SOAP Web Service API
The webPDF server provides its functions in the form of SOAP 1.2 web services.
All SOAP web services can be accessed via the base URL
http://localhost:8080/webPDF/soap.
Replace the host name (including the protocol and port if applicable) with the address of your installed webPDF server.
The exact technical definition of the web services and the methods can be found under "Web Service WSDL Description“.
The webPDF server provides the following web services:
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/converter- Conversion of documents into PDF format( API {SOAP} ) -
/signature- Digitally sign PDF documents ( API {SOAP} ) -
/pdfa- Convert PDF documents to PDF/A and validate existing PDF/A documents ( API {SOAP} ) -
/toolbox- Processing of existing PDF documents with operations such as splitting, encryption, graphics export or printing ( API {SOAP} ) -
/urlconverter- Conversion of HTML content retrieved via a URL into PDF documents ( API {SOAP} ) -
/ocr- Optical character recognition (OCR) of documents that are available as graphics and conversion into resolved PDF documents ( API {SOAP} ) -
/barcode- Recognition and generation of barcodes in PDF documents ( API {SOAP} )
The individual web services have SOAP methods (operations) which, together with the parameters (objects), can control the execution of the web services. In the objects, the execution and the behaviour of the web services can be influenced using the respective options and their parameters and values.
The communication of the SOAP web services is based on the exchange of XML data (via Internet protocols, such as HTTP) between the webPDF server and the client. Most programming languages and environments create proxy classes (“client stubs”) to use the web services, which simplifies their use. This takes place by calling the WSDL from the webPDF server in the respective environment.