate how to perform PDF actions using the SDK, including:

  • Creating a PDF from multiple formats, including HTML, Microsoft Office documents, and text files

  • Exporting a PDF to other formats or an image

  • Combining entire PDFs or specified page ranges

  • Using OCR to make a PDF file searchable with a custom locale

  • Compress PDFs with compression level and Linearize PDFs

  • Protect PDFs with password(s) and Remove password protection from PDFs

  • Common page operations, including inserting, replacing, deleting, reordering, and rotating

  • Splitting PDFs into multiple files

Runtime in-memory authentication

The SDK supports providing the authentication credentials at runtime. Doing so allows fetching the credentials from a secret server during runtime instead of storing them in a file. Please refer the following samples for details.

Custom timeout configuration

The APIs use inferred timeout properties and provide defaults. However, the SDK supports custom timeouts for the API calls. You can tailor the timeout settings for your environment and network speed. In addition to the details below, you can refer to working code samples:

Java timeout configuration

Available properties:

  • connectTimeout: Default: 2000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds for creating an initial HTTPS connection.

  • socketTimeout: Default: 10000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds between two successive HTTP response packets.

Override the timeout properties via a custom ClientConfig class:

ClientConfig clientConfig = ClientConfig.builder()
   .withConnectTimeout(3000)
   .withSocketTimeout(20000)
   .build();

.NET timeout configuration

Available properties:

  • timeout: Default: 400000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds for establishing a connection, sending a request, and getting a response.

  • readWriteTimeout: Default: 10000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds to read or write data after connection is established.

Override the timeout properties via a custom ClientConfig class:

ClientConfig clientConfig = ClientConfig.ConfigBuilder()
  .timeout(500000)
  .readWriteTimeout(15000)
  .Build();

Node.js timeout configuration

Available properties:

  • connectTimeout: Default: 10000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds for creating an initial HTTPS connection.

  • readTimeout: Default: 10000. The maximum allowed time in milliseconds between two successive HTTP response packets.

Override the timeout properties via a custom ClientConfig class:

const clientConfig = PDFToolsSdk.ClientConfig
  .clientConfigBuilder()
  .withConnectTimeout(15000)
  .withReadTimeout(15000)
  .build();

Create a PDF

Use the sample below to create PDFs from Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and other supported file formats. While the example shows .docx file conversion, the SDK supports the following formats:

  • Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX)

  • Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX)

  • Microsoft Excel (XLS, XLSX)

  • Text (TXT, RTF)

  • Image (BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG)

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.createpdf.CreatePDFFromDOCX
//Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CreatePDFFromDOCX {

      // Initialize the logger.
      private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CreatePDFFromDOCX.class);

      public static void main(String[] args) {

        try {

          // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
          Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
              .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
              .build();

          //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
          ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
          CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation = CreatePDFOperation.createNew();

          // Set operation input from a source file.
          FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/createPDFInput.docx");
          createPdfOperation.setInput(source);

          // Execute the operation.
          FileRef result = createPdfOperation.execute(executionContext);

          // Save the result to the specified location.
          result.saveAs("output/createPDFFromDOCX.pdf");

        } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
          LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
        }
      }
    }
     
Run the sample:
cd CreatePDFFromDocx/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDocx.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CreatePDFFromDocx
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation = CreatePDFOperation.CreateNew();

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef source = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"createPdfInput.docx");
         createPdfOperation.SetInput(source);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = createPdfOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/createPdfOutput.pdf");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
    
Run the sample:
node src/createpdf/create-pdf-from-docx.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       createPdfOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/createPDFInput.docx');
   createPdfOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   createPdfOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/createPDFFromDOCX.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Create PDF with DocumentLanguage

Use the sample below to create PDFs with supported documentLanguage from Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The example shows .docx file conversion with english as the language of the input file, the SDK supports the following formats:

  • Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX)

  • Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX)

  • Microsoft Excel (XLS, XLSX)

  • Text (TXT, RTF)

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.createpdf.CreatePDFFromDOCXWithOptions
//Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CreatePDFFromDOCXWithOptions {

      // Initialize the logger.
      private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CreatePDFFromDOCXWithOptions.class);

      public static void main(String[] args) {

        try {

          // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
          Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
              .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
              .build();

          //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
          ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
          CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation = CreatePDFOperation.createNew();

          // Set operation input from a source file.
          FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/createPDFInput.docx");
          createPdfOperation.setInput(source);

          // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
          setCustomOptions(createPdfOperation);

          // Execute the operation.
          FileRef result = createPdfOperation.execute(executionContext);

          // Save the result to the specified location.
          result.saveAs("output/createPDFFromDOCXWithOptionsOutput.pdf");

        } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
          LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
        }
      }

      private static void setCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation) {
        // Select the documentLanguage for input file.
        SupportedDocumentLanguage documentLanguage = SupportedDocumentLanguage.EN_US;

        // Set the desired Word-to-PDF conversion options.
        CreatePDFOptions wordOptions = CreatePDFOptions.wordOptionsBuilder().
        withDocumentLanguage(documentLanguage).
        build();

        createPdfOperation.setOptions(wordOptions);
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CreatePDFFromDocxWithOptions
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation = CreatePDFOperation.CreateNew();

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef source = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"createPdfInput.docx");
         createPdfOperation.SetInput(source);

         // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
         SetCustomOptions(createPdfOperation);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = createPdfOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/createPDFFromDOCXWithOptionsOutput.pdf");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     private static void SetCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation createPdfOperation)
     {
        // Select the documentLanguage for input file.
        SupportedDocumentLanguage documentLanguage = SupportedDocumentLanguage.EN_US;

        // Set the desired Word-to-PDF conversion options.
        CreatePDFOptions createPDFOptions = CreatePDFOptions.WordOptionsBuilder()
        .WithDocumentLanguage(documentLanguage)
        .Build();
        createPdfOperation.SetOptions(createPDFOptions);
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }

    
Run the sample:
node src/createpdf/create-pdf-from-docx-with-options.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
const PDFToolsSdk = require('@dcloud/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

const setCustomOptions = (createPdfOperation) => {
    // Select the documentLanguage for input file.
    const documentLanguage = PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.word.SupportedDocumentLanguage.EN_US;

    // Set the desired WORD-to-PDF conversion options with documentLanguage.
    const createPdfOptions = new PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.word.CreatePDFFromWordOptions.Builder()
        .withDocumentLanguage(documentLanguage).build();
    createPdfOperation.setOptions(createPdfOptions);
};

try {
    // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
    const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
        .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
        .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
        .build();

    // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
    const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
        createPdfOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.Operation.createNew();

    // Set operation input from a source file.
        const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/createPDFInput.docx');
    createPdfOperation.setInput(input);

    // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
    setCustomOptions(createPdfOperation);

    // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
    createPdfOperation.execute(executionContext)
        .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/createPDFFromDOCXWithOptionsOutput.pdf'))
        .catch(err => {
            if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
                || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
                console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
            } else {
                console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
            }
        });
} catch (err) {
    console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
}

Create a PDF from static HTML

The sample below creates a PDF file from a static HTML file. The file must be local. Since HTML/web pages typically contain external assets, the input file must be a zip file containing an index.html at the top level of the archive as well as any dependencies such as images, css files, and so on.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.createpdf.CreatePDFFromStaticHTML
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CreatePDFFromStaticHTML {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CreatePDFFromStaticHTML.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

     try {

       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation = CreatePDFOperation.createNew();

       // Set operation input from a source file.
       FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/createPDFFromStaticHtmlInput.zip");
       htmlToPDFOperation.setInput(source);

       // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
       setCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = htmlToPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/createPDFFromStaticHtmlOutput.pdf");

     } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
   }

   private static void setCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation) {
     // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
     PageLayout pageLayout = new PageLayout();
     pageLayout.setPageSize(8, 11.5);

     // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
     CreatePDFOptions htmlToPdfOptions = CreatePDFOptions.htmlOptionsBuilder()
         .includeHeaderFooter(true)
         .withPageLayout(pageLayout)
         .build();
     htmlToPDFOperation.setOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CreatePDFFromStaticHtml/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromStaticHtml.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CreatePDFFromStaticHtml
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation = CreatePDFOperation.CreateNew();

