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Adobe PDF Services API

Create, transform, OCR PDFs, and more.

PDF Services API is a collection of multiple services capable of quickly solving specific challenges and powering multi-step document workflows using SDKs for Node.js, Java, and .Net. With it, you gain access to basic PDF services, such as creating, securing, compressing, converting, combining, and splitting PDFs, as well as more advanced services, including Document Generation and PDF Extract. Do more with this API.

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Adobe PDF Accessibility APIs

Create and evaluate accessible PDFs at scale.

Use the Auto-Tag API to automatically tag tables, paragraphs, lists, headings, and more, and establish a logical reading order for native or scanned PDFs. Use the Checker API to evaluate PDFs and generate actionable reports showing which checks passed, failed, or require manual review.

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Adobe PDF Extract API: JSON and Markdown

Transform PDFs into structured JSON or LLM-ready Markdown.

PDF Extract provides two output formats through separate endpoints powered by the same Adobe extraction technology. Use the Extract PDF endpoint to extract text, tables, figures, styling, and positioning as structured JSON, with tables and figures also available as CSV, XLSX, and PNG files. Use the PDF to Markdown endpoint to convert PDF content into clean, well-structured Markdown that preserves document structure and reading order.

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Adobe Document Generation API

Generate documents from Word templates and JSON data.

Effortlessly create contracts, agreements, invoices, sales proposals, and more with Document Generation API. Using Microsoft Word templates and your own data, you can produce dynamic documents with conditional text, images, lists, and tables. Signature workflows are a cinch with the Adobe Acrobat Sign integration, and Document Generation is included with PDF Services API.

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Adobe PDF Embed API

Display PDFs and enable collaboration with this free tool.

Leverage our free JavaScript API to embed PDFs and eliminate the need for end users to download additional plugins when opening PDFs in your applications. With PDF Embed API, you can provide a rich PDF viewing experience and enable digital collaboration and document analytics for helpful user insights. Implement this API in minutes with a few lines of code and samples for Angular and React.

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Adobe PDF Electronic Seal API

Apply an electronic seal to documents at scale easily.

Apply an electronic seal to documents at scale using a certificate issued by certain TSPs (Trust Service Providers) on Adobe’s Approved Trust List (AATL). The electronic seal helps verify the identity and integrity of documents. This can be used to e-seal documents at scale and is included with PDF Services API.

API Reference

Create PDF from URL

Create PDFs from a variety of formats, including static and dynamic HTML; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; as well as text, image, and, Zip

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// Please refer our Rest API docs for more information
// https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/docs/apis/#tag/Create-PDF
curl --location --request POST 'https://pdf-services.adobe.io/operation/createpdf' \
--header 'x-api-key: {{Placeholder for client_id}}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {{Placeholder for token}}' \
--data-raw '{
"assetID": "urn:aaid:AS:UE1:23c30ee0-2e4d-46d6-87f2-087832fca718"
}'
// Legacy API can be found here
// https://documentcloud.adobe.com/document-services/index.html#post-createPDF

Why Acrobat Services?

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Invent new document experiences

  • Unlock productivity through APIs and integrations.

  • Use Microsoft Power Automate connectors to build without code.

  • Leverage integrations with AEM, Adobe Analytics, and Adobe Acrobat Sign.

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Built for developers

  • Easy to implement REST APIs and SDKs.

  • Secure, reliable, and scalable.

  • Pay only for what you need.

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From the leader

  • 25+ years of PDF expertise.

  • Battle tested by 20M+ users.

  • Innovating with AI/ML in digital documents powered by Adobe Sensei.

Customer stories

See how our customers are building great experiences and succeeding with Adobe.

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Adobe

Agreement Experience is projected to save deal desk and sales attorneys 36,000 hours annually on contracts.

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AFTIA

AFTIA helps a multinational financial services company better serve clients by accelerating client onboarding with Adobe apps and APIs.

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AI Singapore (AISG)

AI Singapore accelerates deep learning models with Adobe PDF Extract API.

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