Redact PDF using Aspose.PDF Cloud SDK for Python

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Redact Information in PDF using Python

Please follow the steps given below to Redact sensitive information from PDF using Aspose.PDF Cloud SDK for Python.
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Redact PDF using Python

This Gist contains code snippets to expunge data from PDF file using RedactAnnotation using Aspose.PDF Cloud SDK for Python

redact-pdf-using-python.py

def redactPDF():
    try:
        #Client credentials
        client_secret = "1c9379bb7d701c26cc87e741a29987bb"
        client_id = "bbf94a2c-6d7e-4020-b4d2-b9809741374e"

        #initialize PdfApi client instance using client credetials
        pdf_api_client = asposepdfcloud.api_client.ApiClient(client_secret, client_id)

        # create PdfApi instance while passing PdfApiClient as argument
        pdf_api = PdfApi(pdf_api_client)

        # input PDF file
        input_file = 'marketing.pdf'

        # create an instance of RedactAnnotation class
        redactAnnotation = asposepdfcloud.models.RedactionAnnotation() 
        redactAnnotation.contents = 'Confidential'

        # set the color details for Annotation object
        redactAnnotation.color = asposepdfcloud.Color(a = 0, r = 66, g = 111, b = 245)

        # set the modify date for Annotation
        redactAnnotation.modified = '01/01/2018 12:00:00.000 AM'
        redactAnnotation.id = 1

        # set annotation flag as default
        redactAnnotation.flags = [asposepdfcloud.models.AnnotationFlags.DEFAULT]
        redactAnnotation.name = 'redactName'

        # specify the rectangular region for Annotation over page
        redactAnnotation.rect = asposepdfcloud.models.Rectangle(llx = 20, lly = 700, urx = 220, ury = 650 )
        redactAnnotation.page_index = 1

        # ZIndex factor for annotation
        redactAnnotation.z_index = 1

        # set vertical and horizontal alignment as Center
        redactAnnotation.horizontal_alignment = asposepdfcloud.models.HorizontalAlignment.CENTER
        redactAnnotation.vertical_alignment = asposepdfcloud.models.HorizontalAlignment.CENTER
        
        # point details for redaction annotation
        redactAnnotation.quad_point =  [
            asposepdfcloud.models.Point(5, 40),
            asposepdfcloud.models.Point(10, 60)
            ]

        # Annotation fill color details
        redactAnnotation.fill_color = asposepdfcloud.Color(a = 10, r = 50, g = 168, b = 182)

        # Overlay text to be printed on redaction annotation
        redactAnnotation.overlay_text = 'Confidential Data'

        # repeat the annotation occurance
        redactAnnotation.repeat = True

        # set the text alignment information as Left aligned
        redactAnnotation.text_alignment = asposepdfcloud.models.HorizontalAlignment.LEFT 

        # call the API to add redaction annotation to first page of document
        response = pdf_api.post_page_redaction_annotations(name = input_file, page_number= 1, annotations= [redactAnnotation])
        
        # print response code in console
        print(response)

        # print message in console (optional)
        print('Redaction Annotation successfully added to PDF document !')    
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception while calling PdfApi: {0}".format(e))
        print("Code:" + str(e.code))
        print("Message:" + e.message)