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef source = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"createPDFFromStaticHtmlInput.zip");
         htmlToPDFOperation.SetInput(source);

         // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
         SetCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = htmlToPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/createPdfFromStaticHtmlOutput.pdf");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
        // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     private static void SetCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation)
     {
       // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
       PageLayout pageLayout = new PageLayout();
       pageLayout.SetPageSize(8, 11.5);

       // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
       CreatePDFOptions htmlToPdfOptions = CreatePDFOptions.HtmlOptionsBuilder()
           .IncludeHeaderFooter(true)
           .WithPageLayout(pageLayout)
           . Build();
       htmlToPDFOperation.SetOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
  
Run the sample:
node src/createpdf/create-pdf-from-static-html.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const setCustomOptions = (htmlToPDFOperation) => {
   // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
   const pageLayout = new PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.PageLayout();
   pageLayout.setPageSize(8, 11.5);

   // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
   const htmlToPdfOptions = new PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.html.CreatePDFFromHtmlOptions.Builder()
     .includesHeaderFooter(true)
     .withPageLayout(pageLayout)
     .build();
   htmlToPDFOperation.setOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
 };


 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
     .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
     .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
     .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
     htmlToPDFOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/createPDFFromStaticHtmlInput.zip');
   htmlToPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
   setCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   htmlToPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
     .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/createPdfFromStaticHtmlOutput.pdf'))
     .catch(err => {
       if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
         || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
         console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
       } else {
         console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
       }
     });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Create a PDF from dynamic HTML

To support workflows with dynamic data, CreatePDFFromDynamicHTML creates PDFs from dynamic HTML. It’s a common scenario for enterprise to provide end users with an HTML template with form fields. This API allows you to capture the users unique data entries and then save it as PDF. Collected data is stored in a JSON file, and the source HTML file must include <script src='./json.js' type='text/javascript'></script>. Refer to the API docs for usage.

The sample CreatePDFFromDynamicHTML converts a zip file, containing the input HTML file and its resources, along with the input data to a PDF file. The input data is used by the JavaScript in the HTML file to manipulate the HTML DOM, thus effectively updating the source HTML file. This mechanism can be used to provide data to the template HTML dynamically prior to PDF conversion.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.createpdf.CreatePDFFromDynamicHTML
 // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CreatePDFFromDynamicHTML {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CreatePDFFromDynamicHTML.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

     try {

       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation = CreatePDFOperation.createNew();

       // Set operation input from a source file.
       FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/createPDFFromDynamicHtmlInput.zip");
       htmlToPDFOperation.setInput(source);

       // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
       setCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = htmlToPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/createPDFFromDynamicHtmlOutput.pdf");

     } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
   }

   private static void setCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation) {
     // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
     PageLayout pageLayout = new PageLayout();
     pageLayout.setPageSize(8, 11.5);

     //Set the dataToMerge field that needs to be populated in the HTML before its conversion
     JSONObject dataToMerge = new JSONObject();
     dataToMerge.put("title","Create, Convert PDFs and More!");
     dataToMerge.put("sub_title","Easily integrate PDF actions within your document workflows.");

     // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
     CreatePDFOptions htmlToPdfOptions = CreatePDFOptions.htmlOptionsBuilder()
         .includeHeaderFooter(true)
         .withPageLayout(pageLayout)
         .withDataToMerge(dataToMerge)
         .build();
     htmlToPDFOperation.setOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CreatePDFFromDynamicHtml/
dotnet run CreatePDFFromDynamicHtml.csproj
 // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CreatePDFFromDynamicHtml
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation = CreatePDFOperation.CreateNew();

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef source = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"createPDFFromDynamicHtmlInput.zip");
         htmlToPDFOperation.SetInput(source);

         // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
         SetCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = htmlToPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/createPdfFromDynamicHtmlOutput.pdf");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // errors continued. . .
     }

     private static void SetCustomOptions(CreatePDFOperation htmlToPDFOperation)
     {
       // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
       PageLayout pageLayout = new PageLayout();
       pageLayout.SetPageSize(8, 11.5);

       //Set the dataToMerge field that needs to be populated in the HTML before its conversion
       JObject dataToMerge = new JObject
       {
         { "title", "Create, Convert PDFs and More!" },
         { "sub_title", "Easily integrate PDF actions within your document workflows." }
       };

       // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
       CreatePDFOptions htmlToPdfOptions = CreatePDFOptions.HtmlOptionsBuilder()
           .IncludeHeaderFooter(true)
           .WithPageLayout(pageLayout)
           .WithDataToMerge(dataToMerge)
           .Build();
       htmlToPDFOperation.SetOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/createpdf/create-pdf-from-dynamic-html.js
 // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample

 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const setCustomOptions = (htmlToPDFOperation) => {
   // Define the page layout, in this case an 8 x 11.5 inch page (effectively portrait orientation).
   const pageLayout = new PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.PageLayout();
   pageLayout.setPageSize(8, 11.5);
   //Set the dataToMerge field that needs to be populated in the HTML before its conversion.
   const dataToMerge = {
       "title":"Create, Convert PDFs and More!",
       "sub_title": "Easily integrate PDF actions within your document workflows."
   };
   // Set the desired HTML-to-PDF conversion options.
   const htmlToPdfOptions = new PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.options.html.CreatePDFFromHtmlOptions.Builder()
       .includesHeaderFooter(true)
       .withPageLayout(pageLayout)
       .withDataToMerge(dataToMerge)
       .build();
   htmlToPDFOperation.setOptions(htmlToPdfOptions);
 };


 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       htmlToPDFOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CreatePDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/createPDFFromDynamicHtmlInput.zip');
   htmlToPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
   setCustomOptions(htmlToPDFOperation);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   htmlToPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/createPdfFromDynamicHtmlOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Export a PDF

The sample below converts a PDF file into a number of supported formats such as:

  • Microsoft Office file formats

  • Text files

  • Images

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.exportpdf.ExportPDFToDOCX
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class ExportPDFToDOCX {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExportPDFToDOCX.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

     try {
       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();
       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       ExportPDFOperation exportPdfOperation = ExportPDFOperation.createNew(ExportPDFTargetFormat.DOCX);

       // Set operation input from a local PDF file
       FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/exportPDFInput.pdf");
       exportPdfOperation.setInput(sourceFileRef);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = exportPdfOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/exportPdfOutput.docx");

     } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
   }
 }
  
Run the sample:
cd ExportPDFToDocx/
dotnet run ExportPDFToDocx.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace ExportPDFToDocx
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         ExportPDFOperation exportPdfOperation = ExportPDFOperation.CreateNew(ExportPDFTargetFormat.DOCX);

         // Set operation input from a local PDF file
         FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"exportPdfInput.pdf");
         exportPdfOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = exportPdfOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/exportPdfOutput.docx");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
  
Run the sample:
node src/exportpdf/export-pdf-to-docx.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       exportPDF = PDFToolsSdk.ExportPDF,
       exportPdfOperation = exportPDF.Operation.createNew(exportPDF.SupportedTargetFormats.DOCX);

   // Set operation input from a source file
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/exportPDFInput.pdf');
   exportPdfOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   exportPdfOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/exportPdfOutput.docx'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Export a PDF to images

The sample below converts a PDF file to one or more jpeg or png images. Exporting to an image produces a zip archive containing one image per page. Each image file name ends with “_<unpadded_page_index_number>”. For example, a PDF file with 15 pages will generate 15 image files. The first file’s name ends with “_1” and the last file’s name ends with “_15”.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.exportpdf.ExportPDFToJPEG
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples
 package com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.exportpdf;


 public class ExportPDFToJPEG {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ExportPDFToJPEG.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
     try {

       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       ExportPDFOperation exportPdfOperation = ExportPDFOperation.createNew(ExportPDFTargetFormat.JPEG);

