# Apache PDFBox

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-pdfbox/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Apache PDFBox is an open-source Java library for working with PDF documents. It allows creation of new PDF documents, manipulation of existing documents, and the ability to extract content from documents with support for digital signatures.

## Kin Score — 21.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 21.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 19.2 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 20.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **Apache PDFBox Documents API** — The Documents API from Apache PDFBox — 3 operation(s) for documents.
- **Apache PDFBox Forms API** — The Forms API from Apache PDFBox — 1 operation(s) for forms.
- **Apache PDFBox Operations API** — The Operations API from Apache PDFBox — 2 operation(s) for operations.
- **Apache PDFBox Pages API** — The Pages API from Apache PDFBox — 1 operation(s) for pages.
- **Apache PDFBox Signatures API** — The Signatures API from Apache PDFBox — 1 operation(s) for signatures.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Apache Pdfbox Agentic Access** — 8 operations · 4 acting

## Security (2)

- **Apache Pdfbox Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Pdfbox Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Pdfbox Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Invoice Processing** — Extract data from PDF invoices for automated processing
- **Document Generation** — Generate PDF reports, contracts, and certificates programmatically
- **Legal Document Management** — Digitally sign and verify legal documents
- **Form Data Collection** — Fill PDF forms and extract submitted data
- **Archive Management** — Convert documents to PDF/A for long-term archiving

## Tags

Document Processing, Java, PDF, Text Extraction, Apache, Open-Source

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/apache-pdfbox/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.