redact_by_text_range
Redact PDF Text
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Redact PDF text by specifying the exact text to remove on each line.
MANDATORY WORKFLOW — follow every step in order before calling this tool:
Step 1 — Retrieve line text:
Call list_redactable_line_text and note the exact 'text' string
and 'line_index' for every line you intend to redact.
Step 2 — Identify the text to redact:
Provide the exact substring to remove. The value must appear verbatim
in the line's 'text' field.
- Non-CJK text (e.g. English): whole-word matching is enforced.
"the" will NOT redact text inside "then", "there", or "either".
- CJK text (e.g. Chinese): substring matching — "王大明" will match
wherever it appears in the line.
Step 3 — Build the content payload:
Group redaction targets by page. Each page entry contains a list of
{ line_index, text } pairs.
Example:
content = [
{
"page_index": 1,
"lines": [
{"line_index": 3, "text": "John Doe"},
{"line_index": 7, "text": "confidential"}
]
}
]
Step 4 — Verify and re-redact if needed:
After this tool returns, you MUST call list_redactable_line_text again
with the NEW job_id to verify that all intended targets have been removed.
If any target text still appears in the result, call redact_by_text_range
again immediately with the remaining targets. Repeat until all targets
are gone — do NOT report success until the verification confirms zero
remaining targets.
Creates a NEW job_id (with parent_job_id linking to the source). After redaction
completes, call 'view_pdf' with the new job_id to display the result.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | string | yes | Session ID that the job belongs to. |
| job_id | string | yes | Job ID of the PDF to redact (use the latest job_id). |
| content | array | yes | List of pages to redact. Each item must include: - page_index (int): 1-based page number. - lines (list): each entry contains: - line_index (int): line index from list_redactable_line_text. - text (str): exact text to redact from that line. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"session_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Session ID that the job belongs to."
},
"job_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Job ID of the PDF to redact (use the latest job_id)."
},
"content": {
"items": {
"description": "指定某頁中要遮蔽的行與文字。",
"properties": {
"page_index": {
"type": "integer"
},
"lines": {
"items": {
"description": "指定單行中要遮蔽的文字。",
"properties": {
"line_index": {
"type": "integer"
},
"text": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"line_index",
"text"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
}
},
"required": [
"page_index",
"lines"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array",
"description": "List of pages to redact. Each item must include:\n- page_index (int): 1-based page number.\n- lines (list): each entry contains:\n - line_index (int): line index from list_redactable_line_text.\n - text (str): exact text to redact from that line."
}
},
"required": [
"session_id",
"job_id",
"content"
],
"type": "object"
}