Add protection
Contents
[
Hide
]
Adds protection to a Word document.
Add protection to a Word document REST API
| Server | Method | Endpoint |
|---|---|---|
https://api.aspose.cloud/v4.0 |
PUT | /words/online/put/protection |
You can use the following parameters in a REST request:
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
loadEncoding |
string | Optional | Encoding that will be used to load an HTML (or TXT) document if the encoding is not specified in HTML. |
password |
string | Optional | Password of protected Word document. Use the parameter to pass a password via SDK. SDK encrypts it automatically. We don’t recommend to use the parameter to pass a plain password for direct call of API. |
encryptedPassword |
string | Optional | Password of protected Word document. Use the parameter to pass an encrypted password for direct calls of API. See SDK code for encyption details. |
destFileName |
string | Optional | Result path of the document after the operation. If this parameter is omitted then result of the operation will be saved as the source document. |
Use $multipart/form-data request to combine one or more properties into a single body:
| Property Name | Data Type | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
document |
string(binary) | Required | The document. |
protectionRequest |
ProtectionRequest | Required | Protection request. |
Note: to access this REST API, you need to register and get personal credentials. Use the ‘Quick Start’ guide to go through the procedure in a couple of minutes.
Add protection to a Word document usage examples
Let’s look at practical examples of using the web service. You can do this both with cURL and Postman utilities, and from your code in various programming languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, PHP, C++, Go, Ruby, Swift, Dart.
How to add protection to a Word document with cURL or Postman
One of the easiest and fastest ways to call a REST API is to use cURL or Postman:
How to add protection to a Word document in Python, Java, C#, C++, JavaScript and other programming languages
Using SDK is the quickest way to speed up the development. Please take a look at the provided code examples to quickly call this web service from your favourite programming language:
See Also
- GitHub repository — explore Aspose.Words Cloud SDK Family. These software libraries take care of all low-level document-processing details.