Edit PDF in Ruby using REST API

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

Edit text in PDF file using Ruby

The most popular case to edit a PDF file is text editing. With the given software solution, you can add, modify or delete text using Ruby within the document.

Edit table in PDF file using Ruby

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

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

Add an image to PDF file using Ruby

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

Edit PDF programmatically

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

Edit text, tables or images in PDF using Ruby

Input files

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Output format

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					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.pdf')
request_paragraph = ParagraphInsert.new({:Text => 'Morbi enim nunc faucibus a.'})
insert_paragraph_request = InsertParagraphOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   paragraph: request_paragraph)
insert_paragraph = @words_api.insert_paragraph_online(insert_paragraph_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_paragraph.document.values[0], format: 'pdf')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input.pdf')
request_table = TableInsert.new({:ColumnsCount => 1, :RowsCount => 2})
insert_table_request = InsertTableOnlineRequest.new(document: request_document, 
   table: request_table, node_path: '')
insert_table = @words_api.insert_table_online(insert_table_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_table.document.values[0], format: 'pdf')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

					require 'aspose_words_cloud'

AsposeWordsCloud.configure do |config|
  config.client_data['ClientId'] = '####-####-####-####-####'
  config.client_data['ClientSecret'] = '##################'
end
@words_api = WordsAPI.new

request_document = File.open('Input1.pdf')
request_drawing_object = DrawingObjectInsert.new({:Height => 0, :Left => 0, :Top => 0, 
   :Width => 0, :RelativeHorizontalPosition => 'Margin', 
      :RelativeVerticalPosition => 'Margin', :WrapType => 'Inline'})
request_image_file = File.open('Input2.pdf')
insert_drawing_object_request = InsertDrawingObjectOnlineRequest.new(
   document: request_document, drawing_object: request_drawing_object, 
      image_file: request_image_file, node_path: 'sections/0')
insert_drawing_object = @words_api.insert_drawing_object_online(insert_drawing_object_request)

convert_request = ConvertDocumentRequest.new(
   document: insert_drawing_object.document.values[0], format: 'pdf')
convert = @words_api.convert_document(convert_request)
				

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How to edit PDF Ruby REST API

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

Ruby library to use PDF editing

Install Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby using RubyGems hosting service. Run gem install aspose_words_cloud to install the package. As an alternative, you can manually clone Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for Ruby 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.