Split PDF API

Split PDF files into pages and save them in individual PDF. Extract pages from a PDF to create a new PDF Document.

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API Endpoint

ConvertAPI offers a cloud-based solution, which makes Split PDF conversion effortless with just a single REST-API call:

        HTTP POST
    
https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/pdf/to/split

Postman OpenAPI cURL CLI

Authenticate your API call

Converting pdf to split via REST-API is now easier than ever. Sign up for a free account to obtain your authentication secret, append it as a query string parameter to the conversion URL, and voilà! You can find advanced authentication techniques in our docs.

        QUERY AUTHENTICATION
    
https://v2.convertapi.com/convert/pdf/to/split?secret=your-api-secret

Split PDF using REST-API in no time!

Once you have your authentication in place, you can convert your files using application/json, multipart/form-data and application/octet-stream content types. A simple HTTP POST request using JSON would look like this:

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI JavaScript Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-js

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Node.js Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-nodejs

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI PHP Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-php

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Java Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-java

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI C# Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-dotnet

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Ruby Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Python Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-python

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Go Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-go

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

Conversion request using cURL

You can easily convert pdf to split with a simple cURL request. Our documentation provides more advanced cURL request techniques.

File conversion using CLI

ConvertAPI CLI allows you to convert files using our command-line file conversion utility tool. Check out CLI documentation for a detailed explanation and usage examples.

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

Upload the file and see how it works

You can set up the advanced conversion parameters and test the conversion result online using our interactive demo tool. It will auto-generate the code snippet for you!

Advanced Split PDF conversion parameters

Password String

Sets the password to open protected documents.

SplitByPattern String

Split PDF into chunks of pages by a pattern. For example, if you set 3,2 for a ten-page PDF, it would be divided into four PDF files that contain 3,2,3,2 pages accordingly. The pattern is repeated until there are no pages left.

SplitByCustomRange String

Split PDF by a custom range. Individual page numbers separated by commas or page ranges are supported and can be combined. For example, if set 1,3,4-5,6-9 for a ten-page PDF, it would create four PDF documents - the first PDF contains only the first page, the second PDF contains the third page, the third PDF contains pages from 3 to 5, and the last PDF contains pages from 6 to 9.

ExtractPages String

Each page included in this range will be split individually (one page per document). A page range or individual page numbers separated by a comma is supported (see SplitByCustomRange description for a detailed explanation).

MergeRanges Bool

Merge all ranges in one PDF file.

CompressPDF Bool

It tries to produce smaller output files but requires Adobe Reader 6, released in 2003 or newer, to view created PDF files.