Protect PDF
Encrypt a PDF with password protection. Provide a user password (to open) and/or an owner password (to edit). At least one is required.
Authorizations
Short-lived, Developer-API-audience token obtained by the trusted MCP service through token exchange (mcp_at_...). Raw MCP resource tokens are rejected.
Body
File ID of the PDF to protect
"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
User password (required to open the PDF). At least one of userPassword or ownerPassword is required.
"my-secret"
Owner password (required to change permissions). At least one of userPassword or ownerPassword is required.
"owner-secret"
Optional webhook configuration
Response
Protect job created
Job ID
"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
Action that was performed
"pdf.merge"
Current job status
PENDING, PROCESSING, COMPLETED, FAILED "PENDING"
Input file IDs used for this job
Output file ID (available when COMPLETED)
null
Error message (available when FAILED)
null
Job creation timestamp
Job start timestamp
Job completion timestamp
Signed, time-limited browser download URL for the output file (available when COMPLETED). An API key may also be used on the same endpoint.
"https://api.autype.com/api/v1/dev/tools/files/output-file-id/download?token=signed-token"
Structured job result data (e.g. OCR markdown/JSON, generated filename, PDF metadata, form fields). Available when the job produces a direct result instead of an output file.
Deprecated — use result instead. Additional metadata, duplicated from result for backward compatibility.
