More full API PDF processing options

Full API is mainly used for PDF processing situations that are not featured using the Standard API. The preferred recommendation is to use the Standard API to address your situation when possible. Standard API is easy to use, loaded by default, and performs best for most situations.

Basics

Opening a document To open a PDF document.

Saving a document To save a PDF document.

Locking a document To access a PDF document in a multithreaded environment.

Access a PDF page To access a PDF page.

Access PDF page content To access PDF page content.

Annotations

Import annotations To import XFDF into FDF, then merge data from FDF into PDF.

Export annotations To extract data from PDF to FDF, then export FDF as XFDF.

Style properties To set an annotation style property such as color, interior color, border style, padding, etc to an annotation.

Add sticky note To add sticky note (text annotation) to a PDF Document.

Add link annotation To add a hyperlink or intra-document link annotation to a PDF Document page.

Remove annotation To remove an annotation from a document.

Forms

Import forms To import XFDF into FDF, then merge data from FDF into PDF.

Export forms To extract data from PDF to FDF, then export FDF as XFDF.

Modify in form fields To modify in values for existing form fields.

Generate

Create a thumbnail To create a thumbnail image of a PDF page.

Page manipulations

Create a PDF page To create a new blank PDF page in a PDF document.

Copy/merge PDF pages To copy/merge several PDF documents into one.

Remove pages To remove pages from a PDF document.

Rotate a page To rotate a page in a PDF document.

Crop a page To crop a page in a PDF document.

Reorder pages To reorder pages in a PDF document.

Split PDF pages To split a PDF document into multiple pages.

Extraction

Extract text from a PDF To extract text from a PDF document.

Search

Search for text in a PDF To search for text in a PDF.

Search & Replace PDF Text or Images To search and replace text or image in a PDF.

Redaction

Redact from a PDF document To redact content from a PDF document.