api2pdf_add_password
Password-protect PDF (PDFSharp)
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Encrypt an existing PDF (given as a URL) with a user password (required to open) and an optional owner password (controls permissions). Returns a { FileUrl } (valid ~24h). BILLED. Api2Pdf API: POST /pdfsharp/password.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | URL of the PDF to protect. |
| userpassword | string | yes | Password required to OPEN the resulting PDF. |
| ownerpassword | string | no | Optional owner password controlling permissions (printing, editing, etc.). |
| inline | boolean | no | If true (Api2Pdf default), the generated file is served inline; if false, as an attachment. |
| fileName | string | no | A name for the generated file, e.g. 'invoice.pdf'. |
| options | object | no | Engine-specific render options (page size, margins, orientation, headers/footers, etc.). Passed through verbatim to Api2Pdf. |
| useCustomStorage | boolean | no | If true, Api2Pdf uploads the result to your own storage (see `storage`) instead of hosting it. |
| storage | object | no | Custom storage target, used when useCustomStorage is true. |
| extraHTTPHeaders | object | no | Extra HTTP headers Api2Pdf forwards when it fetches a source URL (e.g. auth for a protected page/file). |
| output_binary | boolean | no | If true, return the raw file bytes as base64 instead of a FileUrl. Default false (recommended for agents — returns a short-lived link). |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "URL of the PDF to protect."
},
"userpassword": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Password required to OPEN the resulting PDF."
},
"ownerpassword": {
"description": "Optional owner password controlling permissions (printing, editing, etc.).",
"type": "string"
},
"inline": {
"description": "If true (Api2Pdf default), the generated file is served inline; if false, as an attachment.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"fileName": {
"description": "A name for the generated file, e.g. 'invoice.pdf'.",
"type": "string"
},
"options": {
"description": "Engine-specific render options (page size, margins, orientation, headers/footers, etc.). Passed through verbatim to Api2Pdf.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
},
"useCustomStorage": {
"description": "If true, Api2Pdf uploads the result to your own storage (see `storage`) instead of hosting it.",
"type": "boolean"
},
"storage": {
"description": "Custom storage target, used when useCustomStorage is true.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"method": {
"type": "string",
"description": "HTTP method Api2Pdf uses to upload (e.g. 'PUT')."
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Pre-signed destination URL for the upload."
}
}
},
"extraHTTPHeaders": {
"description": "Extra HTTP headers Api2Pdf forwards when it fetches a source URL (e.g. auth for a protected page/file).",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"output_binary": {
"description": "If true, return the raw file bytes as base64 instead of a FileUrl. Default false (recommended for agents — returns a short-lived link).",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"userpassword"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}