# Inspect PDF metadata and attachments before sharing

**Use case:** 

Inspect a PDF for Info and XMP metadata, annotations, attachments, JavaScript, and other supported hidden content before sharing. Starts in free inspection mode with a public test PDF; replace the URL or use base64 for your own file. Cleaning is a separate, explicitly chosen paid operation.

## Input

```json
{
  "documentUrl": "<YOUR_SECRET>",
  "format": "pdf",
  "operation": "inspect",
  "confirmContentChanges": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "kind": {
    "label": "Kind",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "requires_content_confirmation": {
    "label": "Requires content confirmation",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "removed_count": {
    "label": "Removed count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "cleaned_file.url": {
    "label": "File API endpoint (authentication required)",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The PDF & Word Metadata Cleaner — Works with MCP Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Inspect PDF metadata and attachments before sharing". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/KBuhFxZCQ1PG5fAws) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Inspect PDF metadata and attachments before sharing" task

The PDF & Word Metadata Cleaner — Works with MCP Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like format, operation, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Inspect PDF metadata and attachments before sharing" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as status, kind, requires content confirmation, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Inspect PDF metadata and attachments before sharing" task via API](https://apify.com/myworkingmemory/document-metadata-cleaner.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [PDF & Word Metadata Cleaner — Works with MCP](https://apify.com/myworkingmemory/document-metadata-cleaner.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/myworkingmemory/document-metadata-cleaner.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/myworkingmemory/document-metadata-cleaner.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).