> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pdf.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PDF Search and Delete Text

> Delete text from the PDF document with search strings.

## `POST /v1/pdf/edit/delete-text`

<Warning>When using regular expressions in JSON payloads, ensure that backslashes are properly escaped. For example, a single backslash `\` should be written as `\\`.</Warning>

## Attributes

<Note>Attributes are case-sensitive and should be inside JSON for POST request. for example: `{ "url": "https://example.com/file1.pdf" }`</Note>

| Attribute                     | Type           | Required | Default   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ----------------------------- | -------------- | -------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `url`                         | string         | *Yes*    | -         | URL to the source file [`url` attribute](/api-reference/url-input-and-request-limits#supported-file-sources)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `callback`                    | string         | *No*     | -         | The callback URL (or Webhook) used to receive the POST data. see [Webhooks & Callbacks](/api-reference/webhooks). This is only applicable when `async` is set to `true`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `httpusername`                | string         | *No*     | -         | HTTP auth user name if required to access source URL.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `httppassword`                | string         | *No*     | -         | HTTP auth password if required to access source URL.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `searchStrings`               | array\[string] | *Yes*    | -         | The array of strings to search.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `redactions`                  | array          | *No*     | -         | A list of redaction objects, each defining a rectangular area to remove or cover. Each redaction object includes the following fields:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     `page`                    | integer        | *Yes*    | -         | The zero-based index of the page where the redaction should be applied. For example, 0 = first page.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|     `x`                       | float          | *Yes*    | -         | The X-coordinate of the top-left corner of the redaction box, in PDF units (points). [Use PDF Edit Add Helper](https://app.pdf.co/pdf-edit-add-helper) to measure coordinates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|     `y`                       | float          | *Yes*    | -         | The Y-coordinate of the top-left corner of the redaction box, in PDF units (points). [Use PDF Edit Add Helper](https://app.pdf.co/pdf-edit-add-helper) to measure coordinates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|     `width`                   | float          | *Yes*    | -         | The width of the redaction area in points. [Use PDF Edit Add Helper](https://app.pdf.co/pdf-edit-add-helper) to measure coordinates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|     `height`                  | float          | *Yes*    | -         | The height of the redaction area in points. [Use PDF Edit Add Helper](https://app.pdf.co/pdf-edit-add-helper) to measure coordinates.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `replacementLimit`            | integer        | *No*     | `0`       | Limit the number of searches & replacements for every item. The value 0 means every found occurrence will be replaced.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `caseSensitive`               | boolean        | *No*     | `true`    | Set to `false` to don't use case-sensitive search.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `regex`                       | boolean        | *No*     | `false`   | Set to `true` to use regular expression for search string(s).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `MakeUnsearchable`            | boolean        | *No*     | `false`   | If `true`, the output PDF is made unsearchable by replacing all pages with images. If `false`, the document remains searchable with only the specified text removed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `name`                        | string         | *No*     | -         | File name for the generated output, the input must be in string format.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `expiration`                  | integer        | *No*     | `60`      | Set the expiration time for the output link in minutes. After this specified duration, any generated output file(s) will be automatically deleted from [PDF.co Temporary Files Storage](/api-reference/file-upload/overview). The maximum duration for link expiration varies based on your current subscription plan. To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf templates, documents) consider using [PDF.co Built-In Files Storage](https://app.pdf.co/tools/files). |
| `pages`                       | string         | *No*     | all pages | Specify page indices as comma-separated values or ranges to process (e.g. "0, 1, 2-" or "1, 2, 3-7"). The first-page index is 0. If not specified, the default configuration processes all pages.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `password`                    | string         | *No*     | -         | Password for the PDF file.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `async`                       | boolean        | *No*     | `false`   | Set `async` to `true` for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a `jobId` which you can use with the [Background Job Check endpoint](/api-reference/job-check). Also see [Webhooks & Callbacks](/api-reference/webhooks)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `profiles`                    | object         | *No*     | -         | See [Profiles](/api-reference/profiles) for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|     `outputDataFormat`        | string         | *No*     | -         | If you require your output as `base64` format, set this to `base64`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     `removeTextUnderPatch`    | boolean        | *No*     | `true`    | Controls whether to remove text under the patch or not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     `usepatch`                | boolean        | *No*     | `false`   | Controls whether to use a patch or not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     `patchColor`              | string         | *No*     | `#000000` | Controls the color of the patch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|     `DataEncryptionAlgorithm` | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information. The available algorithms are: `AES128`, `AES192`, `AES256`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|     `DataEncryptionKey`       | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|     `DataEncryptionIV`        | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     `DataDecryptionAlgorithm` | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information. The available algorithms are: `AES128`, `AES192`, `AES256`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|     `DataDecryptionKey`       | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|     `DataDecryptionIV`        | string         | *No*     | -         | Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See [User-Controlled Encryption](/knowledgebase/user-controlled-encryption) for more information.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

