Split a PDF file

POST

/v1/pdf/split

Splits a PDF file based on the specified method:

pages: Extract specific individual pages (e.g., 1,3,5)

ranges: Extract page ranges (e.g., 1-3,5-7)

chunks: Split PDF into chunks of specified page size (e.g., pagesPerChunk=5 splits a 12-page PDF into 3 chunks of 5, 5, and 2 pages)

Returns a single PDF if only one output file is created, or a ZIP archive if multiple files are created.
Maximum file size: 50MB

Request

Authorization

API Key

Add parameter in header

x-api-key

Example:

x-api-key: ********************

Body Params multipart/form-dataRequired

Responses

🟢200OK

application/pdf

Split PDF file(s)

Headers

🟠401Unauthorized

🟠422Unprocessable Entity

🔴500Internal Server Error

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.convert2pdfapi.com/v1/pdf/split' \
--header 'x-api-key: <api-key>' \
--form 'pdfFile=@""' \
--form 'splitType=""' \
--form 'pages="1,3,5,7"' \
--form 'ranges="1-3,5-7,10-12"' \
--form 'pagesPerChunk="5"' \
--form 'fileName="document-part"'

Response Example

422 - No file provided

{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "File is required"
}

Modified at 2025-10-21 15:53:50

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