This page serves as a guide for using the PDFCrowd API to extract text from PDF in Java applications.
Below are Java examples to help you quickly get started with the API. Explore our additional examples for more insights.
To access the API, you will need to use your PDFCrowd username and API key. For initial testing, you may use the following demo credentials without registering:
demo
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To obtain your personal API credentials, start a free trial or purchase the API license.
It is recommended that you implement error handling to catch errors the API may return. Effective error handling is vital as it ensures application stability and provides clearer diagnostics. See the example code below for guidance on implementing error handling, and refer to this list of status codes for more information.
try { // Call the API } catch(Pdfcrowd.Error why) { // Log the complete error System.err.println("PDFCrowd Error: " + why); // Log the HTTP status code System.err.println("Status Code: " + why.getStatusCode()); // Log the reason code System.err.println("Reason Code: " + why.getReasonCode()); // Log the error message System.err.println("Error Message: " + why.getMessage()); // Log the documentation link System.err.println("Documentation Link: " + why.getDocumentationLink()); }
Refer to the PDF to Text Java Reference for a description of all API methods.