       // Set operation input from a source file.
       FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/exportPDFToImageInput.pdf");
       exportPdfOperation.setInput(sourceFileRef);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = exportPdfOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/exportPDFToJPEG.zip");

     } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd ExportPDFToImage/
dotnet run ExportPDFToImage.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples


 namespace ExportPDFToImage
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         ExportPDFOperation exportPdfOperation = ExportPDFOperation.CreateNew(ExportPDFTargetFormat.JPEG);

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"exportPdfToImageInput.pdf");
         exportPdfOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = exportPdfOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/exportPdfToImageOutput.zip");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
    
Run the sample:
node src/exportpdf/export-pdf-to-jpeg.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       exportPDF = PDFToolsSdk.ExportPDF,
       exportPdfOperation = exportPDF.Operation.createNew(exportPDF.SupportedTargetFormats.JPEG);

   // Set operation input from a source file
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/exportPDFToImageInput.pdf');
   exportPdfOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   exportPdfOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/exportPDFToJPEG.zip'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Combine files

This sample combines up to 20 PDF files into a single PDF file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.combinepdf.CombinePDF
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CombinePDF {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CombinePDF.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
     try {
       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       CombineFilesOperation combineFilesOperation = CombineFilesOperation.createNew();

       // Add operation input from source files.
       FileRef combineSource1 = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/combineFilesInput1.pdf");
       FileRef combineSource2 = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/combineFilesInput2.pdf");
       combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource1);
       combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource2);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = combineFilesOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/combineFilesOutput.pdf");

     } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
     }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CombinePDF/
dotnet run CombinePDF.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CombinePDF
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CombineFilesOperation combineFilesOperation = CombineFilesOperation.CreateNew();

         // Add operation input from source files.
         FileRef combineSource1 = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"combineFilesInput1.pdf");
         FileRef combineSource2 = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"combineFilesInput2.pdf");
         combineFilesOperation.AddInput(combineSource1);
         combineFilesOperation.AddInput(combineSource2);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = combineFilesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/combineFilesOutput.pdf");

       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
    
Run the sample:
node src/combinepdf/combine-pdf.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       combineFilesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CombineFiles.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const combineSource1 = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/combineFilesInput1.pdf'),
       combineSource2 = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/combineFilesInput2.pdf');
   combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource1);
   combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource2);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   combineFilesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/combineFilesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if (err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Combine pages from multiple files

This combine sample combines specific pages from up to 20 different PDF files into a single PDF file. Optional arguments allow specifying page ranges for each file to combine in the output file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.combinepdf.CombinePDFWithPageRanges
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CombinePDFWithPageRanges {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CombinePDFWithPageRanges.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

     try {

       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
           .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
           .build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
       CombineFilesOperation combineFilesOperation = CombineFilesOperation.createNew();

       // Create a FileRef instance from a local file.
       FileRef firstFileToCombine = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/combineFileWithPageRangeInput1.pdf");
       PageRanges pageRangesForFirstFile = getPageRangeForFirstFile();
       // Add the first file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
       combineFilesOperation.addInput(firstFileToCombine, pageRangesForFirstFile);

       // Create a second FileRef instance using a local file.
       FileRef secondFileToCombine = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/combineFileWithPageRangeInput2.pdf");
       PageRanges pageRangesForSecondFile = getPageRangeForSecondFile();
       // Add the second file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
       combineFilesOperation.addInput(secondFileToCombine, pageRangesForSecondFile);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = combineFilesOperation.execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.saveAs("output/combineFilesWithPageOptionsOutput.pdf");

     } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
       LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForSecondFile() {
     // Specify which pages of the second file are to be included in the combined file.
     PageRanges pageRangesForSecondFile = new PageRanges();
     // Add all pages including and after page 3.
     pageRangesForSecondFile.addAllFrom(3);
     return pageRangesForSecondFile;
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForFirstFile() {
     // Specify which pages of the first file are to be included in the combined file.
     PageRanges pageRangesForFirstFile = new PageRanges();
     // Add page 1.
     pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(1);
     // Add page 2.
     pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(2);
     // Add pages 3 to 4.
     pageRangesForFirstFile.addRange(3, 4);
     return pageRangesForFirstFile;
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CombinePDFWithPageRanges/
dotnet run CombinePDFWithPageRanges.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace CombinePDFWithPageRanges
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {

         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         CombineFilesOperation combineFilesOperation = CombineFilesOperation.CreateNew();

         // Create a FileRef instance from a local file.
         FileRef firstFileToCombine = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"combineFileWithPageRangeInput1.pdf");
         PageRanges pageRangesForFirstFile = GetPageRangeForFirstFile();
         // Add the first file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
         combineFilesOperation.AddInput(firstFileToCombine, pageRangesForFirstFile);

         // Create a second FileRef instance using a local file.
         FileRef secondFileToCombine = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"combineFileWithPageRangeInput2.pdf");
         PageRanges pageRangesForSecondFile = GetPageRangeForSecondFile();
         // Add the second file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
         combineFilesOperation.AddInput(secondFileToCombine, pageRangesForSecondFile);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = combineFilesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/combineFilesOutput.pdf");

       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForSecondFile()
     {
       // Specify which pages of the second file are to be included in the combined file.
       PageRanges pageRangesForSecondFile = new PageRanges();
       // Add all pages including and after page 5.
       pageRangesForSecondFile.AddAllFrom(5);
       return pageRangesForSecondFile;
     }

     private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForFirstFile()
     {
       // Specify which pages of the first file are to be included in the combined file.
       PageRanges pageRangesForFirstFile = new PageRanges();
       // Add page 2.
       pageRangesForFirstFile.AddSinglePage(2);
       // Add page 3.
       pageRangesForFirstFile.AddSinglePage(3);
       // Add pages 5 to 7.
       pageRangesForFirstFile.AddRange(5, 7);
       return pageRangesForFirstFile;
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
    
Run the sample:
node src/combinepdf/combine-pdf-with-page-ranges.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRangesForFirstFile = () => {
   // Specify which pages of the first file are to be included in the combined file.
   const pageRangesForFirstFile = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add page 1.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(1);
   // Add page 2.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(2);
   // Add pages 3 to 4.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addPageRange(3, 4);
   return pageRangesForFirstFile;
 };

 const getPageRangesForSecondFile = () => {
   // Specify which pages of the second file are to be included in the combined file.
   const pageRangesForSecondFile = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add all pages including and after page 3.
   pageRangesForSecondFile.addAllFrom(3);
   return pageRangesForSecondFile;
 };

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       combineFilesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.CombineFiles.Operation.createNew();

   // Create a FileRef instance from a local file.
   const combineSource1 = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/combineFilesInput1.pdf'),
       pageRangesForFirstFile = getPageRangesForFirstFile();
   // Add the first file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
   combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource1, pageRangesForFirstFile);

   // Create a second FileRef instance using a local file.
   const combineSource2 = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/combineFilesInput2.pdf'),
       pageRangesForSecondFile = getPageRangesForSecondFile();
   // Add the second file as input to the operation, along with its page range.
   combineFilesOperation.addInput(combineSource2, pageRangesForSecondFile);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   combineFilesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/combineFilesWithPageRangesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Text recognition (OCR)

Optical character recognition (OCR) converts images to text so that you and your users can fully interact with the PDF file. After performing OCR, the PDF may be fully editable and searchable. The input format must be application/pdf.

