PDF Metadata Reader
DataRead title, author, creation date, PDF version, page count, and encryption flag directly from a PDF's trailer/Info dictionary
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How to use PDF Metadata Reader
- 1.Drop a PDF file (or click to browse) to read its title, author, subject, keywords, creator, producer, creation/modification dates, page count, and PDF version.
- 2.Check the Encrypted badge to quickly see whether a PDF is password-protected before trying to open it in another tool.
- 3.Use the REST API or an SDK to batch-read metadata across many PDFs, e.g. to build an index of a document archive.
Frequently asked questions
Does this render or extract the actual page content?
No, it only reads the trailer and Info dictionary (and the page tree's /Count for page numbers): it never decodes page content, so it works even on very large PDFs and stays fast.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
In the browser tool, no: the file is read and parsed entirely client-side. The REST API and SDKs do process the bytes you send them, same as any other API call.
Why are some fields missing for my PDF?
Not every PDF sets every Info field, and some modern PDFs store metadata only as XMP (embedded XML) rather than the classic Info dictionary, which this tool does not parse.
Does it work on PDFs with compressed cross-reference streams?
It handles classic trailers directly, and falls back to scanning for an Info-shaped object when there's no classic trailer, which covers most PDFs in practice, but very unusual or hand-crafted files may return partial results.
Use via API, SDK, or MCP
cURLcurl https://api.utilix.tech/v1/tools/pdf-metadata \
-H "Authorization: Bearer utx_live_..."
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