Merge PDF Files using a REST API in Python

MergePDFs_Python.md

Learn how to merge PDF files using a REST API in Python: https://blog.groupdocs.cloud/2021/09/17/merge-pdf-files-using-rest-api-in-python/

The following topics are covered in this article:

1. API Configurations
2. Upload PDF Files to the Cloud
3. Merge PDF Files using REST API in Python
4. Merge Specific Pages of Multiple PDF Files using Python
5. Download the Merged File

MergePDFs_Python_Configurations.py

client_id = "da0c487d-c1c0-45ae-b7bf-43eaf53c5ad5"
client_secret = "479db2b01dcb93a3d4d20efb16dea971"

configuration = groupdocs_merger_cloud.Configuration(client_id, client_secret)
configuration.api_base_url = "https://api.groupdocs.cloud"
my_storage = ""

MergePDFs_Python_Download.py

# API initialization
file_api = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileApi.from_config(configuration)

# create downlod file request
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DownloadFileRequest("Output/joined.pdf", my_storage)
# download file
response = file_api.download_file(request)

# Move downloaded file to your working directory
shutil.move(response, "C:\\Files\\")

MergePDFs_Python_MergePages.py

# api initialization
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_config(configuration)

# source file 1
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("Output/joined.pdf")
# page numbers of specific pages to merge
item1.pages = [1,2]

# surce file 2
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("ten-pages.pdf")
# start page number
item2.start_page_number = 2
# end page number
item2.end_page_number = 4
# page range mode
item2.range_mode = "OddPages"

# define join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "Output/joined-pages.pdf"

# create join request
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# merge pages
result = documentApi.join(request)

MergePDFs_Python_MergePDFFiles.py

# api initialization
documentApi = groupdocs_merger_cloud.DocumentApi.from_config(configuration)

# surce file 1
item1 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item1.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("ten-pages_1.pdf")

# surce file 2
item2 = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinItem()
item2.file_info = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileInfo("ten-pages_2.pdf")

# define join options
options = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinOptions()
options.join_items = [item1, item2]
options.output_path = "Output/joined.pdf"

# create join request
request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.JoinRequest(options)

# merge files
result = documentApi.join(request)

MergePDFs_Python_Upload.py

# Create instance of the API
file_api = groupdocs_merger_cloud.FileApi.from_config(configuration)
storage_api = groupdocs_merger_cloud.StorageApi.from_config(configuration)

# upload sample files
for filename in glob.iglob("C:\\Files\\upload\\*.pdf", recursive=True):
    destFile = filename.replace("C:\\Files\\upload", "", 1)           
    # check if file already exist
    fileExistsResponse = storage_api.object_exists(groupdocs_merger_cloud.ObjectExistsRequest(destFile))
    if not fileExistsResponse.exists:
        # create upload file request
        request = groupdocs_merger_cloud.UploadFileRequest(destFile, filename)
        # upload file
        file_api.upload_file(request)