PDF Tools

Remove Password from PDF

Removes password protection from PDFs so they can be opened without a password. Useful for processing protected documents in downstream workflows.

# Uses

Use this task to remove the password from a password-protected PDF, producing a new unprotected PDF file that can be opened, read, and processed without a password.

# Basic Usage

# Parameters Explained

# files

required

array

An array of password-protected PDF files from which to remove the password.

# remove_password_settings

required

object

The settings used when removing the password.

# function

required

string

The pdf_tools function to call, in this case it would be remove_password

# Result

The unprotected file is deleted after delete_after_minutes, so use it in the same action or soon after.

The newly created files are returned in files. The same files are returned in attachments, which adds them to the stub's attachments.

        {
  "remove_pdf_password": {
    "success": true,
    "payload": {
      "files": [
        {
          "fileuuid": "8142ce6c-f3cd-526c-a5d3-747799ed2b01",
          "filename": "report_password_removed.pdf",
          "originalname": "report_password_removed.pdf",
          "contentType": "application/pdf",
          "visibility": "private"
        }
      ],
      "attachments": [...]
    }
  }
}