---
title: "Remove password from PDF"
method: POST
path: "/job/add/pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf"
tags: ["Document AI — PDF"]
---

# Remove password from PDF

`POST /job/add/pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest`
- URL: `https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/job/add/pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Remove known password protection from a PDF (alias of unlock-with-password). Pipeline: pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf — same job as po_pdfstudio_unlock_with_password.

This operation has 2 documented variants (same method and path, different fields):
- [Remove password from PDF](https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/docs/endpoints/po-pdfstudio-security-password-remove.md) — Remove known password protection from a PDF (alias of unlock-with-password). Pipeline: pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf — same job as po_pdfstudio_unlock_with_password.
- [Unlock PDF with password](https://api.paperoffice.ai/latest/docs/endpoints/po-pdfstudio-unlock-with-password.md) — Unlock an encrypted PDF when the password is supplied. Primary pipeline: pdfstudio___unlock_with_password_pdf. Use processing_lane for Start-SLA (no_sla|sla_24h|sla_12h|sla_6h|sla_1h|instant). Legacy priority is internal only.

## Response `200`

Success

- object: Remove PDF password protection
  - `status` 'success' | 'error', required: HTTP-Level Status
  - `job_id` string, required
  - `message` string: Human-readable status message
  - `pipeline` string: Name of the executed pipeline
  - `operation` string: Executed operation
  - `processing_time` string: Total processing time including queue (format: 123.45ms)
  - `result` object, required: The actual processing result
    - `status` 'completed' | 'failed' | 'timeout': Job-Level Status
    - `message` string: Pipeline-specific status message
    - `duration_ms` string: Pure pipeline processing time in ms
    - `output_files` object: Generated files as download URLs, indexed by page number (00001, 00002, ...)

## Other responses

- `202`: Accepted — job continues in the background
- `4XX`: Error
- `5XX`: Error

---

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