### Showing Redacted Text

By default when we delete text using [post-tag-pdf-edit-delete-text](/api-reference/pdf-search-and-delete) it will simply remove text leaving a space where the text was.

In the case where you need to blackout deleted text it can be acheived using following `profiles` parameters.

* Set `UsePatch` parameter to `true`.

* Set `PatchColor` parameter to color we want to use for redacting in `hex` format. For example: `'PatchColor': '#000000'`.

In case we want to only blackout text, but *not remove it* so that we can still copy it, we can do so using `RemoveTextUnderPatch` parameter and set it to `false`.

<Warning>If `RemoveTextUnderPatch` is set to `false` then a user could still copy the text making the redaction less secure than you might require!</Warning>

```
{
 "profiles": "{'UsePatch': true, 'PatchColor': '#000000', 'RemoveTextUnderPatch': true}"
}
```

## Query parameters

*No query parameters accepted.*

## Responses

| Parameter             | Type    | Description                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `url`                 | string  | Direct URL to the final PDF file stored in S3.                                                                               |
| `outputLinkValidTill` | string  | Timestamp indicating when the output link will expire                                                                        |
| `pageCount`           | integer | Number of pages in the PDF document.                                                                                         |
| `error`               | boolean | Indicates whether an error occurred (`false` means success)                                                                  |
| `status`              | string  | Status code of the request (200, 404, 500, etc.). For more information, see [Response Codes](/api-reference/response-codes). |
| `name`                | string  | Name of the output file                                                                                                      |
| `credits`             | integer | Number of credits consumed by the request                                                                                    |
| `remainingCredits`    | integer | Number of credits remaining in the account                                                                                   |
| `duration`            | integer | Time taken for the operation in milliseconds                                                                                 |

## `Example` Payload

<Note>To see the request size limits, please refer to the [Request Size Limits](/api-reference/url-input-and-request-limits#pdf-co-request-size).</Note>

```json theme={null}
{
  "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-text/sample.pdf",
  "name": "pdfWithTextDeleted",
  "caseSensitive": "false",
  "searchString": "Invoice",
  "replacementLimit": 0,
  "async": false
}
```

## `Example` Response

<Note>To see the main response codes, please refer to the [Response Codes](/api-reference/response-codes) page.</Note>

```json theme={null}
{
  "url": "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ZOSEQZFNVCYLD5N5CJFVIYQKBVLR8OKD/pdfWithTextDeleted.pdf?X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=FwoGZXIvYXdzECYaDKOO4WmO5C5shyOYYSKCAVsAo6VkB5HQjTBd9dMlJujQdEkPfNdPeLfq2mF54s2ESZBmIAJ5UgDUo3J9R475CCS4M3nuuo%2FSJwRy5gNiJdb1ZY0uCtP87x83nH%2B%2BSDu5JK%2F%2BEOrd3MREt8KE3BsQOrv%2FKMdnK%2BT5nJ2x2hC87vHue%2FudY7%2FWX54vx4tfFobEyhEozLbPnwYyKOdEsYYWH7e8tm7XV4UeKxCoKMaXSEPvOod80hR62qXnEI42fOsON3M%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA4NRRSZPHLUVIAIPX/20230220/us-west-2/s3/aws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230220T205521Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9f79c1a30d4f373e495e735e908375dad2ae6dcafcee761a477748c2b8298605",
  "pageCount": 1,
  "error": false,
  "status": 200,
  "name": "pdfWithTextDeleted.pdf",
  "credits": 21,
  "duration": 189,
  "remainingCredits": 96235635
}
```

