PDF to PDF in Command Line

Overview

This page serves as a guide on using PDFCrowd API to join or split PDF files, or update PDF attributes from the command line.

Installation

You can install the application from PyPI

pip install pdfcrowd

Download pdfcrowd-6.4.0-python.zip.
Extract the archive and run the following commands:
```
cd pdfcrowd-6.4.0
pip install .
```

Clone pdfcrowd-python from Github and install the tools:

git clone https://github.com/pdfcrowd/pdfcrowd-python
cd pdfcrowd-python
pip install .

Quick Start

Below are examples to help you quickly get started with the API. Explore our additional examples for more insights.

pdf2pdf -user-name "demo" -api-key "ce544b6ea52a5621fb9d55f8b542d14d" \
    /path/to/cover.pdf \
    /path/to/proposal.pdf \
    /path/to/price.pdf \
    /path/to/contact.pdf > "offer.pdf"

pdf2pdf -user-name "demo" -api-key "ce544b6ea52a5621fb9d55f8b542d14d" \
    -page-watermark "/path/to/watermark.pdf" \
    /path/to/proposal.pdf > "company_offer.pdf"

Authentication

To access the API, you will need to use your PDFCrowd username and API key. For initial testing, you may use the following demo credentials without registering:

Username: demo
API key: ce544b6ea52a5621fb9d55f8b542d14d

To obtain your personal API credentials, start a free trial or purchase the API license.

Troubleshooting

If you are receiving an error, refer to the API Status Codes for more information.
Use -debug-log to obtain detailed information about the conversion process, including load errors, load times, browser console output, etc.
Consult the FAQ for answers to common questions.
Contact us if you need assistance or if there is a feature you are missing.

User Manual

Refer to the PDF to PDF Command Line Reference Manual for a description of all command line options.

PDF to PDF / Command Line Guide