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PDF Metadata Extractor - Read PDF Info by URL

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Extract a PDF's metadata by URL: page count, version, title, author, producer, keywords, dates and a text preview, without full parsing. Single or bulk, up to 25 per run. $0.003 per PDF, no start fee; failures are recorded free.

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$20.00 / 1,000 pdf processeds

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You can access the PDF Metadata Extractor - Read PDF Info by URL programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = { "url": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf" }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("eliai/pdf-metadata-extractor").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

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The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use PDF Metadata Extractor - Read PDF Info by URL API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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