Split Pages from PDF

Purpose

This API allows you to split a PDF into multiple documents.

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Method	POST
Request URL	https://{zohoapis_domain}/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/split

Body Parameters

Parameter	Value	Mandatory/Optional	Description
file	File or String	Mandatory	Upload the PDF file from your local drive or desktop. If the PDF is available via a publicly accessible web URL, you can provide the URL using the same parameter.
output_settings	{ "name": "<document_name>" }	Mandatory	Specify the base name for the output PDF documents.
input_options	{ "split_by": [5, 10] }	Mandatory	split_by – Specify the number of pages each output PDF document should contain. For example, a value of [5, 10] creates one document of 5 pages followed by one of 10 pages.

Notes and Limits

The maximum file size allowed for the input PDF is 50 MB.
To use this API, an OAuth token should be generated with the following scopes: ZohoWriter.pdfEditor.ALL

Possible Errors

Refer to the following pages for the list of possible errors for this API:

General Errors

Sample Request

Copiedcurl --location --request POST "https://www.zohoapis.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/split" \
  --header "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken xxx.yyy.zzz" \
  --form 'files=@"/Users/username/Documents/Sample.pdf"' \
  --form 'input_settings=“{\”split_by\”:\”2\"}"' \
  --form 'output_settings=“{\”name\”:\”ModifiedFile.pdf\"}"'

Once the process begins, you will initially receive the 'status_url.' By invoking the 'status_url,' you will be able to monitor the status of the scheduled job.

Sample Response

Copied{
    "status_check_url": "https://pdf.zoho.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/split/job/f931a01183b33",
    "status": inprogress
}

Success Response

Copied{
	"download_url" :"https://pdf.zoho.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/split/download/{jobId}",
	"status": "success"
}