Split PDF

Extract a range of pages into a new PDF, or split a document into chunks of N pages.

API Endpoint

POST /api/v1/tools/split-pdf

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	No	"range"	Split mode: range or every
range	string	When mode is range	-	Page range in qpdf syntax, e.g. "1-5,8,10-z"
everyN	integer	When mode is every	-	Split into chunks of N pages (1-500)

Example Request

Extract specific pages:

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

Split into chunks of 10 pages:

curl -X POST http://localhost:1349/api/v1/tools/split-pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer si_your-api-key" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F 'settings={"mode": "every", "everyN": 10}'

Example Response

{
  "jobId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "downloadUrl": "/api/v1/download/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890/document.pdf",
  "originalSize": 2450000,
  "processedSize": 980000
}

Notes

• In range mode, a single PDF containing the selected pages is returned.
• In every mode, the result is a ZIP archive containing the individual parts.
• 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).