# Remove the password from a PDF
Decrypt a password-protected PDF so it no longer requires a password to open, in a Power Automate flow. No code, and nothing is stored.
Use this action to remove the password protection from a PDF.
<PowerAutomateAction
title="Remove the password from a PDF"
caption="Remove the password from a PDF."
fields={[
{ label: "File Content", kind: "token", value: "File Content", required: true },
{ label: "Password", placeholder: "The password required to open the PDF document", required: true },
]}
/>
## Parameters
<ParamField name="File Content" type="File" required>
The content of the input PDF document.
</ParamField>
<ParamField name="Password" type="String" required>
The password required to open the file.
</ParamField>
## Response
<ParamField name="Unencrypted PDF File Content" type="File">
The content of the PDF document without password protection. You can use it as an input to other actions in your flow.
</ParamField>
## Related actions
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Add password" href="/docs/power-automate/add-password-to-pdf">
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</Card>
<Card title="Remove restrictions" href="/docs/power-automate/remove-restrictions-from-pdf">
Clear copy, print, and edit restrictions.
</Card>
<Card title="Add restrictions" href="/docs/power-automate/add-restrictions-to-pdf">
Restrict copying, printing, and editing.
</Card>
<Card title="Remove signatures" href="/docs/power-automate/remove-signatures-from-pdf">
Strip cryptographic signatures from a document.
</Card>
</CardGroup>
Remove the password from a PDF
Decrypt a password-protected PDF so it no longer requires a password to open, in a Power Automate flow. No code, and nothing is stored.
Use this action to remove the password protection from a PDF.
Remove the password from a PDFParametersSettingsCode viewTestingAbout
File Content
File Content
Password
The password required to open the PDF document
Parameters
File ContentFilerequiredThe content of the input PDF document.
PasswordStringrequiredThe password required to open the file.
Response
Unencrypted PDF File ContentFileThe content of the PDF document without password protection. You can use it as an input to other actions in your flow.