This sample defaults to the en-us locale. For other languages, see OCR with explicit language.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.ocrpdf.OcrPDF
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

public class OcrPDF {

 // Initialize the logger.
 private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OcrPDF.class);

 public static void main(String[] args) {

  try {

   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
     .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
     .build();

   //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
   OCROperation ocrOperation = OCROperation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/ocrInput.pdf");
   ocrOperation.setInput(source);

   // Execute the operation
   FileRef result = ocrOperation.execute(executionContext);

   // Save the result at the specified location
   result.saveAs("output/ocrOutput.pdf");

  } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
   LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
  }
 }
}

     
Run the sample:
cd OcrPDF/
dotnet run OcrPDF.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

 namespace OcrPDF
 {
   class Program
   {
     private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
     static void Main()
     {
       //Configure the logging
       ConfigureLogging();
       try
       {
         // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
         Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                 .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                 .Build();

         //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
         ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
         OCROperation ocrOperation = OCROperation.CreateNew();

         // Set operation input from a source file.
         FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"ocrInput.pdf");
         ocrOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

         // Execute the operation.
         FileRef result = ocrOperation.Execute(executionContext);

         // Save the result to the specified location.
         result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/ocrOperationOutput.pdf");
       }
       catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
       {
         log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
       // Catch more errors here. . .
     }

     static void ConfigureLogging()
     {
       ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
       XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
     }
   }
 }
    
Run the sample:
node src/ocr/ocr-pdf.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       ocrOperation = PDFToolsSdk.OCR.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/ocrInput.pdf');
   ocrOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   ocrOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/ocrOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

OCR with explicit language

You can perform OCR on files in other languages, including German, French, Danish, and other languages. Refer to OCRSupportedLocale and OCRSupportedType in the API docs for a list of supported OCR locales and OCR types.

As shown in the OcrPDFWithOptions sample, when you make a PDF file searchable, you specify both the locale (language) and the type. There are two types which produce a different result:

  • One type ensures that text is searchable and selectable, but modifies the original image during the cleanup process (for example, deskews it) before placing an invisible text layer over it. This type removes unwanted artifacts and may result in a more readable document in some scenarios.

  • The second (EXACT) type, also overlays a searchable text layer over the original image, but in this case, the original image is unchanged. This type produces maximum fidelity to the original image.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.ocrpdf.OcrPDFWithOptions
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class OcrPDFWithOptions {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OcrPDFWithOptions.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {

           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           OCROperation ocrOperation = OCROperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/ocrInput.pdf");
           ocrOperation.setInput(source);

           // Build OCR options from supported locales and OCR-types and set them into the operation
           OCROptions ocrOptions = OCROptions.ocrOptionsBuilder()
                   .withOCRLocale(OCRSupportedLocale.EN_US)
                   .withOCRType(OCRSupportedType.SEARCHABLE_IMAGE_EXACT)
                   .build();
           ocrOperation.setOptions(ocrOptions);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = ocrOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/ocrWithOptionsOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd OcrPDFWithOptions
dotnet run OcrPDFWithOptions.csproj
// Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples

namespace OcrPDFWithOptions
{
 class Program
 {
   private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
   static void Main()
   {
     //Configure the logging
     ConfigureLogging();
     try
     {
       // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
       Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
               .Build();

       //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
       ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
       OCROperation ocrOperation = OCROperation.CreateNew();

       // Set operation input from a source file.
       FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"ocrWithOptionsInput.pdf");
       ocrOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);
       // Build OCR options from supported locales and OCR-types and set them into the operation
       OCROptions ocrOptions = OCROptions.OCROptionsBuilder()
           .WithOcrLocale(OCRSupportedLocale.EN_US)
           .WithOcrType(OCRSupportedType.SEARCHABLE_IMAGE_EXACT)
           .Build();
       ocrOperation.SetOptions(ocrOptions);

       // Execute the operation.
       FileRef result = ocrOperation.Execute(executionContext);

       // Save the result to the specified location.
       result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/ocrOperationWithOptionsOutput.pdf");
     }
     catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
     {
       log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
     }
     // Catch more errors here . . .
   }

   static void ConfigureLogging()
   {
     ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
     XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
   }
 }
}
Run the sample:
node src/ocr/ocr-pdf-with-options.js
// Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   //Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       ocrOperation = PDFToolsSdk.OCR.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/ocrInput.pdf');
   ocrOperation.setInput(input);

   // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
   const options = new PDFToolsSdk.OCR.options.OCROptions.Builder()
       .withOcrType(PDFToolsSdk.OCR.options.OCRSupportedType.SEARCHABLE_IMAGE_EXACT)
       .withOcrLang(PDFToolsSdk.OCR.options.OCRSupportedLocale.EN_US)
       .build();
   ocrOperation.setOptions(options);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   ocrOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/ocrWithOptionsOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }

Compress PDFs

Compress PDFs to reduce the file size prior to performing workflow operations that use bandwidth or memory.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.compresspdf.CompressPDF
  // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CompressPDF {
   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CompressPDF.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           CompressPDFOperation compressPDFOperation = CompressPDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/compressPDFInput.pdf");
           compressPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = compressPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/compressPDFOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CompressPDF/
dotnet run CompressPDF.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace CompressPDF
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
               CompressPDFOperation compressPDFOperation = CompressPDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"compressPDFInput.pdf");
               compressPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = compressPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/compressPDFOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/compresspdf/compress-pdf.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       compressPDF = PDFToolsSdk.CompressPDF,
       compressPDFOperation = compressPDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/compressPDFInput.pdf');
   compressPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   compressPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/compressPDFOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Compress PDFs with Compression Level

Compress PDFs to reduce the file size on the basis of provided compression level, prior to performing workflow operations that use bandwidth or memory. Refer to CompressionLevel in the API docs for a list of supported compression levels.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.compresspdf.CompressPDFWithOptions
  // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class CompressPDFWithOptions {
   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CompressPDFWithOptions.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           CompressPDFOperation compressPDFOperation = CompressPDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/compressPDFInput.pdf");
           compressPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Build CompressPDF options from supported compression levels and set them into the operation
           CompressPDFOptions compressPDFOptions = CompressPDFOptions.compressPDFOptionsBuilder()
                   .withCompressionLevel(CompressionLevel.LOW)
                   .build();
           compressPDFOperation.setOptions(compressPDFOptions);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = compressPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/compressPDFWithOptionsOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd CompressPDF/
dotnet run CompressPDFWithOptions.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace CompressPDFWithOptions
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
               CompressPDFOperation compressPDFOperation = CompressPDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"compressPDFInput.pdf");
               compressPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Build CompressPDF options from supported compression levels and set them into the operation
               CompressPDFOptions compressPDFOptions = CompressPDFOptions.CompressPDFOptionsBuilder()
                       .WithCompressionLevel(CompressionLevel.LOW)
                       .Build();
               compressPDFOperation.SetOptions(compressPDFOptions);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = compressPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/compressPDFWithOptionsOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/compresspdf/compress-pdf-with-options.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       compressPDF = PDFToolsSdk.CompressPDF,
       compressPDFOperation = compressPDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/compressPDFInput.pdf');
   compressPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Provide any custom configuration options for the operation.
   const options = new compressPDF.options.CompressPDFOptions.Builder()
       .withCompressionLevel(PDFToolsSdk.CompressPDF.options.CompressionLevel.MEDIUM)
       .build();
   compressPDFOperation.setOptions(options);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   compressPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/compressPDFWithOptionsOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Linearize PDFs

Linearizing a PDF creates a web-optimized PDF file which supports incremental access in network environments.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.linearizepdf.LinearizePDF
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class LinearizePDF {
   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LinearizePDF.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           LinearizePDFOperation linearizePDFOperation = LinearizePDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/linearizePDFInput.pdf");
           linearizePDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = linearizePDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/linearizePDFOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd LinearizePDF/
dotnet run LinearizePDF.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace LinearizePDF
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);
               LinearizePDFOperation linearizePDFOperation = LinearizePDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"linearizePDFInput.pdf");
               linearizePDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = linearizePDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/linearizePDFOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/linearizepdf/linearize-pdf.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       linearizePDF = PDFToolsSdk.LinearizePDF,
       linearizePDFOperation = linearizePDF.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/linearizePDFInput.pdf');
   linearizePDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   linearizePDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/linearizePDFOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Protect PDFs with user password

You can password protect PDFs so that only users with a document open password can open the file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.protectpdf.ProtectPDF
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class ProtectPDF {
   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProtectPDF.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

           // Build ProtectPDF options by setting a User Password and Encryption
           // Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file).
           ProtectPDFOptions protectPDFOptions = ProtectPDFOptions.passwordProtectOptionsBuilder()
                   .setUserPassword("encryptPassword")
                   .setEncryptionAlgorithm(EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
                   .build();

