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# Removing bookmarks from PDFs on Server/Desktop

Learn how to remove a bookmark by title in a PDF document using a full code sample. Find and edit existing outline items with ease. Discover how to efficiently manage bookmarks. The Apryse Server SDK

{% hint style="info" %}
**Requirements**

Packages are required for production license. Trial keys have unlimited access to all features.

Demo showcases functionality using WebViewer UI.

<a href="https://apryse.com/capabilities#PageManipulation" class="button primary">Package: Page Manipulation</a><a href="https://showcase.apryse.com/create-thumbnail" class="button primary">Live demo</a>
{% endhint %}

To remove a bookmark by title in an existing document.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
Bookmark foo = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo");
if (foo.IsValid()) {
	foo.Delete();
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C++" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```cpp
PDFDoc doc(filename);

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
Bookmark foo = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo");
if (foo.IsValid())
{
	foo.Delete();
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```go
doc := NewPDFDoc(filename)

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
foo := doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo")
if foo.IsValid(){
  foo.Delete()
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```java
PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
Bookmark foo = doc.getFirstBookmark().find("foo");
if (foo.isValid()) {
	foo.delete();
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
async function main() {
  const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromURL(filename);

  // how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
  const firstbookmark = await doc.getFirstBookmark();
  const foo = await firstbookmark.find('foo');
  if (await foo.isValid()) {
    foo.delete();
  }
}
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main);
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Kotlin" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```kotlin
val doc = PDFDoc(filename)

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
val foo = doc.firstBookmark.find("foo")
if (foo.isValid) {
	foo.delete()
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Obj-C" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```objc
PTPDFDoc *doc = [[PTPDFDoc alloc] initWithFilepath: filename];

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
PTBookmark *foo = [[doc GetFirstBookmark] Find: @"foo"];
if ([foo IsValid]) {
	[foo Delete];
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Swift" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```swift
let doc: PTPDFDoc = PTPDFDoc(filepath: filename)

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
let foo: PTBookmark = doc.getFirstBookmark().find("foo")
if foo.isValid() {
	foo.delete()
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```php
$doc = new PDFDoc($filename);

// how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
$foo = $doc->GetFirstBookmark()->Find("foo");
if ($foo->IsValid()) {
	$foo->Delete();
}
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```python
doc = PDFDoc(filename)

# how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
foo = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo")
if foo.IsValid():
	foo.Delete()
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```ruby
doc = PDFDoc.new(filename)

# how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
foo = doc.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo")
if foo.IsValid()
	foo.Delete()
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="VB" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```vb
Dim doc As PDFDoc = New PDFDoc(filename)

' how to find and delete a bookmark by title text.
Dim foo As Bookmark = doc1.GetFirstBookmark().Find("foo")
If foo.IsValid() Then
	foo.Delete()
End If
```

{% endcode %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

[Read, add, edit PDF outlines and bookmarks](/core/get-started/samples/bookmarktest.md) Full code sample which illustrates how to read and edit existing outline items and create new bookmarks using the high-level API. Code sample is available in C++, C#, Java, Python, Go, PHP, Ruby & VB.

About removing a bookmark

The Bookmarks class also allows you to quickly find Bookmarks based on the title text. For example, the above code snippet looks for a Bookmark called *foo* and then removes it from the outline tree.


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