Extract Pages

Pull selected pages from a PDF into a new, smaller document.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/extract-pages

Accepts multipart form data with a PDF file and a JSON settings field.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
range	string	Yes	-	Page range in qpdf syntax, e.g. "1-5,8,10-z"

Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/extract-pages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F 'settings={"range": "1-5,8,10-z"}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/document.pdf",
  "originalSize": 3200000,
  "processedSize": 1100000
}

Notes

• Page ranges use qpdf syntax: 1-5 for pages 1 through 5, z for the last page, and commas to combine ranges (e.g. 1-3,7,10-z).
• The extracted pages retain their original formatting, annotations, and links.