PDF/A is specialized for use in archiving and long-term preservation. Our API allows developers to convert generic PDF documents to PDF/A (ISO 19005-1) or to validate existing PDF/A documents.

Apryse SDK benefits include:

• Checks if a PDF file is compliant with any PDF/A specifications (ISO 19005-1, 19005-2, 19005-3).
• Converts any PDF to a PDF/A compliant document.
• Supports all PDFA versions and conformance levels: PDF/A-1A, PDF/A-1B, PDF/A-2A, PDF/A-2B, PDF/A-2U, PDF/A-3A, PDF/A-3B, PDF/A-3U.
• Produces a detailed report of compliance violations and associated PDF objects.
• Keeps the required changes to a minimum, preserving the consistency of the original.
• Tracks all changes to allow for automatic assessment of data loss.
• Allows user to customize compliance checks or omit specific changes during the conversion process.
• Preserves tags, logical structure, and color information in existing PDF documents.
• Supports user-defined color profiles.
• Offers automatic font substitution, embedding, and subsetting options.

How to Pick the Right Version of PDF/A
It is in general best to use PDF/A-2B but please review the blog to learn more.

Convert PDF to PDF/A
To convert a PDF document to PDF/A format.

Validate PDF/A document
To validate a PDF/A document for compliance.

PDF/A Manager
A command-line tool that can convert and validate PDF/A documents