Edit document in Java using REST API

Our Java library gives developers the ability to modify a document directly by editing its Document Object Model (DOM), which means no additional software needs to be installed.

It is important to know that using this Java solution, you can edit a document in any supported format. For example, it is possible to load a file in PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, ODT, EPUB, HTML and other formats, and then modify this file and save it in the same format or in any other supported format.

Edit text in Java

The most popular case to edit Word, PDF or any other document is text editing. With the given software solution, you can add, modify or delete text using Java within the document.

Edit table in Java

Another popular document editing option is table editing. Our Java SDK allows you to work with tables and text in table cells.

Java developers can add or remove table and table cells, as well as add, edit and remove text within them.

Add an image to a document using Java

Besides editing text and tables, there is another common option: adding images to a document in Java. Java developers can also add an image into a file using DOM.

Edit a document online

Try this powerful Java SDK and evaluate some options in document editing. Using the following example, load your document and make some changes: add text, add a table and a table cell with text or insert an image into the document:

Edit text, tables or images in a document using Java

Input files

Upload a document you want to modify

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Upload an image you want insert

Output format

Select the target format from the list

				
				
				
		

					import com.aspose.words.cloud.*;

ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient("####-####-####-####-####", "##################", null);
WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(apiClient);

byte[] requestDocument = Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(
   "Input.docx").toAbsolutePath());
ParagraphInsert requestParagraph = new ParagraphInsert();
requestParagraph.setText("Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.");

InsertParagraphOnlineRequest insertParagraphRequest = new InsertParagraphOnlineRequest(
   requestDocument, requestParagraph, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null);
InsertParagraphOnline insertParagraph = wordsApi.insertParagraphOnline(insertParagraphRequest);

ConvertDocumentRequest convertRequest = new ConvertDocumentRequest(
   insertParagraph.getDocument().iterator().next(), "docx", null, null, null, null);
ConvertDocument convert = wordsApi.convertDocument(convertRequest);

				

					import com.aspose.words.cloud.*;

ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient("####-####-####-####-####", "##################", null);
WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(apiClient);

byte[] requestDocument = Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(
   "Input.docx").toAbsolutePath());
TableInsert requestTable = new TableInsert();
requestTable.setColumnsCount(1);
requestTable.setRowsCount(2);

InsertTableOnlineRequest insertTableRequest = new InsertTableOnlineRequest(requestDocument, 
   requestTable, "", null, null, null, null, null, null);
InsertTableOnline insertTable = wordsApi.insertTableOnline(insertTableRequest);

ConvertDocumentRequest convertRequest = new ConvertDocumentRequest(
   insertTable.getDocument().iterator().next(), "docx", null, null, null, null);
ConvertDocument convert = wordsApi.convertDocument(convertRequest);
				

					import com.aspose.words.cloud.*;

ApiClient apiClient = new ApiClient("####-####-####-####-####", "##################", null);
WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(apiClient);

byte[] requestDocument = Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(
   "Input1.docx").toAbsolutePath());
DrawingObjectInsert requestDrawingObject = new DrawingObjectInsert();
requestDrawingObject.setHeight((double)0);
requestDrawingObject.setLeft((double)0);
requestDrawingObject.setTop((double)0);
requestDrawingObject.setWidth((double)0);
requestDrawingObject.setRelativeHorizontalPosition(
   DrawingObjectInsert.RelativeHorizontalPositionEnum.MARGIN);
requestDrawingObject.setRelativeVerticalPosition(
   DrawingObjectInsert.RelativeVerticalPositionEnum.MARGIN);
requestDrawingObject.setWrapType(DrawingObjectInsert.WrapTypeEnum.INLINE);

byte[] requestImageFile = Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(
   "Input2.docx").toAbsolutePath());
InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest insertDrawingObjectRequest = 
   new InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest(requestDocument, requestDrawingObject, 
      requestImageFile, "sections/0", null, null, null, null, null, null);
InsertDrawingObjectOnline insertDrawingObject = 
   wordsApi.insertDrawingObjectOnline(insertDrawingObjectRequest);

ConvertDocumentRequest convertRequest = new ConvertDocumentRequest(
   insertDrawingObject.getDocument().iterator().next(), "docx", null, null, null, null);
ConvertDocument convert = wordsApi.convertDocument(convertRequest);

				

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How to edit a document Java REST API: Word, PDF, HTML

Install Aspose.Words Cloud for Java
Add a library reference (import the library) to your Java project
Load a document to edit in Java
Insert content at the beginning of the document
Download the result document from the cloud storage

Java library to use document editing

Install 'Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Java' using Maven build automation tool.

Add this dependency to your project's POM: aspose-cloud artifact.aspose-cloud-releases http://artifact.aspose.cloud/repo com.aspose aspose-words-cloud 22.4.0

As an alternative, you can clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Java source code from GitHub and use it in your project. Please follow these Instructions to quickly get the necessary security credentials and access our REST API.