           // Create a new operation instance.
           ProtectPDFOperation protectPDFOperation = ProtectPDFOperation.createNew(protectPDFOptions);

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/protectPDFInput.pdf");
           protectPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = protectPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/protectPDFOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd ProtectPDF/
dotnet run ProtectPDF.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace ProtectPDF
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Build ProtectPDF options by setting a User Password and Encryption
               // Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file).
               ProtectPDFOptions protectPDFOptions = ProtectPDFOptions.PasswordProtectOptionsBuilder()
                       .SetUserPassword("encryptPassword")
                       .SetEncryptionAlgorithm(EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
                       .Build();

               // Create a new operation instance
               ProtectPDFOperation protectPDFOperation = ProtectPDFOperation.CreateNew(protectPDFOptions);

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"protectPDFInput.pdf");
               protectPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = protectPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/protectPDFOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/protectpdf/protect-pdf.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Build ProtectPDF options by setting a User Password and Encryption
   // Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file).
   const protectPDF = PDFToolsSdk.ProtectPDF,
       options = new protectPDF.options.PasswordProtectOptions.Builder()
           .setUserPassword("encryptPassword")
           .setEncryptionAlgorithm(PDFToolsSdk.ProtectPDF.options.EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
           .build();

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const protectPDFOperation = protectPDF.Operation.createNew(options);

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/protectPDFInput.pdf');
   protectPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   protectPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/protectPDFOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Protect PDFs with owner password

You can secure a PDF file with owner/permissions password and set the restriction on certain features like printing, editing and copying in the PDF document. Refer to ContentEncryption and Permission in the API docs for a list of supported types of content to encrypt and types of document permissions.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.protectpdf.ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

           // Create new permissions instance and add the required permissions
           Permissions permissions = Permissions.createNew();
           permissions.addPermission(Permission.PRINT_LOW_QUALITY);
           permissions.addPermission(Permission.EDIT_DOCUMENT_ASSEMBLY);
           permissions.addPermission(Permission.COPY_CONTENT);

           // Build ProtectPDF options by setting an Owner/Permissions Password, Permissions,
           // Encryption Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file) and specifying the type of content to encrypt.
           ProtectPDFOptions protectPDFOptions = ProtectPDFOptions.passwordProtectOptionsBuilder()
                   .setOwnerPassword("password")
                   .setPermissions(permissions)
                   .setEncryptionAlgorithm(EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
                   .setContentEncryption(ContentEncryption.ALL_CONTENT_EXCEPT_METADATA)
                   .build();

           // Create a new operation instance.
           ProtectPDFOperation protectPDFOperation = ProtectPDFOperation.createNew(protectPDFOptions);

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/protectPDFInput.pdf");
           protectPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = protectPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/protectPDFWithOwnerPasswordOutput.pdf");

       } catch (ServiceApiException | IOException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException ex) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword/
dotnet run ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace ProtectPDFWithOwnerPassword
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create new permissions instance and add the required permissions
               Permissions permissions = Permissions.CreateNew();
               permissions.AddPermission(Permission.PRINT_LOW_QUALITY);
               permissions.AddPermission(Permission.EDIT_DOCUMENT_ASSEMBLY);
               permissions.AddPermission(Permission.COPY_CONTENT);

               // Build ProtectPDF options by setting an Owner/Permissions Password, Permissions,
               // Encryption Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file) and specifying the type of content to encrypt.
               ProtectPDFOptions protectPDFOptions = ProtectPDFOptions.PasswordProtectOptionsBuilder()
                   .SetOwnerPassword("password")
                   .SetPermissions(permissions)
                   .SetEncryptionAlgorithm(EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
                   .SetContentEncryption(ContentEncryption.ALL_CONTENT_EXCEPT_METADATA)
                   .Build();

               // Create a new operation instance
               ProtectPDFOperation protectPDFOperation = ProtectPDFOperation.CreateNew(protectPDFOptions);

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"protectPDFInput.pdf");
               protectPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = protectPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/protectPDFWithOwnerPasswordOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/protectpdf/protect-pdf-with-owner-password.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Create new permissions instance and add the required permissions
   const protectPDF = PDFToolsSdk.ProtectPDF,
       protectPDFOptions = protectPDF.options,
       permissions = protectPDFOptions.Permissions.createNew();
   permissions.addPermission(protectPDFOptions.Permission.PRINT_LOW_QUALITY);
   permissions.addPermission(protectPDFOptions.Permission.EDIT_DOCUMENT_ASSEMBLY);
   permissions.addPermission(protectPDFOptions.Permission.COPY_CONTENT);

   // Build ProtectPDF options by setting an Owner/Permissions Password, Permissions,
   // Encryption Algorithm (used for encrypting the PDF file) and specifying the type of content to encrypt.
   const options = new protectPDFOptions.PasswordProtectOptions.Builder()
           .setOwnerPassword("password")
           .setPermissions(permissions)
           .setEncryptionAlgorithm(protectPDFOptions.EncryptionAlgorithm.AES_256)
           .setContentEncryption(protectPDFOptions.ContentEncryption.ALL_CONTENT_EXCEPT_METADATA)
           .build();

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const protectPDFOperation = protectPDF.Operation.createNew(options);

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/protectPDFInput.pdf');
   protectPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   protectPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/protectPDFWithOwnerPasswordOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Remove Protection

Use the below sample to remove security from a PDF document.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.removeprotection.RemoveProtection
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class RemoveProtection {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RemoveProtection.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           RemoveProtectionOperation removeProtectionOperation = RemoveProtectionOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/removeProtectionInput.pdf");
           removeProtectionOperation.setInput(source);

           // Set the password for removing security from a PDF document.
           removeProtectionOperation.setPassword("password");

           // Execute the operation.
           FileRef result = removeProtectionOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           result.saveAs("output/removeProtectionOutput.pdf");

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd RemoveProtection/
dotnet run RemoveProtection.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace RemoveProtection
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               RemoveProtectionOperation removeProtectionOperation = RemoveProtectionOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"removeProtectionInput.pdf");
               removeProtectionOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Set the password for removing security from a PDF document.
               removeProtectionOperation.SetPassword("password");

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = removeProtectionOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/removeProtectionOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/removeprotection/remove-protection.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const removeProtectionOperation = PDFToolsSdk.RemoveProtection.Operation.createNew(),
       input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile(
           'resources/removeProtectionInput.pdf',
           PDFToolsSdk.RemoveProtection.SupportedSourceFormat.pdf
       );
   // Set operation input from a source file.
   removeProtectionOperation.setInput(input);

   // Set the password for removing security from a PDF document.
   removeProtectionOperation.setPassword("password");

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   removeProtectionOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/removeProtectionOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Insert Pages

The insert operation inserts additional pages from different PDFs into an existing PDF.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.insertpages.InsertPDFPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples
  public class InsertPDFPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(InsertPDFPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           InsertPagesOperation insertPagesOperation = InsertPagesOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation base input from a source file.
           FileRef baseSourceFile = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/baseInput.pdf");
           insertPagesOperation.setBaseInput(baseSourceFile);

           // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
           FileRef firstFileToInsert = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/firstFileToInsertInput.pdf");
           PageRanges pageRanges = getPageRangeForFirstFile();

           // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file to be inserted at
           // the specified page of the base PDF file.
           insertPagesOperation.addPagesToInsertAt(firstFileToInsert, pageRanges, 2);

           // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
           FileRef secondFileToInsert = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/secondFileToInsertInput.pdf");

           // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file to be inserted at the specified page of the
           // base PDF file.
           insertPagesOperation.addPagesToInsertAt(secondFileToInsert, 3);

           // Execute the operation.
           FileRef result = insertPagesOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           result.saveAs("output/insertPagesOutput.pdf");

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForFirstFile() {
       // Specify which pages of the first file are to be inserted in the base file.
       PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
       // Add pages 1 to 3.
       pageRanges.addRange(1, 3);

