PDF Security

Integrate this step into your Zapier workflow to add or remove password protection and security features to or from a PDF file.

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.

Input

Name	Description	Required
Source PDF URL	Provide the URL of the source PDF document or a filetoken:// link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. For cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox, ensure the link is publicly accessible.	Yes
Operation Mode	Select to either add or remove security features from the PDF file.	Yes
Owner Password	Set the owner password for applying restrictions and encryption. You can also utilize user-controlled data encryption.	Fill at least one for Remove Security
User Password	Optionally set a user password required to view or print the document.	Fill at least one for Remove Security
Encryption Algorithm	Select the encryption algorithm for built-in PDF encryption. AES-128 or higher is recommended.	No
Allow Printing	Determine if the PDF can be printed. Applies when the user password is entered; bypassed with the owner password.	No
Define Printing Quality	Specify the allowed printing quality. Applies with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Document Assembly	Decide if document assembly is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Content Copying	Decide if content copying is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Content Copying for Accessibility	Decide if content extraction for accessibility is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Document Modification	Decide if document modification is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Form Field Filling	Decide if filling form fields is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Enable Commenting	Decide if interacting with text annotations and forms is allowed. Effective with userPassword; bypassed with ownerPassword.	No
Specify Name	Provide a base file name for the processed PDF files.	No
Custom Profiles	A JSON string which adds options for the conversion process. See Custom Profiles for more.	No

Source PDF URL & Google

When using Google Drive, it’s typically recommended to choose the File option. For more advanced file integration techniques, see Integrating File Sources with pdf.co.

Output

Name	Description
url	The temporary URL on the PDF.co file server.
outputLinkValidTill	A timestamp which indicates how long the url will be available for.
error	Details of any errors (if any).
status	The response status code. If all good this will be 200.
name	The name of the file.
jobId	The unique identifier for the job.
credits	The credits spent on the process.
remainingCredits	The credits left on your account.
duration	The time it took for the process.

Custom profiles

Use Custom Profiles to enhance your workflow with additional processing options. Enter JSON configuration to customize OCR settings, output format, text extraction methods, and more.

Sample JSON

{ "ImageOptimizationFormat": "JPEG", "JPEGQuality": 25, "ResampleImages": true, "ResamplingResolution": 120, "GrayscaleImages": true }

You can use any regular API parameter from the API Reference within Zapier 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.