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PDF4me for n8n automates document workflows: AI-powered parsing, classification, and data extraction, plus PDF conversion, generation, merge/split, editing, forms, stamps, signatures, OCR, barcodes and Swiss QR, invoices, image processing, security, and Word tools.

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Security → Unlock PDF

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Summary

Unlocks a password-protected PDF using PDF4me and returns the unlocked document as binary data.

Inputs

  • Input Data Type (required) — Choose Binary Data, Base64 String, or URL as the PDF source.
  • Input Binary Field (required) — For Binary Data, the name of the incoming binary property containing the PDF; defaults to data.
  • Base64 PDF Content (required) — For Base64 String, the PDF document content encoded as base64.
  • PDF URL (required) — For URL, the address of the PDF to unlock.
  • Output File Name — Filename for the unlocked PDF; defaults to unlocked_output.pdf.
  • Password — Password for the protected PDF; defaults to 1234.
  • Binary Data Output Name — Name of the binary property containing the returned PDF; defaults to data.

Output shape

A single n8n item containing the unlocked PDF as binary data.

The binary property name is configurable with Binary Data Output Name. The source pack provides only a signature-level view of the unlock implementation, so response details beyond the binary output declared by the operation properties are not shown.

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