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title: "Export PDF annotations in Node.js | Nutrient SDK"
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md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/nodejs/annotations/export-annotations.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:25:14.496Z"
description: "You can export annotations as Instant JSON using the instance.exportInstantJSON() API method: for Nutrient Node.js SDK."
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# Export PDF annotations in Node.js

You can export annotations as Instant JSON using the `instance.exportInstantJSON()` API method:

```js

import fs from "node:fs";
import { load } from "@nutrient-sdk/node";

const pdfDoc = fs.readFileSync("source.pdf");
const myInstantJSON = JSON.parse(
  fs.readFileSync("instantjson.json", "utf-8")
);

const instance = await load({
  document: pdfDoc,
  instantJSON: myInstantJSON
});
const output = await instance.exportInstantJSON();
await instance.close();

fs.writeFileSync("output.json", JSON.stringify(output));

```

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## Related pages

- [Flatten PDF annotations in Node.js](/guides/nodejs/annotations/flatten-annotations.md)
- [Import PDF annotations in Node.js](/guides/nodejs/annotations/import-annotations.md)
- [PDF annotation library for Node.js](/guides/nodejs/annotations.md)