<Note>
  **Inconsistent URL Encoding in cURL Output:** When using cURL to make API requests, the output JSON may show URL characters encoded as Unicode escape sequences. For example, the ampersand character (`&`) may appear as `\u0026` in the cURL output. This is normal JSON encoding behavior and does not affect the validity of the URL. The URL will function correctly when used, as JSON parsers automatically decode these escape sequences. If you're parsing the response programmatically, your JSON parser will handle this conversion automatically.
</Note>

## Code Samples

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="CURL">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --header 'x-api-key: *******************' \
    --data-raw '{
    "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-text/sample.pdf",
    "name": "pdfWithTextDeleted",
    "caseSensitive": "false",
    "searchString": "Invoice",
    "replacementLimit": 0,
    "async": false
    }'
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="JavaScript/Node.js">
    ```javascript theme={null}
    var https = require("https");
    var path = require("path");
    var fs = require("fs");


    // The authentication key (API Key).
    // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
    const API_KEY = "***********************************";


    // Direct URL of source PDF file.
    // You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/pdfdotco/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/    
    const SourceFileUrl = "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf";
    // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
    const Password = "";
    // Destination PDF file name
    const DestinationFile = "./result.pdf";


    // Prepare request to `Delete Text from PDF` API endpoint
    var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text`;
    // JSON payload for api request
    var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
        name: path.basename(destinationFile), password: password, url: SourceFileUrl, searchString: 'conspicuous'
    });

    var reqOptions = {
        host: "api.pdf.co",
        method: "POST",
        path: queryPath,
        headers: {
            "x-api-key": API_KEY,
            "Content-Type": "application/json",
            "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
        }
    };

    // Send request
    var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
        response.on("data", (d) => {
            // Parse JSON response
            var data = JSON.parse(d);
            if (data.error == false) {
                // Download PDF file
                var file = fs.createWriteStream(DestinationFile);
                https.get(data.url, (response2) => {
                    response2.pipe(file)
                        .on("close", () => {
                            console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${DestinationFile}" file.`);
                        });
                });
            }
            else {
                // Service reported error
                console.log(data.message);
            }
        });
    }).on("error", (e) => {
        // Request error
        console.log(e);
    });

    // Write request data
    postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
    postRequest.end();
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Python">
    ```python theme={null}
    import os
    import requests # pip install requests

    # The authentication key (API Key).
    # Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
    API_KEY = "******************************************"

    # Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
    BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"

    # Direct URL of source PDF file.
    # You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/pdfdotco/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/    
    SourceFileURL = "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf"
    # PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
    Password = ""
    # Destination PDF file name
    DestinationFile = ".\\result.pdf"

    def main(args = None):
        deleteTextFromPdf(SourceFileURL, DestinationFile)


    def deleteTextFromPdf(uploadedFileUrl, destinationFile):
        """Delete Text from PDF using PDF.co Web API"""

        # Prepare requests params as JSON
        parameters = {}
        parameters["name"] = os.path.basename(destinationFile)
        parameters["password"] = Password
        parameters["url"] = uploadedFileUrl
        parameters["searchString"] = "conspicuous"

        # Prepare URL for 'Delete Text from PDF' API request
        url = "{}/pdf/edit/delete-text".format(BASE_URL)

        # Execute request and get response as JSON
        response = requests.post(url, data=parameters, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY })
        if (response.status_code == 200):
            json = response.json()

            if json["error"] == False:
                #  Get URL of result file
                resultFileUrl = json["url"]            
                # Download result file
                r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
                if (r.status_code == 200):
                    with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
                        for chunk in r:
                            file.write(chunk)
                    print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
                else:
                    print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
            else:
                # Show service reported error
                print(json["message"])
        else:
            print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="C#">
    ```csharp theme={null}
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.IO;
    using System.Net;
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

    namespace PDFcoApiExample
    {
      class Program
      {
        // The authentication key (API Key).
        // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
        const String API_KEY = "***********************************";
        
