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    11. Extract Text From The Whole Document

    Extract Text From The Whole Document

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    This REST API allows extracting text from the whole document by default. You need to specify only the file information parameters.

    Resource

    The following GroupDocs.Parser Cloud REST API resource has been used in the extract text from the whole document example.

    cURL example

    The following example demonstrates how to extract text from the whole document.

    # Get JSON Web Token
# Ensure CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET are set as environment variables.
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" \
  -X POST \
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

# Join several documents into one (example)
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/parser/text" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
        "FileInfo": {
            "FilePath": "words/docx/document.docx"
        }
      }'

    # Get JSON Web Token
# Set environment variables CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, JWT_TOKEN in the session.
curl.exe -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" `
  -X POST `
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=$env:CLIENT_ID&client_secret=$env:CLIENT_SECRET" `
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" `
  -H "Accept: application/json"

# Join several documents into one (example)
curl.exe -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/parser/text" `
  -X POST `
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" `
  -H "Accept: application/json" `
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $env:JWT_TOKEN" `
  -d "{
        'FileInfo': {
            'FilePath': 'words/docx/document.docx'
        }
      }"

    :: Get JSON Web Token
:: Ensure CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET are defined in the environment.
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/connect/token" ^
  -X POST ^
  -d "grant_type=client_credentials&client_id=%CLIENT_ID%&client_secret=%CLIENT_SECRET%" ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" ^
  -H "Accept: application/json"

:: Join several documents into one (example)
curl -v "https://api.groupdocs.cloud/v1.0/parser/text" ^
  -X POST ^
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^
  -H "Accept: application/json" ^
  -H "Authorization: Bearer %JWT_TOKEN%" ^
  -d "{\"FileInfo\":{\"FilePath\":\"words\\docx\\document.docx\"}}"

    {
    "text": "First Page\r\r\f"
}

    SDK examples

    Using an SDK (API client) is the quickest way for a developer to speed up the development. An SDK takes care of a lot of low-level details of making requests and handling responses and lets you focus on writing code specific to your particular project. Check out our GitHub repository for a complete list of GroupDocs.Parser Cloud SDKs along with working examples, to get you started in no time. Please check Available SDKs article to learn how to add an SDK to your project.

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