PDF Password API
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Secure your PDF documents by adding password protection with our API. Simply set a password, and our API ensures your files are encrypted and accessible only to authorized users. Perfect for safeguarding sensitive information and enhancing document security.
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own agent can call
add-pdf-security and remove-pdf-security directly.
Benefits of our PDF Password API
Secure your PDF documents effortlessly with our robust PDF Password API.
Add custom passwords to encrypt your files and control access, ensuring
that sensitive information remains protected. This feature enhances
document security while maintaining a professional appearance,
seamlessly integrating into your workflow for secure and
efficient file management.
Read our API documentation to learn how to protect PDFs.
Multi-language Code Example
curl -X POST https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add \
-H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
-d file="FILE_URL" \
-d owner_password="OWNER_PASSWORD" \
-d user_password="USER_PASSWORD"const data = new FormData();
data.append('file', 'FILE_URL');
data.append('owner_password', 'OWNER_PASSWORD');
data.append('user_password', 'USER_PASSWORD');
fetch('https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add', {
headers: {'Authorization': 'Bearer TOKEN'},
method: 'POST',
body: data
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(json => console.log(json));use GuzzleHttp\Client;
$client = new Client();
$response = $client->post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add', [
'headers' => [
'Authorization' => 'Bearer TOKEN'
],
'form_params' => [
'file' => 'FILE_URL',
'owner_password' => 'OWNER_PASSWORD',
'user_password' => 'USER_PASSWORD'
]
]);
$body = $response->getBody();
echo json_encode($body->getContents());require 'rest-client'
response = RestClient.post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add',
{
'file' => 'FILE_URL',
'owner_password' => 'OWNER_PASSWORD',
'user_password' => 'USER_PASSWORD'
},
{
Authorization: "Bearer TOKEN"
}
)
puts response.bodyimport requests
response = requests.post(
'https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add',
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Bearer TOKEN'
},
data = {
'file': 'FILE_URL',
'owner_password': 'OWNER_PASSWORD',
'user_password': 'USER_PASSWORD'
}
)
print(response.text)import (
"fmt"
"github.com/go-resty/resty/v2"
)
func main() {
client := resty.New()
data := map[string]string{
"file": "FILE_URL",
"owner_password": "OWNER_PASSWORD",
"user_password": "USER_PASSWORD"
}
resp, _ := client.R().
SetFormData(data).
SetHeader("Authorization", "Bearer TOKEN").
Post("https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add")
fmt.Println(resp.String())
}import okhttp3.*;
class Pdf {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
FormBody formBody = new FormBody.Builder()
.add("file", "FILE_URL")
.add("owner_password", "OWNER_PASSWORD")
.add("user_password", "USER_PASSWORD")
.build();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://apdf.io/api/pdf/security/add")
.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer TOKEN")
.post(formBody)
.build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
System.out.println(response.body().string());
}
}No-Code PDF Protection
Integrate our PDF API with Zapier Webhooks to automate your PDF protection workflows effortlessly. Whether you're securing sensitive contracts, invoices, or confidential reports, you can trigger PDF protection from hundreds of apps supported by Zapier. Automatically apply password encryption to your documents, safeguarding your data and eliminating the need for manual security settings.
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Then it went dark.
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