Remove Pages

Delete specific pages from a PDF, keeping all remaining pages intact.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/remove-pages

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
pages	string	Yes	-	Page range to remove in qpdf syntax, e.g. "3,5-7"

Example Request

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/remove-pages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F 'settings={"pages": "3,5-7"}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/document.pdf",
  "originalSize": 2450000,
  "processedSize": 1800000
}

Notes

• You cannot remove every page from a document; at least one page must remain.
• Page ranges use qpdf syntax: 3 for a single page, 5-7 for a range, and commas to combine (e.g. 1,3,5-7).