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| 1 | +# API guide |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This guide organizes `PdfRestClient` and `AsyncPdfRestClient` methods by |
| 4 | +workflow, so you can quickly find the right call for a user task. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +Notes: |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +- Every sync method has an async counterpart with the same name. |
| 9 | +- Sync client: [PdfRestClient][pdfrest.PdfRestClient] |
| 10 | +- Async client: [AsyncPdfRestClient][pdfrest.AsyncPdfRestClient] |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +## Start here: common flow |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +1. Upload file(s): [files.create_from_paths][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.create_from_paths] |
| 15 | +2. Call one processing method from a category below. |
| 16 | +3. Download outputs: [files.read_bytes][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.read_bytes] or |
| 17 | + [files.write_bytes][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.write_bytes] |
| 18 | +4. (Optional) clean up: [files.delete][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.delete] |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Service and file operations |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Use these methods to check service status and manage uploaded resources. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- Health check: |
| 25 | + [up][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.up] |
| 26 | +- File helper: |
| 27 | + [files][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.files] |
| 28 | +- File upload and fetch: |
| 29 | + [files.create][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.create], |
| 30 | + [files.create_from_paths][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.create_from_paths], |
| 31 | + [files.create_from_urls][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.create_from_urls], |
| 32 | + [files.get][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.get] |
| 33 | +- File read/write: |
| 34 | + [files.read_bytes][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.read_bytes], |
| 35 | + [files.read_text][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.read_text], |
| 36 | + [files.read_json][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.read_json], |
| 37 | + [files.write_bytes][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.write_bytes], |
| 38 | + [files.stream][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.stream] |
| 39 | +- File delete: |
| 40 | + [files.delete][pdfrest.PdfRestFilesClient.delete] |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## Inspect, extract, summarize, and translate |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +Use this group when users need metadata or text intelligence. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +- Metadata and document properties: |
| 47 | + [query_pdf_info][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.query_pdf_info] |
| 48 | +- OCR and text extraction: |
| 49 | + [ocr_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.ocr_pdf], |
| 50 | + [extract_pdf_text][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.extract_pdf_text], |
| 51 | + [extract_pdf_text_to_file][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.extract_pdf_text_to_file] |
| 52 | +- Image extraction: |
| 53 | + [extract_images][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.extract_images] |
| 54 | +- Summaries: |
| 55 | + [summarize_text][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.summarize_text], |
| 56 | + [summarize_text_to_file][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.summarize_text_to_file] |
| 57 | +- Translation: |
| 58 | + [translate_pdf_text][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.translate_pdf_text], |
| 59 | + [translate_pdf_text_to_file][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.translate_pdf_text_to_file] |
| 60 | +- Markdown output: |
| 61 | + [convert_to_markdown][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_markdown] |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +## Compose, split, merge, and package |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +Use this group for document assembly and distribution. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +- Create or partition documents: |
| 68 | + [blank_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.blank_pdf], |
| 69 | + [split_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.split_pdf] |
| 70 | +- Combine documents: |
| 71 | + [merge_pdfs][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.merge_pdfs] |
| 72 | +- Package/unpackage output sets: |
| 73 | + [zip_files][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.zip_files], |
| 74 | + [unzip_file][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.unzip_file] |
| 75 | +- Embed attachments: |
| 76 | + [add_attachment_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.add_attachment_to_pdf] |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +## Markup, branding, and redaction |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +Use this group to add visible content or remove sensitive content. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +- Add overlays: |
| 83 | + [add_text_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.add_text_to_pdf], |
| 84 | + [add_image_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.add_image_to_pdf] |
| 85 | +- Watermarking: |
| 86 | + [watermark_pdf_with_text][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.watermark_pdf_with_text], |
| 87 | + [watermark_pdf_with_image][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.watermark_pdf_with_image] |
| 88 | +- Redaction workflow: |
| 89 | + [preview_redactions][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.preview_redactions] first, |
| 90 | + then [apply_redactions][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.apply_redactions] |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +## Security, signing, and compliance |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +Use this group for password protection, permissions, signatures, and standards. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +- Permissions password: |
| 97 | + [add_permissions_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.add_permissions_password], |
| 98 | + [change_permissions_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.change_permissions_password], |
| 99 | + [remove_permissions_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.remove_permissions_password] |
| 100 | +- Open password: |
| 101 | + [add_open_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.add_open_password], |
| 102 | + [change_open_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.change_open_password], |
| 103 | + [remove_open_password][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.remove_open_password] |
| 104 | +- Digital signatures: |
| 105 | + [sign_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.sign_pdf] |
| 106 | +- Archival/print conformance: |
| 107 | + [convert_to_pdfa][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_pdfa], |
| 108 | + [convert_to_pdfx][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_pdfx] |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +## PDF cleanup and rendering normalization |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +Use this group to improve compatibility, performance, or file size. |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +- Size and optimization: |
| 115 | + [compress_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.compress_pdf], |
| 116 | + [linearize_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.linearize_pdf] |
| 117 | +- Flattening: |
| 118 | + [flatten_pdf_forms][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.flatten_pdf_forms], |
| 119 | + [flatten_annotations][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.flatten_annotations], |
| 120 | + [flatten_layers][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.flatten_layers], |
| 121 | + [flatten_transparencies][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.flatten_transparencies] |
| 122 | +- Raster and color normalization: |
| 123 | + [rasterize_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.rasterize_pdf], |
| 124 | + [convert_colors][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_colors] |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +## Convert into or out of PDF |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +Use this group when the user starts with non-PDF content or needs downstream |
| 129 | +formats. |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +- Into PDF: |
| 132 | + [convert_office_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_office_to_pdf], |
| 133 | + [convert_postscript_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_postscript_to_pdf], |
| 134 | + [convert_email_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_email_to_pdf], |
| 135 | + [convert_image_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_image_to_pdf], |
| 136 | + [convert_html_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_html_to_pdf], |
| 137 | + [convert_url_to_pdf][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_url_to_pdf] |
| 138 | +- Out of PDF: |
| 139 | + [convert_to_word][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_word], |
| 140 | + [convert_to_excel][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_excel], |
| 141 | + [convert_to_powerpoint][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_powerpoint], |
| 142 | + [convert_xfa_to_acroforms][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_xfa_to_acroforms] |
| 143 | +- PDF to image: |
| 144 | + [convert_to_png][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_png], |
| 145 | + [convert_to_bmp][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_bmp], |
| 146 | + [convert_to_gif][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_gif], |
| 147 | + [convert_to_jpeg][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_jpeg], |
| 148 | + [convert_to_tiff][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.convert_to_tiff] |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +## Forms data workflows |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +Use this group when users need to transfer form field values in/out of PDFs. |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +- Import external form data into a PDF: |
| 155 | + [import_form_data][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.import_form_data] |
| 156 | +- Export form data from a PDF: |
| 157 | + [export_form_data][pdfrest.PdfRestClient.export_form_data] |
| 158 | + |
| 159 | +## Async equivalents |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +For any sync method listed above, use the same method name on |
| 162 | +[AsyncPdfRestClient][pdfrest.AsyncPdfRestClient] when your app is async. For |
| 163 | +file helpers, use |
| 164 | +[AsyncPdfRestFilesClient][pdfrest.AsyncPdfRestFilesClient]. |
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