Update PDF Metadata
Updates the document information metadata of a PDF, and makes the modified PDF available for download.
Endpoint
OAuth Scope
curl --request POST \
--url https://www.zohoapis.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/metadata/update \
--header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
--header 'content-type: multipart/form-data' \
-F 'file=@file_path' \
-F 'input_options={
"title": "Quarterly Review",
"author": "Jane Smith",
"subject": "Q3 Financial Summary",
"keywords": "finance, quarterly, review",
"creator": "Zoho Writer",
"producer": "Zoho PDF Editor",
"creation_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"modification_date": "2024-01-20T14:45:00Z",
"trapped": "False"
}' \
-F 'password=OpenSesame123'Request Body
multipart/form-dataThe source PDF to update, uploaded directly or imported from a publicly accessible URL. The file must be no larger than 50 MB, contain no more than 400 pages, and have no page larger than 2,400 square inches. Its filename must not exceed 255 characters. Supported formats: pdf.
The metadata fields to update. Only the fields provided are changed; the rest of the PDF's metadata is left untouched. At least one field must be provided.
{
"title": "Quarterly Review",
"author": "Jane Smith",
"subject": "Q3 Financial Summary",
"keywords": "finance, quarterly, review",
"creator": "Zoho Writer",
"producer": "Zoho PDF Editor",
"creation_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"modification_date": "2024-01-20T14:45:00Z",
"trapped": "False"
}Show Sub-Attributes
The document title.
The document author.
The document subject.
The document keywords.
The name of the application that created the document.
The name of the application that produced the PDF.
The document's creation date, as an ISO-8601 date-time string.
The document's last-modification date, as an ISO-8601 date-time string.
The document's trapping status.
The password to unlock the source PDF, if it is password-protected.
// Note: payload contains multiple type attributes
// type: file
file = quarterly-review.pdf
// type: object
input_options = {
"title": "Quarterly Review",
"author": "Jane Smith",
"subject": "Q3 Financial Summary",
"keywords": "finance, quarterly, review",
"creator": "Zoho Writer",
"producer": "Zoho PDF Editor",
"creation_date": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"modification_date": "2024-01-20T14:45:00Z",
"trapped": "False"
}
// type: string
password = OpenSesame123 {
"status": "inprogress",
"status_check_url": "https://www.zohoapis.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/metadata/update/job/3f65c7592a741d98e46bf310cbe678f574a1d51fce306a8d9b6430217e538acd"
}
Rate Limits
Duration - Time window for the threshold.
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.
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