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PDF Split

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Split PDF into multiple PDF files using page indexes or page ranges.

Available Methods

[POST] /pdf/split (split by page index)

Attributes
url required
URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox and from built-in PDF.co files storage.

For uploading files via API please check Files Upload section.

If you are randomly getting a Too Many Requests or Access Denied error for your input URL, Please try to add cache: to enable built-in URL caching.

You can also encrypt data for output files and decrypt data input files with user-controlled data encryption to learn more.
httpusername optional
HTTP auth user name if required to access source url.
httppassword optional
HTTP auth password if required to access source url.
pages optional
Comma-separated list of page indices (or ranges) to process.
IMPORTANT: The very first page starts at 0 (zero). To set a range use the dash -, for example: 0,2-5,7-. To set a range from the index to the last page use range like this: 2- (from page #3 as the index starts at zero and till the of the document). For ALL pages use an asterisk e.g "pages": "*" .
Example: 0,2-5,7- means first page, then 3rd page to 6th page, and then the range from 8th (index = 7) page till the end of the document. Must be a string.
async optional
Runs processing asynchronously and returns JobId that you may use with /job/check to check the state of the processing (possible states: working, failed, aborted and success). Must be one of: true, or false.
inline optional
Must be one of: true to return data as inline or false to return link to the output file (default).
name optional
File name for the generated output. Must be a string.
expiration optional
Output link expiration in minutes. The default is 60 (i.e. 60 minutes or 1 hour). After this delay generated output file(s) (if any) will be auto-removed from PDF.co temporary files storage.
Max allowed expiration period depends on your current subscription plan. To store permanent input files (e.g. re-usable images, pdf, documents), please use PDF.co built-in Files Storage instead.
profiles optional
Use this parameter to set additional configurations for fine-tuning and extra options. Must be a string. Explore PDF.co knowledgebase for profile examples.
  • Method: POST
  • URL: /v1/pdf/split

Query parameters

No query parameters accepted.

Body payload

{
    "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf",
    "pages": "1-2,3-",
    "inline": true,
    "name": "result.pdf",
    "async": false
}

Example responses

/pdf/split
{
    "urls": [
        "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/1e9a7f2c46834160903276716424382b/result_page1-2.pdf",
        "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/c976b9f89a2e460786a3d5c0deeeef67/result_page3-4.pdf"
    ],
    "pageCount": 4,
    "error": false,
    "status": 200,
    "name": "result.pdf",
    "remainingCredits": 98441
}

Code Snippet

CURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/split' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: ' \
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-split/sample.pdf",
    "pages": "1-2,3-",
    "inline": true,
    "name": "result.pdf",
    "async": false
}'

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