Adobe PDF Embed API
Free JavaScript API to embed high-fidelity PDFs, enable collaboration, and see analytics.
Why PDF Embed API?
Accurate, consistent PDF rendering
Whether on dynamic or static pages, deliver the highest quality PDF rendering available.
Customizable user experience
Choose exactly how to display a PDF and use the callbacks and annotations APIs to provide programmatic control and enable digital collaboration.
Analytics on PDF usage
Use analytics to understand how users interact with PDFs, including time spent on a page and searches.
Copied to your clipboard<div id="adobe-dc-view" style="height: 360px; width: 500px;"></div><script src="https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk/viewer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function(){var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content:{ location:{ url: "https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk-demo/PDFs/Bodea%20Brochure.pdf"}},metaData:{fileName: "Bodea Brochure.pdf"}},{embedMode: "SIZED_CONTAINER"});});</script>
Copied to your clipboarddocument.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function() {var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content: {location: {url: "(path to your PDF)/yourfilename.pdf"}},metaData: {fileName: "yourfilename.pdf"}},{showAnnotationTools: true});});
Copied to your clipboardadobeDCView.registerCallback(/* Type of call back */AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.EVENT_LISTENER,/* call back function */function(event) {console.log(event);},{ enablePDFAnalytics: true });
Copied to your clipboardconst profile = {userProfile: {name: '',firstName: '',lastName: '',email: ''}};adobeDCView.registerCallback(AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.GET_USER_PROFILE_API,function() {return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {resolve({code: AdobeDC.View.Enum.ApiResponseCode.SUCCESS,data: profile});});});
Copied to your clipboardconst saveOptions = {autoSaveFrequency: <Number, default=0>,enableFocusPolling: <Boolean, default=false>,showSaveButton: <Boolean, default=true>}adobeDCView.registerCallback(AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.SAVE_API,function(metadata, content, options) {return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {resolve({code: AdobeDC.View.Enum.ApiResponseCode.SUCCESS,data: {metaData: <File MetaData>}});});},saveOptions);
Copied to your clipboard<div id="adobe-dc-view"></div><script src="https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk/viewer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function () {var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content:{location: {url: "https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk-demo/PDFs/Bodea Brochure.pdf"}},metaData:{fileName: "Bodea Brochure.pdf"}}, {"showAnnotationTools": true, "showDownloadPDF": false});});</script>
Copied to your clipboard<div id="adobe-dc-view" style="height: 360px; width: 500px;"></div><script src="https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk/viewer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function(){var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content:{ location:{ url: "https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk-demo/PDFs/Bodea%20Brochure.pdf"}},metaData:{fileName: "Bodea Brochure.pdf"}},{embedMode: "SIZED_CONTAINER"});});</script>
Copied to your clipboarddocument.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function() {var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content: {location: {url: "(path to your PDF)/yourfilename.pdf"}},metaData: {fileName: "yourfilename.pdf"}},{showAnnotationTools: true});});
Copied to your clipboardadobeDCView.registerCallback(/* Type of call back */AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.EVENT_LISTENER,/* call back function */function(event) {console.log(event);},{ enablePDFAnalytics: true });
Copied to your clipboardconst profile = {userProfile: {name: '',firstName: '',lastName: '',email: ''}};adobeDCView.registerCallback(AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.GET_USER_PROFILE_API,function() {return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {resolve({code: AdobeDC.View.Enum.ApiResponseCode.SUCCESS,data: profile});});});
Copied to your clipboardconst saveOptions = {autoSaveFrequency: <Number, default=0>,enableFocusPolling: <Boolean, default=false>,showSaveButton: <Boolean, default=true>}adobeDCView.registerCallback(AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.SAVE_API,function(metadata, content, options) {return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {resolve({code: AdobeDC.View.Enum.ApiResponseCode.SUCCESS,data: {metaData: <File MetaData>}});});},saveOptions);
Copied to your clipboard<div id="adobe-dc-view"></div><script src="https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk/viewer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">document.addEventListener("adobe_dc_view_sdk.ready", function () {var adobeDCView = new AdobeDC.View({clientId: "<YOUR_CLIENT_ID>", divId: "adobe-dc-view"});adobeDCView.previewFile({content:{location: {url: "https://acrobatservices.adobe.com/view-sdk-demo/PDFs/Bodea Brochure.pdf"}},metaData:{fileName: "Bodea Brochure.pdf"}}, {"showAnnotationTools": true, "showDownloadPDF": false});});</script>
Integration with Adobe Experience Manager
Adobe Experience Manager customers can easily drag and drop a high-fidelity PDF viewer directly into web applications without the need for additional code or customizations. Includes pre-configurable settings for comments, printing, downloading, and integrated Adobe Analytics.
Integration with Adobe Analytics
Out of the box Adobe Analytics integration allows customers to seamlessly enable rich analytics and gain insights on end user experience. Extend functionality with chatbots or calls to action based on user interactions.
Use cases for PDF Embed API
Student teacher collaboration
Accelerate digital learning programs with embedded PDF viewing for teacher and peer document collaboration.
Reviews and approvals
Maximize remote worker productivity with multi-user document collaboration including commenting, markup, text edits, and more.
Digital content publishing
Easily republish in different formats by extracting structured content elements such as headings, lists, paragraphs, fonts, and character styling.
Report creation and editing
Create and embed reports for internal or external consumption, sharing, and review.
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