Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata

Use the Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action A tool for building the processes, logic, and direction within workflows. Actions are the steps the workflow performs to complete a process. to retrieve metadata for a PDF file.

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Understand Variables
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Configure the Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action
Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action fields and settings

Configure the Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action

Add the action to the workflow and open the action configuration panel. For more information, see Add an action to the workflow.

Select a Connection. If you do not have a connection, see Add a connection.

Specify the PDF File to retrieve the metadata from.
Create or select a variable for the output.

For more information on all the required and optional configuration fields, go to Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action fields and settings.

Cloudmersive - PDF - Get PDF metadata action fields and settings

Section	Field	Description	Variable types
(unlabeled)	Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.	The Cloudmersive - PDF connection used to interact with PDF files. To refresh the available connections, click .	(n/a)
	File	The PDF file that you want to retrieve the metadata from. Note: Your tenancy's default file storage location must be configured to hold files for later reference by the workflow. This location is used for uploaded files and for files stored as output from actions.	File
Output	Metadata	Stores the result of the action as an object. See the Convert API Metadata topic for information on these values. The following values are returned: Successful: (Boolean) Title: (Text) Keywords: (Text) Subject: (Text) Author: (Text) Creator: (Text) Date modified: (Text) Date created: (Text) Page count: (Integer)	Object

Section

Field

Description

Variable types

(unlabeled)

Connection Credentials and other settings that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, services, or applications. It's required to pass data between the workflow and the indicated service, which could be a cloud service, business application, or content store.

The Cloudmersive - PDF connection used to interact with PDF files.

To refresh the available connections, click .

(n/a)

File

The PDF file that you want to retrieve the metadata from.

Note: Your tenancy's default file storage location must be configured to hold files for later reference by the workflow. This location is used for uploaded files and for files stored as output from actions.

File

Output

Metadata

Stores the result of the action as an object. See the Convert API Metadata topic for information on these values.

The following values are returned:

Successful: (Boolean)
Title: (Text)
Keywords: (Text)
Subject: (Text)
Author: (Text)
Creator: (Text)
Date modified: (Text)
Date created: (Text)
Page count: (Integer)

Object