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Delete links from PDF in Java SDK

Remove links from a PDF Document using Cloud Java SDK

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How to delete Links from PDF via Java SDK

To delete links from PDF via Cloud Java SDK, we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK This Cloud SDK allows you to easily build cloud-based PDF creator, editor & add link apps in Java language for various cloud platforms. Open Repository package manager, search for Aspose.PDF Cloud and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console for install it using Maven.

Add Aspose Cloud repository to your application pom.xml

Add Aspose Cloud repository


    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>aspose-cloud</id>
            <name>Aspose Cloud Repository</name>
            <url>https://releases.aspose.cloud/java/repo/</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>

To install the API client library to your local Maven repository, simply execute:

Installation from Github


    mvn clean install

Steps to delete links using Java

Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & delete links from PDF in just a few lines of code.

  1. Create an object to connect to the Pdf.Cloud API
  2. Upload your document file
  3. Delete required Link Annotation from the document using deleteLinkAnnotation() function
  4. Perform some action after successful removing the Link Annotation from document
  5. Download the result if needed it
 

Remove Links from PDF using Java


    package com.aspose.asposecloudpdfusecases.links;

    import java.io.File;
    import java.nio.file.Path;
    import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.api.PdfApi;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.AsposeResponse;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdf.model.LinkAnnotationsResponse;
    import com.aspose.asposecloudpdfusecases.AppHelper;

    public class LinksDelete {
        public static void Remove(){
            String LOCAL_FOLDER = "C:\\Samples\\";
            String REMOTE_FOLDER = "Your_Temp_Pdf_Cloud";
            String PDF_DOCUMENT = "sample.pdf";
            String PDF_OUTPUT = "output_sample_link_del.pdf";
            Integer PAGE_NUMBER = 2;

            try{
                PdfApi pdfApi = new PdfApi(API_KEY, API_SECRET);

                // upload local PDF file to remote storage
                File file = new File(Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString());
                pdfApi.uploadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), file, null);
                System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully uploaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_DOCUMENT).toString()));

                LinkAnnotationsResponse response = pdfApi.getPageLinkAnnotations(PDF_DOCUMENT, PAGE_NUMBER, null, REMOTE_FOLDER);
                if (response.getCode() != 200)
                    System.err.println("Error: unexpected error when extrcting links from document! '" + response.getStatus() + "'");
                else if (response.getLinks().getList().isEmpty()) {
                    System.err.println("Error: links not found in document! '" + response.getStatus() + "'");
                }
                else {
                    String linkId = response.getLinks().getList().get(0).getId();
                    AsposeResponse linkResponse = pdfApi.deleteLinkAnnotation(PDF_DOCUMENT, linkId, null, REMOTE_FOLDER);
                    if (linkResponse.getCode() != 200)
                        System.err.println("Error: unexpected error when deleting links from document! '" + linkResponse.getStatus() + "'");
                    else {
                        // download changed PDF file from remote folder...
                        File f = pdfApi.downloadFile(Path.of(REMOTE_FOLDER , PDF_DOCUMENT).toString(), null, null);
                        java.nio.file.Files.copy(Path.of(f.getPath()), Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
                        System.out.println(String.format("File '%s' successfully dowloaded!", Path.of(LOCAL_FOLDER, PDF_OUTPUT).toString()));                
                        System.out.println("Successfully deleted links from document ! '" + PDF_OUTPUT + "'");
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
 

Work with Links in PDF

Over time, hyperlinks may become obsolete or lead to no longer existing pages. Such broken links can frustrate readers and diminish the document’s credibility. Removing these ensures the content remains accurate and reliable.​ Delete the Links from PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud Java SDK.

With our Java library you can:

  • Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
  • Add tables & stamps (text or image) to PDF documents.
  • Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
  • Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
  • Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
  • Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
  • Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
  • Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
  • Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
  • Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
  • You can try out our free App to test the functionality online.