PDF to PDF / HTTP API Examples

This page contains various examples of using the PDF to PDF API via HTTP API. The examples are complete and fully functional. Read more about how to convert PDF to PDF via HTTP API.

Basic examples

Multiple PDFs to PDF file
Watermark a PDF file
Linearize a PDF file

PDF manipulation examples

Extract page 3 and all pages from 7 to the end from the PDF file
Delete the first 3 pages and the 10th page from the PDF file

Basic examples

Multiple PDFs to PDF file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "offer.pdf" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "f_1=@/path/to/cover.pdf" \
    -F "f_2=@/path/to/proposal.pdf" \
    -F "f_3=@/path/to/price.pdf" \
    -F "f_4=@/path/to/contact.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

Watermark a PDF file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "company_offer.pdf" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "page_watermark=@/path/to/watermark.pdf" \
    -F "f_1=@/path/to/proposal.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

Linearize a PDF file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "linearized.pdf" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "linearize=true" \
    -F "f_1=@/path/to/not_linearized.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

PDF manipulation examples

Extract page 3 and all pages from 7 to the end from the PDF file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "output.pdf" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "action=extract" \
    -F "page_range=3,7-" \
    -F "f_1=@/your-path-to/pdfs/13_pages.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/

Delete the first 3 pages and the 10th page from the PDF file

curl -f -u "demo:demo" \
    -o "output.pdf" \
    -F "input_format=pdf" \
    -F "action=delete" \
    -F "page_range=1-3,10" \
    -F "f_1=@/your-path-to/pdfs/13_pages.pdf" \
    https://api.pdfcrowd.com/convert/24.04/