# AN-2026-0597: PDF.js 6.0 (pdfjs-dist 6.0.227, May 30 2026): getDocument() must be called with a parameter object and PDFDocumentProxy.destroy() is removed

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- id: AN-2026-0597 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0597/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/releases/tag/v6.0.227>
- event date: 2026-05-30
- services: pdfjs
- affected: npm:pdfjs-dist >=6.0.0
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. PDF.js 6.0 release notes list [api-major] "Remove support for calling getDocument without a parameter object, and remove the PDFDocumentProxy.prototype.destroy method" (PR 21245).  [✓0 ✗0]
1. The release also updates the minimum supported browsers and removes no-longer-needed polyfills ([api-major], PR 21152); the notes recommend checking [api-minor]/[api-major] entries when upgrading.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Call pdfjsLib.getDocument({ url }) or getDocument({ data }) with an object, and clean up via loadingTask.destroy(); or pin pdfjs-dist <6 until migrated.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28