       // Add page 4.
       pageRanges.addSinglePage(4);

       return pageRanges;
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd InsertPDFPages/
dotnet run InsertPDFPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace InsertPDFPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           // Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               InsertPagesOperation insertPagesOperation = InsertPagesOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation base input from a source file.
               FileRef baseSourceFile = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"baseInput.pdf");
               insertPagesOperation.SetBaseInput(baseSourceFile);

               // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
               FileRef firstFileToInsert = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"firstFileToInsertInput.pdf");
               PageRanges pageRanges = GetPageRangeForFirstFile();

               // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file to be inserted at
               // the specified page of the base PDF file.
               insertPagesOperation.AddPagesToInsertAt(firstFileToInsert, pageRanges, 2);

               // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
               FileRef secondFileToInsert = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"secondFileToInsertInput.pdf");

               // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file to be inserted at the specified page of the
               // base PDF file.
               insertPagesOperation.AddPagesToInsertAt(secondFileToInsert, 3);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = insertPagesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/insertPagesOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForFirstFile()
       {
           // Specify which pages of the first file are to be inserted in the base file.
           PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
           // Add pages 1 to 3.
           pageRanges.AddRange(1, 3);

           // Add page 4.
           pageRanges.AddSinglePage(4);

           return pageRanges;
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/insertpages/insert-pdf-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRangesForFirstFile = () => {
   // Specify which pages of the first file are to be inserted in the base file.
   const pageRangesForFirstFile = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add pages 1 to 3.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addPageRange(1, 3);

   // Add page 4.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(4);

   return pageRangesForFirstFile;
 };

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       insertPagesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.InsertPages.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation base input from a source file.
   const baseInputFile = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/baseInput.pdf');
   insertPagesOperation.setBaseInput(baseInputFile);

   // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
   const firstFileToInsert = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/firstFileToInsertInput.pdf'),
       pageRanges = getPageRangesForFirstFile();

   // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file to be inserted at
   // the specified page of the base PDF file.
   insertPagesOperation.addPagesToInsertAt(2, firstFileToInsert, pageRanges);

   // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
   const secondFileToInsert = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/secondFileToInsertInput.pdf');

   // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file to be inserted at the specified page of the
   // base PDF file.
   insertPagesOperation.addPagesToInsertAt(3, secondFileToInsert);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   insertPagesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/insertPagesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if (err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Replace Pages

The replace pages operation replaces pages in a PDF with pages from other PDF files.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.replacepages.ReplacePDFPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class ReplacePDFPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReplacePDFPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           ReplacePagesOperation replacePagesOperation = ReplacePagesOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation base input from a source file.
           FileRef baseSourceFile = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/baseInput.pdf");
           replacePagesOperation.setBaseInput(baseSourceFile);

           // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
           FileRef firstInputFile = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/replacePagesInput1.pdf");
           PageRanges pageRanges = getPageRangeForFirstFile();

           // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file for replacing the
           // page of the base PDF file.
           replacePagesOperation.addPagesForReplace(firstInputFile, pageRanges, 1);


           // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
           FileRef secondInputFile = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/replacePagesInput2.pdf");

           // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file for replacing the page of the base PDF file.
           replacePagesOperation.addPagesForReplace(secondInputFile, 3);

           // Execute the operation
           FileRef result = replacePagesOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result at the specified location
           result.saveAs("output/replacePagesOutput.pdf");
       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForFirstFile() {
       // Specify pages of the first file for replacing the page of base PDF file.
       PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
       // Add pages 1 to 3.
       pageRanges.addRange(1, 3);

       // Add page 4.
       pageRanges.addSinglePage(4);

       return pageRanges;
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd ReplacePDFPages/
dotnet run ReplacePDFPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace ReplacePDFPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               ReplacePagesOperation replacePagesOperation = ReplacePagesOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation base input from a source file.
               FileRef baseSourceFile = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"baseInput.pdf");
               replacePagesOperation.SetBaseInput(baseSourceFile);

               // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
               FileRef firstInputFile = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"replacePagesInput1.pdf");
               PageRanges pageRanges = GetPageRangeForFirstFile();

               // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file for replacing the
               // page of the base PDF file.
               replacePagesOperation.AddPagesForReplace(firstInputFile, pageRanges, 1);

               // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
               FileRef secondInputFile = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"replacePagesInput2.pdf");

               // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file for replacing the page of the base PDF file.
               replacePagesOperation.AddPagesForReplace(secondInputFile, 3);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = replacePagesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/replacePagesOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForFirstFile()
       {
           // Specify pages of the first file for replacing the page of base PDF file.
           PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
           // Add pages 1 to 3.
           pageRanges.AddRange(1, 3);

           // Add page 4.
           pageRanges.AddSinglePage(4);

           return pageRanges;
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/replacepages/replace-pdf-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRangesForFirstFile = () => {
   // Specify pages of the first file for replacing the page of base PDF file.
   const pageRangesForFirstFile = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add pages 1 to 3.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addPageRange(1, 3);

   // Add page 4.
   pageRangesForFirstFile.addSinglePage(4);

   return pageRangesForFirstFile;
 };

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       replacePagesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.ReplacePages.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation base input from a source file.
   const baseInputFile = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/baseInput.pdf');
   replacePagesOperation.setBaseInput(baseInputFile);

   // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
   const firstInputFile = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/replacePagesInput1.pdf'),
       pageRanges = getPageRangesForFirstFile();

   // Adds the pages (specified by the page ranges) of the input PDF file for replacing the
   // page of the base PDF file.
   replacePagesOperation.addPagesForReplace(1, firstInputFile, pageRanges);

   // Create a FileRef instance using a local file.
   const secondInputFile = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/replacePagesInput2.pdf');

   // Adds all the pages of the input PDF file for replacing the page of the base PDF file.
   replacePagesOperation.addPagesForReplace(3, secondInputFile);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   replacePagesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/replacePagesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if (err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Delete Pages

The delete pages operation selectively removes pages from a PDF file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.deletepages.DeletePDFPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

   public class DeletePDFPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DeletePDFPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           DeletePagesOperation deletePagesOperation = DeletePagesOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/deletePagesInput.pdf");
           deletePagesOperation.setInput(source);

           // Delete pages of the document (as specified by PageRanges).
           PageRanges pageRangeForDeletion = getPageRangeForDeletion();
           deletePagesOperation.setPageRanges(pageRangeForDeletion);

           // Execute the operation.
           FileRef result = deletePagesOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           result.saveAs("output/deletePagesOutput.pdf");

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForDeletion() {
       // Specify pages for deletion.
       PageRanges pageRangeForDeletion = new PageRanges();
       // Add page 1.
       pageRangeForDeletion.addSinglePage(1);

       // Add pages 3 to 4.
       pageRangeForDeletion.addRange(3, 4);
       return pageRangeForDeletion;
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd DeletePDFPages/
dotnet run DeletePDFPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace DeletePDFPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           // Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               DeletePagesOperation deletePagesOperation = DeletePagesOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"deletePagesInput.pdf");
               deletePagesOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Delete pages of the document (as specified by PageRanges).
               PageRanges pageRangeForDeletion = GetPageRangeForDeletion();
               deletePagesOperation.SetPageRanges(pageRangeForDeletion);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = deletePagesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/deletePagesOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForDeletion()
       {
           // Specify pages for deletion.
           PageRanges pageRangeForDeletion = new PageRanges();
           // Add page 1.
           pageRangeForDeletion.AddSinglePage(1);

           // Add pages 3 to 4.
           pageRangeForDeletion.AddRange(3, 4);
           return pageRangeForDeletion;
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/deletepages/delete-pdf-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRangesForDeletion = () => {
   // Specify pages for deletion.
   const pageRangesForDeletion = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add page 1.
   pageRangesForDeletion.addSinglePage(1);

   // Add pages 3 to 4.
   pageRangesForDeletion.addPageRange(3, 4);
   return pageRangesForDeletion;
 };

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       deletePagesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.DeletePages.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/deletePagesInput.pdf');
   deletePagesOperation.setInput(input);

