Produce a password-protected copy of a draft PDF

Encrypts the PDF via convert-worker pdfengines (qpdf) and stores an encrypted artifact; download_url fetches it. The working draft stays unencrypted — Seal’s own pipeline cannot read encrypted PDFs. Honours the org egress.allow_convert gate.

POST/documents/pdf/protect

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

Pass your API key as a Bearer token. API keys are scoped to specific operations — configure scopes in your organization's Settings → Developer → API Keys.

Request body

requiredapplication/json

idstringrequired

user_passwordstring

Password required to open the PDF

max length 128

owner_passwordstring

Password granting full access (defaults to user)

max length 128

allow_printingboolean

allow_copyingboolean

allow_modifyingboolean

allow_annotatingboolean

allow_filling_formsboolean

allow_assemblingboolean

Responses

200

Protected copy created

successboolean

storage_idstring

sizeinteger

download_urlstring | null

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Bodyapplication/json

idstring*user_passwordstringPassword required to open the PDFowner_passwordstringPassword granting full access (defaults to user)allow_printingbooleanallow_copyingbooleanallow_modifyingbooleanallow_annotatingbooleanallow_filling_formsbooleanallow_assemblingboolean

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/documents/pdf/protect" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "id": "string",
  "user_password": "string",
  "owner_password": "string",
  "allow_printing": true,
  "allow_copying": true,
  "allow_modifying": true,
  "allow_annotating": true,
  "allow_filling_forms": true,
  "allow_assembling": true
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/documents/pdf/protect", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: "{\n  \"id\": \"string\",\n  \"user_password\": \"string\",\n  \"owner_password\": \"string\",\n  \"allow_printing\": true,\n  \"allow_copying\": true,\n  \"allow_modifying\": true,\n  \"allow_annotating\": true,\n  \"allow_filling_forms\": true,\n  \"allow_assembling\": true\n}"
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.seal.nyc/api/v1/documents/pdf/protect",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    data="{\n  \"id\": \"string\",\n  \"user_password\": \"string\",\n  \"owner_password\": \"string\",\n  \"allow_printing\": true,\n  \"allow_copying\": true,\n  \"allow_modifying\": true,\n  \"allow_annotating\": true,\n  \"allow_filling_forms\": true,\n  \"allow_assembling\": true\n}",
)

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "storage_id": "string",
  "size": 0,
  "download_url": "string"
}