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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.

PDF

Advanced properties
Copy parameter's URL Secret Secret
Type: String

Authentication secret must be provided as a query parameter. If omitted, token must be provided.

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Copy parameter's URL Token Token
Type: String

Authentication token must be provided as a query parameter. If omitted, secret must be provided.

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Copy parameter's URL File File Required
Type: File

File to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.

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Copy parameter's URL StoreFile Store file
Type: Bool

Store converted file on our secure server and provides download URL.

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Copy parameter's URL FileName File name
Type: String

Converted output file name without extension. The extension will be added automatically.

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Copy parameter's URL Timeout Timeout
Type: Integer

Conversion timeout in seconds.

Default: 900 Range: 10 .. 1200 Show all
Copy parameter's URL Password Open Password
Type: String

Sets the password to open protected documents.

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Copy parameter's URL SplitByPattern Split by pattern
Type: 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.

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Copy parameter's URL SplitByCustomRange Split by custom range
Type: 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.

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Copy parameter's URL ExtractPages Extract pages
Type: 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).

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Copy parameter's URL MergeRanges Merge all ranges
Type: Bool

Merge all ranges in one PDF file.

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Copy parameter's URL CompressPDF Compress PDF
Type: Bool

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

Default: False Show all

Code snippet

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