   // Delete pages of the document (as specified by PageRanges).
   const pageRangesForDeletion = getPageRangesForDeletion();
   deletePagesOperation.setPageRanges(pageRangesForDeletion);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   deletePagesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/deletePagesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if (err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Reorder Pages

The reorder pages operation moves pages from one location to another in a PDF file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.reorderpages.ReorderPDFPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class ReorderPDFPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReorderPDFPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           ReorderPagesOperation reorderPagesOperation = ReorderPagesOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file, along with specifying the order of the pages for
           // rearranging the pages in a PDF file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/reorderPagesInput.pdf");
           PageRanges pageRanges = getPageRangeForReorder();
           reorderPagesOperation.setInput(source);
           reorderPagesOperation.setPagesOrder(pageRanges);

           // Execute the operation.
           FileRef result = reorderPagesOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           result.saveAs("output/reorderPagesOutput.pdf");

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRangeForReorder() {
       // Specify order of the pages for an output document.
       PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
       // Add pages 3 to 4.
       pageRanges.addRange(3, 4);

       // Add page 1.
       pageRanges.addSinglePage(1);

       return pageRanges;
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
cd ReorderPages/
dotnet run ReorderPDFPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace ReorderPDFPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           // Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               ReorderPagesOperation reorderPagesOperation = ReorderPagesOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file, along with specifying the order of the pages for
               // rearranging the pages in a PDF file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"reorderPagesInput.pdf");
               reorderPagesOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);
               PageRanges pageRanges = GetPageRangeForReorder();
               reorderPagesOperation.SetPagesOrder(pageRanges);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = reorderPagesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/reorderPagesOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       private static PageRanges GetPageRangeForReorder()
       {
           // Specify order of the pages for an output document.
           PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
           // Add pages 3 to 4.
           pageRanges.AddRange(3, 4);

           // Add page 1.
           pageRanges.AddSinglePage(1);

           return pageRanges;
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/reorderpages/reorder-pdf-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRangeForReorder = () => {
   // Specify order of the pages for an output document.
   const pageRanges = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();

   // Add pages 3 to 4.
   pageRanges.addPageRange(3, 4);

   // Add page 1.
   pageRanges.addSinglePage(1);

   return pageRanges;
 };
 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       reorderPagesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.ReorderPages.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file, along with specifying the order of the pages for
   // rearranging the pages in a PDF file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/reorderPagesInput.pdf');
   const pageRanges = getPageRangeForReorder();
   reorderPagesOperation.setInput(input);
   reorderPagesOperation.setPagesOrder(pageRanges);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   reorderPagesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/reorderPagesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Rotate Pages

The rotate pages operation selectively rotates pages in PDF file. For example, you can change portrait view to landscape view.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.rotatepages.RotatePDFPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class RotatePDFPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RotatePDFPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           RotatePagesOperation rotatePagesOperation = RotatePagesOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/rotatePagesInput.pdf");
           rotatePagesOperation.setInput(source);

           // Sets angle by 90 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
           // the input PDF file.
           PageRanges firstPageRange = getFirstPageRangeForRotation();
           rotatePagesOperation.setAngleToRotatePagesBy(Angle._90, firstPageRange);

           // Sets angle by 180 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
           // the input PDF file.
           PageRanges secondPageRange = getSecondPageRangeForRotation();
           rotatePagesOperation.setAngleToRotatePagesBy(Angle._180, secondPageRange);

           // Execute the operation.
           FileRef result = rotatePagesOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           result.saveAs("output/rotatePagesOutput.pdf");

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getFirstPageRangeForRotation() {
       // Specify pages for rotation.
       PageRanges firstPageRange = new PageRanges();
       // Add page 1.
       firstPageRange.addSinglePage(1);

       // Add pages 3 to 4.
       firstPageRange.addRange(3, 4);
       return firstPageRange;
   }

   private static PageRanges getSecondPageRangeForRotation() {
       // Specify pages for rotation.
       PageRanges secondPageRange = new PageRanges();
       // Add page 2.
       secondPageRange.addSinglePage(2);

       return secondPageRange;
   }
 }
   
Run the sample:
cd RotatePDFPages/
dotnet run RotatePDFPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace RotatePDFPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           // Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               RotatePagesOperation rotatePagesOperation = RotatePagesOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"rotatePagesInput.pdf");
               rotatePagesOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Sets angle by 90 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
               // the input PDF file.
               PageRanges firstPageRange = GetFirstPageRangeForRotation();
               rotatePagesOperation.SetAngleToRotatePagesBy(Angle._90, firstPageRange);

               // Sets angle by 180 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
               // the input PDF file.
               PageRanges secondPageRange = GetSecondPageRangeForRotation();
               rotatePagesOperation.SetAngleToRotatePagesBy(Angle._180, secondPageRange);

               // Execute the operation.
               FileRef result = rotatePagesOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               result.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/rotatePagesOutput.pdf");
           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }

       private static PageRanges GetFirstPageRangeForRotation()
       {
           // Specify pages for rotation.
           PageRanges firstPageRange = new PageRanges();
           // Add page 1.
           firstPageRange.AddSinglePage(1);

           // Add pages 3 to 4.
           firstPageRange.AddRange(3, 4);
           return firstPageRange;
       }

       private static PageRanges GetSecondPageRangeForRotation()
       {
           // Specify pages for rotation.
           PageRanges secondPageRange = new PageRanges();
           // Add page 2.
           secondPageRange.AddSinglePage(2);

           return secondPageRange;
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/rotatepages/rotate-pdf-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getFirstPageRangeForRotation = () => {
   // Specify pages for rotation.
   const firstPageRange = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add page 1.
   firstPageRange.addSinglePage(1);

   // Add pages 3 to 4.
   firstPageRange.addPageRange(3, 4);

   return firstPageRange;
 };

 const getSecondPageRangeForRotation = () => {
   // Specify pages for rotation.
   const secondPageRange = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add page 2.
   secondPageRange.addSinglePage(2);

   return secondPageRange;
 };

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials = PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials),
       rotatePagesOperation = PDFToolsSdk.RotatePages.Operation.createNew();

   // Set operation input from a source file.
   const input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile('resources/rotatePagesInput.pdf');
   rotatePagesOperation.setInput(input);

   // Sets angle by 90 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
   // the input PDF file.
   const firstPageRange = getFirstPageRangeForRotation();
   rotatePagesOperation.setAngleToRotatePagesBy(PDFToolsSdk.RotatePages.Angle._90, firstPageRange);

   // Sets angle by 180 degrees (in clockwise direction) for rotating the specified pages of
   // the input PDF file.
   const secondPageRange = getSecondPageRangeForRotation();
   rotatePagesOperation.setAngleToRotatePagesBy(PDFToolsSdk.RotatePages.Angle._180,secondPageRange);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   rotatePagesOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => result.saveAsFile('output/rotatePagesOutput.pdf'))
       .catch(err => {
           if (err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Split PDF by number of pages

This operation splits a PDF into multiple smaller documents. Simply use the page count to specify the maximum number of pages of each output file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.splitpdf.SplitPDFByNumberOfPages
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class SplitPDFByNumberOfPages {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SplitPDFByNumberOfPages.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/splitPDFInput.pdf");
           splitPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Set the maximum number of pages each of the output files can have.
           splitPDFOperation.setPageCount(2);

           // Execute the operation.
           List result = splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           int index = 0;
           for (FileRef fileRef : result) {
               fileRef.saveAs("output/SplitPDFByNumberOfPagesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
               index++;
           }

       } catch (IOException| ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

 }
   
Run the sample:
cd SplitPDFByNumberOfPages/
dotnet run SplitPDFByNumberOfPages.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace SplitPDFByNumberOfPages
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"splitPDFInput.pdf");
               splitPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Set the maximum number of pages each of the output files can have.
               splitPDFOperation.SetPageCount(2);

               // Execute the operation.
               List result = splitPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               int index = 0;
               foreach (FileRef fileRef in result)
               {
                   fileRef.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/SplitPDFByNumberOfPagesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
                   index++;
               }

           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/splitpdf/split-pdf-by-number-of-pages.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const splitPDFOperation = PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.Operation.createNew(),
       input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile(
           'resources/splitPDFInput.pdf',
           PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.SupportedSourceFormat.pdf
       );
   // Set operation input from a source file.
   splitPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Set the maximum number of pages each of the output files can have.
   splitPDFOperation.setPageCount(2);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => {
           let saveFilesPromises = [];
           for(let i = 0; i < result.length; i++){
               saveFilesPromises.push(result[i].saveAsFile(`output/SplitPDFByNumberOfPagesOutput_${i}.pdf`));
           }
           return Promise.all(saveFilesPromises);
       })
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Split PDF by page ranges

As an alternative to creating smaller PDFs with a set number of pages, you can split PDFs into multiple smaller documents by specifying page ranges where each page range corresponds to a single output file.

