PDF to PDF in Command Line

This page describes how to join multiple PDF files or update PDF attributes from the command line using the Pdfcrowd API.

Samples

1st PDF +

2nd PDF ⇒

Resulting PDF

Installation

Install the application from PyPI

pip install pdfcrowd

We also offer other installation options.

Authentication

Authentication is needed in order to use the Pdfcrowd API. The credentials used for accessing the API are your Pdfcrowd username and the API key.

You can try out the API without registration using the following demo credentials:

Username: demo
API key: ce544b6ea52a5621fb9d55f8b542d14d

To get your personal API credentials, you can start a free API trial or buy the API license.

Examples

Join 4 local PDF files together to a PDF file

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"

Add a watermark to a PDF file

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

Linearize a PDF file

pdf2pdf -user-name "demo" -api-key "ce544b6ea52a5621fb9d55f8b542d14d" \
    -linearize \
    /path/to/not_linearized.pdf > "linearized.pdf"

Troubleshooting

List of API Status Codes if an error code is returned.
You can use -debug-log to get detailed info about the conversion, such as conversion errors, time, console output.
Take a look at the FAQ section.
Are you missing a feature? Contact us, we look forward to your suggestions.

User Manual

Refer for details to the User Manual.