Protect PDF Guide

Develop your own solution to secure PDF files with a password by integrating with iLovePDF’s REST API.

Remember that in order to use our Tool Guides, you need to have previous knowledge about the basics to processing a PDF with our REST API. We strongly recommend that you read the Processing a PDF guide before starting this one.

Basic protect PDF

Basic protect a PDF

// Create a new task
$myTaskProtect = $ilovepdf->newTask('protect');
// Add files to task for upload
$file = $myTask->addFile('/path/to/file/document.pdf');
// set the password to your task to protect all task files
$myTaskProtect->setPassword('test');
// Execute the task
$myTaskProtect->execute();
// Download the package files
$myTaskProtect->download();

// Create a new task
var taskProtect = api.CreateTask<ProtectTask>();
// Add files to task for upload and set the password to the file
var file = taskProtect.AddFile("path/to/file/document.pdf", password: "test");
// Execute the task
taskProtect.Process();
// Download the package files
taskProtect.DownloadFile();

# Create a new task
my_task_protect = ilovepdf.new_task :protect
# Add files to task for upload
file1 = my_task_protect.add_file 'path/to/file1_name.pdf'
# set the password to your task to protect all task files
my_task_protect.password = 'test'
# Execute the task
my_task_protect.execute
# Download the package files
my_task_protect.download

const task = ilovepdf.newTask('protect') as ProtectTask;

task.start()
.then(() => {
    return task.addFile('path/to/file1_name.pdf');
})
.then(() => {
    return task.process({ password: 'test' });
})
.then(() => {
    return task.download();
})
.then((data) => {
    fs.writeFileSync('path/to/local/file_name.pdf', data);
});

Protect tool will lock the uploaded files with the given password. This password will be need in order to open these files.