Extract Text
This REST API provides the functionality to extract text from the document. There are several ways to extract text from a document:
- Extract only text;
- Extract formatted text by setting pages extraction mode option;
- Extract text from specific pages by setting the pages range.
For protected documents, it is also required to provide a password. The table below contains the full list of properties that can be specified when extracting text from a document.
| Name | Description | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| FileInfo.FilePath | The path of the document, located in the storage. | Required. |
| FileInfo.StorageName | Storage name | It could be omitted for default storage. |
| FileInfo.Password | The password to open file | It should be specified only for password-protected documents. |
| ContainerItemInfo.RelativePath | The relative path of the container. | Should be specified only for container files like ZIP archives, emails or PDF portfolios. |
| ContainerItemInfo.Password | Password for processing password-protected container items. | It should be specified only for password-protected container items. |
| FormattedTextOptions.Mode | The formatted text extraction mode. | Possible values are: “PlainText”, “Html”, “Markdown”. |
| StartPageNumber | Extraction start page. | The zero-based index. Extracts all pages if not specified. |
| CountPagesToExtract | The number of pages to extract. | Required if StartPageNumber is specified. |
HTTP POST ~/text
Swagger UI lets you call this REST API directly from the browser.
