Automatically sanitize and remove hidden metadata from one or multiple PDF files using the Solutions API.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install remove-metadata-from-pdf
2. Manual Installation
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3. Prompt Installation
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What is remove-metadata-from-pdf?
This skill provides a streamlined interface for document sanitization. It leverages the Cross-Service-Solutions API to strip sensitive metadata from PDF files, ensuring privacy before sharing documents. It handles single or batch uploads, polls the API for job completion, and provides secure download links for the cleaned files.
Integrating this into your Openclaw Skills toolkit allows for automated document workflows where privacy and data protection are paramount. By removing hidden properties such as author names, software versions, and edit timestamps, developers can ensure that sensitive information remains confidential across all distribution channels.
remove-metadata-from-pdf Use Cases
- Sanitize legal or financial documents before external distribution.
- Batch process multiple PDFs to remove author names and creation dates.
- Ensure compliance with privacy regulations by stripping hidden file history.
- Integrate PDF cleaning into automated document management pipelines.
How remove-metadata-from-pdf Works
- The user provides one or more PDF files and a valid API key.
- The skill initiates a multipart/form-data POST request to the Solutions API.
- A job ID is returned, and the skill begins polling the job status.
- Once the status indicates completion, the skill retrieves the output file metadata.
- Download URLs for the sanitized PDFs (or a ZIP file) are returned to the user.
remove-metadata-from-pdf Setup
- Obtain an API key from https://login.cross-service-solutions.com/register.
- Configure your environment to store the key securely.
- Ensure the
httpandfilestools are enabled in your environment. - Install the skill via the command line:
openclaw install remove-metadata-from-pdf
remove-metadata-from-pdf Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill returns a structured response containing job details and file links.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| job_id | Number | The unique identifier for the processing job. |
| status | String | Current state of the job (e.g., "done"). |
| outputs | Array | Objects containing name and path for cleaned files. |
| download_url | String | Direct link to the output (if exactly one file). |
| download_urls | Array | List of all generated download links. |
| input_files | Array | Names of the original files processed. |
remove-metadata-from-pdf Advanced Features
- Multi-file processing with automatic ZIP generation for batch workflows.
- Intelligent polling logic to handle asynchronous job processing efficiently.
- Secure cross-service integration using Bearer token authentication.
- High-fidelity structured JSON output for easy consumption by other Openclaw Skills.
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