---
title: "Add Watermarks"
description: "Add a watermark to a PDF file, to an image (PNG, JPG...) or to a video (MP4, MOV...)."
canonical_url: "https://cloudconvert.com/docs/operations/add-watermarks"
---
# Add Watermarks

> Add a watermark to a PDF file, to an image (PNG, JPG...) or to a video (MP4, MOV...).

To add a watermark to a file, [create a job](https://cloudconvert.com/docs/raw/api-reference/jobs.md#create-job) with a `watermark` task.

The watermark can be either a simple text or an image file. If using an image file as watermark, make sure it has transparent background.

When using an image file as watermark, you need to add a second import task as shown below.

## Task Parameters

### watermark task parameters

- `operation` _string_ required: Value is `watermark`.
- `input` _string or array of task names_: Files to add the watermark to
- `input_format` _string_: The current format of the file, e.g. pdf. If not set, the extension of the input file is used as input format.
- `engine` _string_: Use a specific engine for the conversion.
- `engine_version` _string_: Use a specific engine version for the conversion.
- `filename` _string_: Choose a filename (including extension) for the output file.
- `timeout` _integer_: Timeout in seconds after the task will be cancelled. By default, tasks time out after 5 hours.

Additional operation-specific parameters can be available depending on the input format and output format. Use the [operations API](https://cloudconvert.com/docs/raw/api-reference/operations.md#list-operations) to identify these dynamic parameters, for example by filtering for `watermark` and including `options`: `GET https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/operations?filter[operation]=watermark&include=options`.

### Example job

Raw request:

```json
{
    "tasks": {
        "import-my-file": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/zombies.pdf"
        },
        "import-my-logo": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/logo.png"
        },
        "convert-my-file": {
            "operation": "watermark",
            "input": "import-my-file",
            "input_format": "pdf",
            "image": "import-my-logo"
        },
        "export-my-file": {
            "operation": "export/url",
            "input": "convert-my-file"
        }
    }
}
```

CLI:

```bash
# Install the CloudConvert CLI: npm install -g cloudconvert-cli
$ cloudconvert watermark \
    --image=logo.png \
    zombies.pdf
```

cURL:

```bash
$ curl -X POST "https://api.cloudconvert.com/v2/jobs" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-type: application/json" \
    -d '{
    "tasks": {
        "import-my-file": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/zombies.pdf"
        },
        "import-my-logo": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/logo.png"
        },
        "convert-my-file": {
            "operation": "watermark",
            "input": "import-my-file",
            "input_format": "pdf",
            "image": "import-my-logo"
        },
        "export-my-file": {
            "operation": "export/url",
            "input": "convert-my-file"
        }
    }
}' 
```

PHP:

```php
use \CloudConvert\CloudConvert;
use \CloudConvert\Models\Job;
use \CloudConvert\Models\Task;

$cloudconvert = new CloudConvert(['api_key' => 'API_KEY']);

$job = (new Job())
   ->addTask(
       (new Task('import/url', 'import-my-file'))
         ->set('url', 'https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/zombies.pdf')
     )
   ->addTask(
       (new Task('import/url', 'import-my-logo'))
         ->set('url', 'https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/logo.png')
     )
   ->addTask(
       (new Task('watermark', 'convert-my-file'))
         ->set('input', 'import-my-file')
         ->set('input_format', 'pdf')
         ->set('image', 'import-my-logo')
     )
   ->addTask(
       (new Task('export/url', 'export-my-file'))
         ->set('input', 'convert-my-file')
     ); 

$cloudconvert->jobs()->create($job);
```

Node.js:

```js
import CloudConvert from 'cloudconvert';

const cloudConvert = new CloudConvert('api_key');

let job = await cloudConvert.jobs.create({
    "tasks": {
        "import-my-file": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/zombies.pdf"
        },
        "import-my-logo": {
            "operation": "import/url",
            "url": "https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/logo.png"
        },
        "convert-my-file": {
            "operation": "watermark",
            "input": "import-my-file",
            "input_format": "pdf",
            "image": "import-my-logo"
        },
        "export-my-file": {
            "operation": "export/url",
            "input": "convert-my-file"
        }
    }
});
```

Python:

```python
import cloudconvert

cloudconvert.configure(api_key='API_KEY')

cloudconvert.Job.create(payload={
    'tasks': {
        'import-my-file': {
            'operation': 'import/url',
            'url': 'https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/zombies.pdf'
        },
        'import-my-logo': {
            'operation': 'import/url',
            'url': 'https://cloudconvert-blog.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/public/test-files/logo.png'
        },
        'convert-my-file': {
            'operation': 'watermark',
            'input': 'import-my-file',
            'input_format': 'pdf',
            'image': 'import-my-logo'
        },
        'export-my-file': {
            'operation': 'export/url',
            'input': 'convert-my-file'
        }
    }
})
```

<tip to="https://cloudconvert.com/job-builder?operation=watermark">

Use the **Job Builder** to generate and try out watermark jobs.

</tip>


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