A comprehensive collection of code samples demonstrating how to use the PDF4me API for document automation, conversion, barcode processing, extraction, security, and more. This repository provides ready-to-use examples in multiple programming languages and platforms.

• Overview
• Repository Structure
• Supported Languages
• API Key Requirement
• Sample Categories
• Quick Start
• Contributing
• Support

This repository contains sample projects and scripts for a wide range of PDF4me API features, including:

• Barcode creation, reading, and manipulation
• PDF conversion (to/from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, images, etc.)
• Document editing (stamps, attachments, signatures, etc.)
• Extraction (text, tables, attachments, resources)
• Merging, splitting, and organizing PDFs
• Security (encryption, unlocking)
• Forms, Swiss QR, and more

Each feature is demonstrated in multiple languages and environments, making it easy to integrate PDF4me into your workflow.

<category>/
  <feature>/
    CSharp(C#)/
    Java/
    JavaScript/
    Python/
    Salesforce/
    ...

• Barcode/: Barcode creation, reading, and Swiss QR
• CONVERT/: File format conversions
• Edit/: PDF editing features
• Extract/: Data extraction from PDFs
• Find Search/: OCR and text search/replace
• Forms/: PDF form handling
• Generate/: Document generation
• Image/: Image processing
• Merge and Split/: PDF merging and splitting
• Optimize Compress/: PDF optimization
• Organize/: Page and document organization
• PDF/: PDF metadata and repair
• PDF4me/: PDF4me-specific utilities
• Security/: PDF protection and unlocking
• Word/: Word document features

Each feature folder contains subfolders for each supported language/platform, with a dedicated README and sample code.

• C# (.NET 6/8)
• Java (8/11/21+)
• Python (3.7+)
• JavaScript (Node.js 14+)
• Salesforce (Apex)

All samples require a valid PDF4me API key. You can get a free or paid API key from the PDF4me Developer Portal.

How to use your API key:

• Replace the placeholder in each sample (see the language-specific README for details)

• Barcode - Add, create, and read barcodes in PDFs
• CONVERT - Convert between PDF and other formats
• Edit - Add stamps, attachments, signatures, and more
• Extract - Extract text, tables, attachments, and resources
• [Find Search](./Find Search/) - OCR, find and replace
• Forms - PDF form field operations
• Generate - Document generation and Swiss QR bills
• Image - Image conversion, watermarking, and processing
• [Merge and Split](./Merge and Split/) - Merge, split, and overlay PDFs
• [Optimize Compress](./Optimize Compress/) - PDF compression
• Organize - Page extraction, rotation, and deletion
• PDF - Metadata and repair
• PDF4me - PDF4me-specific utilities
• Security - Protect and unlock PDFs
• Word - Word document features

Each category contains language-specific subfolders with detailed READMEs and code samples.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pdf4me/pdf4me-api-samples.git
   cd pdf4me-api-samples

2. Get your API key:
   • Sign up at PDF4me Developer Portal
   • Copy your API key
3. Choose a sample:
   • Navigate to the desired feature and language folder
   • Read the README.md for setup and usage instructions
4. Run the sample:
   • Follow the build/run instructions in the language-specific README
   • Replace the API key placeholder with your actual key

Contributions are welcome! Please open issues or pull requests for bug fixes, improvements, or new samples.

• For API issues: PDF4me Support
• For sample code issues: Open a GitHub issue in this repository

PDF4me API Samples - Accelerate your document automation journey!