        // Direct URL of source PDF file.
            // You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/pdfdotco/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/
        const string SourceFileUrl = "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf";
        // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
        const string Password = "";
        // Destination PDF file name
        const string DestinationFile = @".\result.pdf";

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
          // Create standard .NET web client instance
          WebClient webClient = new WebClient();

          // Set API Key
          webClient.Headers.Add("x-api-key", API_KEY);

          // Prepare requests params as JSON
          Dictionary<string, string> parameters = new Dictionary<string, string>();
          parameters.Add("name", Path.GetFileName(DestinationFile));
          parameters.Add("password", Password);
          parameters.Add("url", SourceFileUrl);
          parameters.Add("searchString", "conspicuous");

          // Convert dictionary of params to JSON
          string jsonPayload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(parameters);

          // URL of `Delete Text from PDF` API call
          string url = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text";

          try
          {
            // Execute POST request with JSON payload
            string response = webClient.UploadString(url, jsonPayload);

            // Parse JSON response
            JObject json = JObject.Parse(response);

            if (json["error"].ToObject<bool>() == false)
            {
              // Get URL of generated PDF file
              string resultFileUrl = json["url"].ToString();

              // Download PDF file
              webClient.DownloadFile(resultFileUrl, DestinationFile);

              Console.WriteLine("Generated PDF file saved as \"{0}\" file.", DestinationFile);
            }
            else
            {
              Console.WriteLine(json["message"].ToString());
            }
          }
          catch (WebException e)
          {
            Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
          }

          webClient.Dispose();


          Console.WriteLine();
          Console.WriteLine("Press any key...");
          Console.ReadKey();
        }
      }
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Java">
    ```java theme={null}
    package com.company;

    import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
    import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
    import okhttp3.*;

    import java.io.*;
    import java.net.*;
    import java.nio.file.Path;
    import java.nio.file.Paths;

    public class Main
    {
        // The authentication key (API Key).
        // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
        final static String API_KEY = "**********************************";

        // Direct URL of source PDF file.
        // You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/pdfdotco/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/    
        final static String SourceFileUrl = "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf";
        // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
        final static String Password = "";
        // Destination PDF file name
        final static Path DestinationFile = Paths.get(".\\result.pdf");


        public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
        {
            // Create HTTP client instance
            OkHttpClient webClient = new OkHttpClient();

            // Prepare URL for `Delete Text from PDF` API call
            String query = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text";

            // Make correctly escaped (encoded) URL
            URL url = null;
            try
            {
                url = new URI(null, query, null).toURL();
            }
            catch (URISyntaxException e)
            {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

            // Create JSON payload
            String jsonPayload = String.format("{\"name\": \"%s\", \"password\": \"%s\", \"url\": \"%s\", \"searchString\": \"conspicuous\"}",
                    DestinationFile.getFileName(),
                    Password,
                    SourceFileUrl);

            // Prepare request body
            RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("application/json"), jsonPayload);

            // Prepare request
            Request request = new Request.Builder()
                .url(url)
                .addHeader("x-api-key", API_KEY) // (!) Set API Key
                .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .post(body)
                .build();

            // Execute request
            Response response = webClient.newCall(request).execute();

            if (response.code() == 200)
            {
                // Parse JSON response
                JsonObject json = new JsonParser().parse(response.body().string()).getAsJsonObject();

                boolean error = json.get("error").getAsBoolean();
                if (!error)
                {
                    // Get URL of generated PDF file
                    String resultFileUrl = json.get("url").getAsString();

                    // Download PDF file
                    downloadFile(webClient, resultFileUrl, DestinationFile.toFile());

                    System.out.printf("Generated PDF file saved as \"%s\" file.", DestinationFile.toString());
                }
                else
                {
                    // Display service reported error
                    System.out.println(json.get("message").getAsString());
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Display request error
                System.out.println(response.code() + " " + response.message());
            }
        }

        public static void downloadFile(OkHttpClient webClient, String url, File destinationFile) throws IOException
        {
            // Prepare request
            Request request = new Request.Builder()
                    .url(url)
                    .build();
            // Execute request
            Response response = webClient.newCall(request).execute();

            byte[] fileBytes = response.body().bytes();

            // Save downloaded bytes to file
            OutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(destinationFile);
            output.write(fileBytes);
            output.flush();
            output.close();

            response.close();
        }
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="PHP">
    ```php theme={null}
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="UTF-8">
        <title>Cloud API asynchronous "Delete Text from PDF" job example (allows to avoid timeout errors).</title>
    </head>
    <body>

    <?php 

    // Cloud API asynchronous "Delete Text from PDF" job example.

