Class License

Allows IronPdf license keys to be applied globally across an application.

Inheritance

System.Object

License

Namespace: IronPdf

Assembly: IronPdf.dll

Syntax

public static class License : Object

Properties

IsLicensed

Determines whether this instance of IronPDF is Licensed.

Will return false unless a LicenseKey is set to a valid trial or full license key in IronPdf.License.LicenseKey, Web.Config , App.Config or appsettings.json in .Net Core.

See https://ironpdf.com/licensing/ and https://ironpdf.com/docs/license/license-keys/

Declaration

public static bool IsLicensed { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the license key given is valid.

LicenseKey

Removes watermarks. Get Licensed at https://ironpdf.com/licensing

For .Net framework applications, a license key can alternatively be added to Web.Config or App.Config XML file using <add key="IronPdf.LicenseKey" value="IRONPDF-LICENSE-KEY"/> within the appSettings tag. See https://ironpdf.com/docs/license/license-keys/

For .Net Core applications, a license key may be added to appsettings.json where the key name is "IronPdf.LicenseKey" and the value is a valid IronPDF trial or full license key.

See https://ironpdf.com/licensing/ for licensing options.

Declaration

public static string LicenseKey { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String

Methods

DisableAppAnalytics()

Disables AppAnalytics for IronPdf. Limitations apply.

Declaration

public static void DisableAppAnalytics()

IsValidLicense(String)

Determines whether a string license is valid upon the validation process

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Usage: bool checkValidLicense = IronPdf.License.IsValidLicense(IronPdf.License.LicenseKey);

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Declaration

public static bool IsValidLicense(string LicenseKey)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	LicenseKey	IronPdf license key as a string

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the license key given is valid and not expired.

Remarks

Important Notes:

â— Validation Behavior: This method will return false for expired keys, even if they were previously valid. This includes:

Expired TEAM KEY
Expired Subscription Key
Expired Enterprise Key

Related Documentation:

ðŸ—ï¸ Get a Trial Key: Learn more and get a trial key

ðŸ—ï¸ Commercial Licensing: View commercial licensing options

ðŸ“š API Reference:Full API Documentation