Modifying Restriction Settings: To modify assembly or extraction settings that control PDF restrictions (such as allowPrintDocument, allowFillForms, allowModifyDocument, allowAssemblyDocument, and related permission settings), you must use the ownerPassword in your request. The userPassword alone cannot modify these permission settings. Attempting to change these restrictions with only a userPassword will result in an error: "This file is password-protected. Please ensure you've entered the correct password…". This requirement applies only when making changes to those restrictions.
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|
| PDF URL | Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible. | Yes |
| Operation Mode | Choose whether you want to add or remove security features from PDF documents. | Yes |
| Owner password | The main owner password that is used for document encryption and for setting/removing restrictions. | Fill at least one for Remove Security |
| User Password | The optional user password will be asked for viewing and printing document. | Fill at least one for Remove Security |
| Encryption Algorithm | Encryption algorithm. AES_128bit or higher is recommended. The available algorithms are: RC4_40bit, RC4_128bit, AES_128bit, AES_256bit. | No |
| Allow Accessibility Support | Allow content extraction for accessibility. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Document Assembly | Allow document assembly. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Printing | Allow printing. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Form Filling | Allow form filling. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Document Modification | Allow document modification. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Content Extraction | Allow content extraction. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Allow Annotation Modification | Allow annotation modification. Applies only if a User password is set, bypassed if the file is accessed using the Owner Password. | No |
| Print Quality | Specify the allowed printing quality. | No |
| File Name | File name for the generated output, the input must be in string format. | No |
| Webhook URL | The callback URL or Webhook used to receive the output data. | No |
| Output Links Expiration (In Minutes) | 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. 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. | No |
| Custom Profiles | Use JSON to customize PDF processing with options like output resolution, OCR settings, text extraction methods, encryption, and image handling. Check our Custom Profiles section to see all available parameters for your current endpoint. | No |
Custom Profiles
You can set additional options for the operation used in the PDF.co node by using Custom Profiles. A custom profile is a string in JSON-like format containing predefined parameters.
Here’s an example of a Custom Profiles input:
{ "outputDataFormat": "base64" }
base64 format. You can find the list of available parameters for customizing profiles in the PDF.co operation documentation below:
You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within n8n using the std_params feature in profiles. The std_params enables the definition of regular API parameters in a JSON format, See Standard Parameters for detailed documentation and examples.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|
outputDataFormat | string | - | If you require your output as base64 format, set this to base64 |
DataEncryptionAlgorithm | string | - | Controls the encryption algorithm used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256. |
DataEncryptionKey | string | - | Controls the encryption key used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. |
DataEncryptionIV | string | - | Controls the encryption IV used for data encryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. |
DataDecryptionAlgorithm | string | - | Controls the decryption algorithm used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. The available algorithms are: AES128, AES192, AES256. |
DataDecryptionKey | string | - | Controls the decryption key used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. |
DataDecryptionIV | string | - | Controls the decryption IV used for data decryption. See User-Controlled Encryption for more information. |
Output
| Name | Description |
|---|
jobId | Unique identifier for the background job. |
pageCount | Number of pages in the PDF document. |
error | Indicates whether an error occurred (false means success) |
status | Status code of the request (200, 404, 500, etc.). For more information, see Response Codes. |
credits | Number of credits consumed by the request |
remainingCredits | Number of credits remaining in the account |
duration | Time taken for the operation in milliseconds |
url | Direct URL to the final PDF file stored in S3. |
name | Name of the output file |
outputLinkValidTill | Timestamp indicating when the output link will expire |
