Remove metadata from PDF

POST

/v1/pdf/remove-metadata

Removes all metadata from a PDF file including keywords, creator, producer, creation date, and modification date. Returns a clean PDF file without any embedded metadata.

Request

Authorization

API Key

Add parameter in header

x-api-key

Example:

x-api-key: ********************

Body Params multipart/form-dataRequired

Responses

🟢200OK

application/pdf

PDF file with all metadata removed

🟠400Bad Request

🟠401Unauthorized

🔴500Internal Server Error

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location 'https://api.convert2pdfapi.com/v1/pdf/remove-metadata' \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
--form 'pdfFile=@""' \
--form 'fileName="cleaned_document"'

Response Example

400 - No file provided

{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "PDF file is required"
}

Modified at 2025-10-24 10:11:35

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