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GroupDocs.Conversion for Python via .NET provides a standard method to obtain information about a document. You can retrieve a basic document information or detailed as shown below for various formats.
To retrieve document information, use the Converter.get_document_info() method. It returns a DocumentInfo object containing details common to all supported document types, such as format, creation date, size, and page count.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./lorem-ipsum.txt") as converter:
info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print basic document info
print("Format:", info.format)
print("Pages count:", info.pages_count)
print("Creation date:", info.creation_date)
print("Size, bytes:", info.size)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_document_info()
lorem-ipsum.txt is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Format: txt
Pages count: 3
Creation date: 0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000
Size, bytes: 7794
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_pdf_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("sample-with-toc.pdf") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print PDF document info
print("Author:", doc_info.author)
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Title:", doc_info.title)
print("Version:", doc_info.version)
print("Pages Count:", doc_info.pages_count)
print("Width:", doc_info.width)
print("Height:", doc_info.height)
print("Is Landscaped:", doc_info.is_landscape)
print("Is Password-Protected:", doc_info.is_password_protected)
print("Table of contents:")
for toc_item in doc_info.table_of_contents:
print(f" Page {toc_item.page}: Title: {toc_item.title}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_pdf_document_info()
sample-with-toc.pdf is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Author: None
Creation Date: 2020-08-12T16:41:29.0000000
Title: None
Version: 1.7
Pages Count: 5
Width: 612
Height: 792
Is Landscaped: False
Is Password-Protected: False
Table of contents:
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You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Word Processing documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_wp_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./business-plan.doc") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print DOC document info
print("Author:", doc_info.author)
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Is Password Protected:", doc_info.is_password_protected)
print("Lines:", doc_info.lines)
print("Pages Count:", doc_info.pages_count)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
print("Title:", doc_info.title)
print("Words:", doc_info.words)
print("Table of contents:")
for toc_item in doc_info.table_of_contents:
print(f" Page {toc_item.page}: Title: {toc_item.title}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_wp_document_info()
business-plan.doc is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Author: GroupDocs
Creation Date: 2024-11-03T10:05:00.0000000Z
Format: doc
Is Password Protected: False
Lines: 180
Pages Count: 19
Size, bytes: 414208
Title:
Words: 3789
Table of contents:
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You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Project Management documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_pm_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./weekly-plan.mpp") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print MPP document info
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Start Date:", doc_info.start_date)
print("End Date:", doc_info.end_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
print("Tasks Count:", doc_info.tasks_count)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_pm_document_info()
weekly-plan.mpp is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Creation Date: 2026-04-15T20:19:14.5231130Z
Start Date: 2017-10-06T09:00:00.0000000Z
End Date: 2017-10-14T18:00:00.0000000Z
Format: mpp
Size, bytes: 236544
Tasks Count: 5
You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Image documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_image_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./infographic-elements.tiff") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print TIFF document info
print("Bits per Pixel:", doc_info.bits_per_pixel)
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Height:", doc_info.height)
print("Width:", doc_info.width)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_image_info()
infographic-elements.tiff is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Bits per Pixel: 32
Creation Date: 2026-04-15T20:19:15.4324761Z
Format: tiff
Height: 2000
Width: 1500
Size, bytes: 1734560
You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Presentation documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_pres_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./presentation-template.pptx") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print PPTX document info
print("Author:", doc_info.author)
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Is Password Protected:", doc_info.is_password_protected)
print("Pages Count:", doc_info.pages_count)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
print("Title:", doc_info.title)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_pres_document_info()
presentation-template.pptx is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Author: GroupDocs
Creation Date: 2023-03-04T14:58:10.0000000Z
Format: pptx
Is Password Protected: False
Pages Count: 3
Size, bytes: 35210
Title: TEST
You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Spreadsheets documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_sp_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./cost-analysis.xlsx") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print XLSX document info
print("Author:", doc_info.author)
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Is Password Protected:", doc_info.is_password_protected)
print("Pages Count:", doc_info.pages_count)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
print("Title:", doc_info.title)
print("Worksheets Count:", doc_info.worksheets_count)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_sp_document_info()
cost-analysis.xlsx is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Author: GroupDocs
Creation Date: 2023-02-23T18:52:46.0000000+02:00
Format: xlsx
Is Password Protected: False
Pages Count: 0
Size, bytes: 78940
Title: Cost Analysis
Worksheets Count: 1
You can find which file types belong to this format family in the CAD documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_cad_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./blocks-and-tables.dwg") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print DWG document info
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Height:", doc_info.height)
print("Width:", doc_info.width)
print("Size, bytes:", doc_info.size)
print("Layouts:")
for layout in doc_info.layouts:
print(" Layout:", layout)
print("Layers:")
for layer in doc_info.layers:
print(" Layer:", layer)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_cad_document_info()
blocks-and-tables.dwg is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Creation Date: 2026-04-15T20:19:18.9521534Z
Format: dwg
Height: 16
Width: 26
Size, bytes: 258848
Layouts:
Layout: Model
Layout: ISO A1
Layers:
Layer: Text
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You can find which file types belong to this format family in the Email documentation section.
from groupdocs.conversion import Converter
def get_email_document_info():
# Load the document and retrieve information
with Converter("./invitation.eml") as converter:
doc_info = converter.get_document_info()
# Print EML document info
print("Creation Date:", doc_info.creation_date)
print("Format:", doc_info.format)
print("Is Encrypted:", doc_info.is_encrypted)
print("Is Body in HTML:", doc_info.is_html)
print("Is Signed:", doc_info.is_signed)
print("Size:", doc_info.size)
print("Attachments Count:", doc_info.attachments_count)
for attachment_name in doc_info.attachments_names:
print("Attachment Name:", attachment_name)
if __name__ == "__main__":
get_email_document_info()
invitation.eml is sample file used in this example. Click here to download it.
Creation Date: 2017-04-25T11:28:29.0000000Z
Format: eml
Is Encrypted: False
Is Body in HTML: True
Is Signed: False
Size: 91948
Attachments Count: 1
Attachment Name: bg_pattern.gif
The DocumentInfo object provides an extensive set of metadata, which varies depending on the document format. You can consult the API reference for additional format-specific document metadata details.
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