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.splitpdf.SplitPDFByPageRanges
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class SplitPDFByPageRanges {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SplitPDFByPageRanges.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/splitPDFInput.pdf");
           splitPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Set the page ranges where each page range corresponds to a single output file.
           PageRanges pageRanges = getPageRanges();
           splitPDFOperation.setPageRanges(pageRanges);

           // Execute the operation.
           List result = splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           int index = 0;
           for (FileRef fileRef : result) {
               fileRef.saveAs("output/SplitPDFByPageRangesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
               index++;
           }

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

   private static PageRanges getPageRanges() {
       // Specify page ranges.
       PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
       // Add page 1.
       pageRanges.addSinglePage(1);

       // Add pages 3 to 4.
       pageRanges.addRange(3, 4);
       return pageRanges;
   }

 }
   
Run the sample:
cd SplitPDFByPageRanges/
dotnet run SplitPDFByPageRanges.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace SplitPDFByPageRanges
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"splitPDFInput.pdf");
               splitPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Set the page ranges where each page range corresponds to a single output file.
               PageRanges pageRanges = GetPageRanges();
               splitPDFOperation.SetPageRanges(pageRanges);

               // Execute the operation.
               List result = splitPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               int index = 0;
               foreach (FileRef fileRef in result)
               {
                   fileRef.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/SplitPDFByPageRangesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
                   index++;
               }

           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
           // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }

       private static PageRanges GetPageRanges()
       {
           // Specify page ranges.
           PageRanges pageRanges = new PageRanges();
           // Add page 1.
           pageRanges.AddSinglePage(1);

           // Add pages 3 to 4.
           pageRanges.AddRange(3, 4);
           return pageRanges;
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/splitpdf/split-pdf-by-page-ranges.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 const getPageRanges = () => {
   // Specify pages ranges.
   const pageRanges = new PDFToolsSdk.PageRanges();
   // Add page 1.
   pageRanges.addSinglePage(1);

   // Add pages 3 to 4.
   pageRanges.addPageRange(3, 4);
   return pageRanges;
 };
 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const splitPDFOperation = PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.Operation.createNew(),
       input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile(
           'resources/splitPDFInput.pdf',
           PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.SupportedSourceFormat.pdf
       );
   // Set operation input from a source file.
   splitPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Set the page ranges where each page range corresponds to a single output file.
   const pageRanges = getPageRanges();
   splitPDFOperation.setPageRanges(pageRanges);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => {
           let saveFilesPromises = [];
           for(let i = 0; i < result.length; i++){
               saveFilesPromises.push(result[i].saveAsFile(`output/SplitPDFByPageRangesOutput_${i}.pdf`));
           }
           return Promise.all(saveFilesPromises);
       })
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }
     

Split PDF into number of files

As an alternative to creating smaller PDFs by specifying a set number of pages or a page range, you can split PDFs by file count. In this case, the operation creates the specified number of files with each containing an identical number of pages (if possible).

Run the sample:
mvn -f pom.xml exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=com.adobe.platform.operation.samples.splitpdf.SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles
      // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_java_samples

 public class SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles {

   // Initialize the logger.
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles.class);

   public static void main(String[] args) {
       try {
           // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
           Credentials credentials = Credentials.serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                   .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                   .build();

           // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials and create a new operation instance.
           ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.create(credentials);
           SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.createNew();

           // Set operation input from a source file.
           FileRef source = FileRef.createFromLocalFile("src/main/resources/splitPDFInput.pdf");
           splitPDFOperation.setInput(source);

           // Set the number of documents to split the input PDF file into.
           splitPDFOperation.setFileCount(2);

           // Execute the operation.
           List result = splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext);

           // Save the result to the specified location.
           int index = 0;
           for (FileRef fileRef : result) {
               fileRef.saveAs("output/SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFilesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
               index++;
           }

       } catch (IOException | ServiceApiException | SdkException | ServiceUsageException e) {
           LOGGER.error("Exception encountered while executing operation", e);
       }
   }

 }
   
Run the sample:
cd SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles/
dotnet run SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles.csproj
     // Get the samples from https://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_net_samples
 namespace SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFiles
 {
   class Program
   {
       private static readonly ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(Program));
       static void Main()
       {
           //Configure the logging
           ConfigureLogging();
           try
           {
               // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
               Credentials credentials = Credentials.ServiceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
                               .FromFile(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/pdftools-api-credentials.json")
                               .Build();

               // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials.
               ExecutionContext executionContext = ExecutionContext.Create(credentials);

               // Create a new operation instance
               SplitPDFOperation splitPDFOperation = SplitPDFOperation.CreateNew();

               // Set operation input from a source file.
               FileRef sourceFileRef = FileRef.CreateFromLocalFile(@"splitPDFInput.pdf");
               splitPDFOperation.SetInput(sourceFileRef);

               // Set the number of documents to split the input PDF file into.
               splitPDFOperation.SetFileCount(2);

               // Execute the operation.
               List result = splitPDFOperation.Execute(executionContext);

               // Save the result to the specified location.
               int index = 0;
               foreach (FileRef fileRef in result)
               {
                   fileRef.SaveAs(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "/output/SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFilesOutput_" + index + ".pdf");
                   index++;
               }

           }
           catch (ServiceUsageException ex)
           {
               log.Error("Exception encountered while executing operation", ex);
           }
            // Catch more errors here . . .
       }

       static void ConfigureLogging()
       {
           ILoggerRepository logRepository = LogManager.GetRepository(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly());
           XmlConfigurator.Configure(logRepository, new FileInfo("log4net.config"));
       }
   }
 }
     
Run the sample:
node src/splitpdf/split-pdf-into-number-of-files.js
     // Get the samples from http://www.adobe.com/go/pdftoolsapi_node_sample
 const PDFToolsSdk = require('@adobe/documentservices-pdftools-node-sdk');

 try {
   // Initial setup, create credentials instance.
   const credentials =  PDFToolsSdk.Credentials
       .serviceAccountCredentialsBuilder()
       .fromFile("pdftools-api-credentials.json")
       .build();

   // Create an ExecutionContext using credentials
   const executionContext = PDFToolsSdk.ExecutionContext.create(credentials);

   // Create a new operation instance.
   const splitPDFOperation = PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.Operation.createNew(),
       input = PDFToolsSdk.FileRef.createFromLocalFile(
           'resources/splitPDFInput.pdf',
           PDFToolsSdk.SplitPDF.SupportedSourceFormat.pdf
       );
   // Set operation input from a source file.
   splitPDFOperation.setInput(input);

   // Set the number of documents to split the input PDF file into.
   splitPDFOperation.setFileCount(2);

   // Execute the operation and Save the result to the specified location.
   splitPDFOperation.execute(executionContext)
       .then(result => {
           let saveFilesPromises = [];
           for(let i = 0; i < result.length; i++){
               saveFilesPromises.push(result[i].saveAsFile(`output/SplitPDFIntoNumberOfFilesOutput_${i}.pdf`));
           }
           return Promise.all(saveFilesPromises);
       })
       .catch(err => {
           if(err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceApiError
               || err instanceof PDFToolsSdk.Error.ServiceUsageError) {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           } else {
               console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
           }
       });
 } catch (err) {
   console.log('Exception encountered while executing operation', err);
 }