    // The authentication key (API Key).
    // Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
    $apiKey = "***********************************";

    // Direct URL of source PDF file. Check another example if you need to upload a local file to the cloud.
    // You can also upload your own file into PDF.co and use it as url. Check "Upload File" samples for code snippets: https://github.com/pdfdotco/pdf-co-api-samples/tree/master/File%20Upload/    
    $sourceFileUrl = "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf";
    // PDF document password. Leave empty for unprotected documents.
    $password = "";

    // Prepare URL for `Delete Text from PDF` API call
    $url = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/edit/delete-text";

    // Prepare requests params
    $parameters = array();
    $parameters["password"] = $password;
    $parameters["url"] = $sourceFileUrl;
    $parameters["searchString"] = "conspicuous";
    $parameters["async"] = true; // (!) Make asynchronous job

    // Create Json payload
    $data = json_encode($parameters);

    // Create request
    $curl = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array("x-api-key: " . $apiKey, "Content-type: application/json"));
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);

    // Execute request
    $result = curl_exec($curl);

    if (curl_errno($curl) == 0)
    {
        $status_code = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
        
        if ($status_code == 200)
        {
            $json = json_decode($result, true);
            
            if (!isset($json["error"]) || $json["error"] == false)
            {
                // URL of generated PDF file that will available after the job completion
                $resultFileUrl = $json["url"];
                // Asynchronous job ID
                $jobId = $json["jobId"];
                
                // Check the job status in a loop
                do
                {
                    $status = CheckJobStatus($jobId, $apiKey); // Possible statuses: "working", "failed", "aborted", "success".
                    
                    // Display timestamp and status (for demo purposes)
                    echo "<p>" . date(DATE_RFC2822) . ": " . $status . "</p>";
                    
                    if ($status == "success")
                    {
                        // Display link to the file with conversion results
                        echo "<div><h2>Conversion Result:</h2><a href='" . $resultFileUrl . "' target='_blank'>" . $resultFileUrl . "</a></div>";
                        break;
                    }
                    else if ($status == "working")
                    {
                        // Pause for a few seconds
                        sleep(3);
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        echo $status . "<br/>";
                        break;
                    }
                }
                while (true);
            }
            else
            {
                // Display service reported error
                echo "<p>Error: " . $json["message"] . "</p>"; 
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // Display request error
            echo "<p>Status code: " . $status_code . "</p>"; 
            echo "<p>" . $result . "</p>"; 
        }
    }
    else
    {
        // Display CURL error
        echo "Error: " . curl_error($curl);
    }

    // Cleanup
    curl_close($curl);


    function CheckJobStatus($jobId, $apiKey)
    {
        $status = null;
        
      // Create URL
      $url = "https://api.pdf.co/v1/job/check";
        
      // Prepare requests params
      $parameters = array();
      $parameters["jobid"] = $jobId;

      // Create Json payload
      $data = json_encode($parameters);

      // Create request
      $curl = curl_init();
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array("x-api-key: " . $apiKey, "Content-type: application/json"));
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
      curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
        
        // Execute request
        $result = curl_exec($curl);
        
        if (curl_errno($curl) == 0)
        {
            $status_code = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
            
            if ($status_code == 200)
            {
                $json = json_decode($result, true);
            
                if (!isset($json["error"]) || $json["error"] == false)
                {
                    $status = $json["status"];
                }
                else
                {
                    // Display service reported error
                    echo "<p>Error: " . $json["message"] . "</p>"; 
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Display request error
                echo "<p>Status code: " . $status_code . "</p>"; 
                echo "<p>" . $result . "</p>"; 
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // Display CURL error
            echo "Error: " . curl_error($curl);
        }
        
        // Cleanup
        curl_close($curl);
        
        return $status;
    }

    ?>

    </body>
    </html>
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>