Replace Pages and Store

Purpose

This API allows you to replace specific pages in an original PDF with pages from a replacement PDF and store the result in Zoho WorkDrive.

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
MethodPOST
Request URLhttps://{zohoapis_domain}/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/replace/store

Body Parameters

ParameterValueMandatory/OptionalDescription
original_pdf_fileFile or StringMandatoryUpload the PDF file whose pages need to be replaced, from your local drive or desktop, or via a publicly accessible web URL.
replacement_pdf_fileFile or StringMandatoryUpload the PDF file containing the replacement pages, from your local drive or desktop, or via a publicly accessible web URL.
input_options{
  "original_page_ranges": ["1-3", "5"],
  "replacement_page_ranges": ["1-3", "2"]
}
Mandatoryoriginal_page_ranges – Specify the page ranges in the original PDF to be replaced.
replacement_page_ranges – Specify the page ranges from the replacement PDF to use.
output_settings{
  "name": "<document_name>",
  "folder_id": "<folder_id>",
  "overwrite_existing_file": true | false
}
Mandatoryname – Specify the name for the output PDF document.
folder_id – Specify the ID of the WorkDrive folder in which to store the output file.
overwrite_existing_file(optional) – Set to true to overwrite an existing file with the same name in the folder.

Notes and Limits

  • The maximum file size allowed for each input PDF is 50 MB. It cannot be more than 150 pages.
  • The total number of pages specified in original_page_ranges and replacement_page_ranges must be equal.
  • This API stores the result in Zoho WorkDrive. A WorkDrive account is required.
  • To use this API, an OAuth token should be generated with the following scopes: ZohoWriter.pdfEditor.ALL, WorkDrive.files.ALL, WorkDrive.organization.ALL

Possible Errors

Refer to the following pages for the list of possible errors for this API:

Sample Request

Copiedcurl --location --request POST "https://www.zohoapis.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/replace/store" \
  --header "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken xxx.yyy.zzz" \
  --form 'original_pdf_file=@"/Users/username/Documents/Original.pdf"' \
  --form 'replacement_pdf_file=@"/Users/username/Documents/Replacement.pdf"' \
  --form 'input_options=“{\”original_page_ranges\”:\”1-4\",\”replacement_page_ranges\”:\”5-8\"}"' \
  --form 'output_settings=“{\”name\”:\”ModifiedFile.pdf\",\”foder_id\”:\”2b3cdefg5h\"}"'

Once the process begins, you will initially receive the 'status_url'. By invoking the 'status_url', you will be able to monitor the status of the scheduled job.

Sample Response

Copied{
	"status_check_url" : "https://pdf.zoho.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/replace/job/f931a01183b33",
	"document_url" : "https://workdrive.zoho.com/file/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40",
	"document_id" : "ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40",
	"status" : "inprogress"
}

Success Response

Copied{
	 "document_url" : "https://workdrive.zoho.com/file/ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40",
	 "document_id" : "ponazfea04477109f4681a831e7177d96bc40",
         "status": "success"
}