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Manage metadata

The Toolbox add-on lets you add, remove, and update metadata in a PDF document. Manage standard metadata fields such as the Author, Title, and Subject. You can also manage custom metadata fields and directly update the XMP metadata with your XML content.

Quick start with a code sample

Get the full sample on GitHub: C, C#, Java, and Python.

List document metadata​

Learn how to list document attributes and metadata from a PDF document using the List document information of PDF (C, C#, Java, Python) code example.

Quick start with a code sample

Get the full sample on GitHub: C, C#, Java, and Python.

Add metadata​

Learn how to set metadata such as the author, title, and creator of a PDF document using the Add metadata to PDF (C, C#, Java, Python) code example. Optionally, copy metadata from another PDF document or the content of an XMP metadata file.