Split PDF
What It Does
Splits a single PDF into multiple smaller PDFs. Supports splitting by page ranges, one page per file, or fixed number of chunks.
When to Use
- Extract specific pages from a large PDF
- Split a document into individual page PDFs
- Divide a PDF into N equal parts
Split Modes
| Mode | Param | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| By pages | pages: "1-3,5,8-10" |
Each comma group = one output PDF |
| Each page | mode: "each" |
One PDF per page |
| Fixed chunks | chunks: 3 |
Split into N roughly equal parts |
| Default | (none) | Same as mode: "each" |
Required Inputs
Provide one of:
url— public URL to a PDFfile— base64-encoded PDF- Multipart upload with
filefield
Authentication
Send your API key in the CLIENT-API-KEY header.
Get your free API key at https://pdfapihub.com. Full API documentation is available at https://pdfapihub.com/docs.
Use Cases
- Chapter Extraction — Split a book or manual into individual chapter PDFs
- Page Isolation — Extract a specific page (e.g., signature page) from a contract
- Selective Sharing — Share only relevant pages from a large report without exposing the rest
- Batch Processing — Split a multi-page scanned document into individual page files
- Archival — Break large PDFs into smaller files for easier storage and retrieval
- Print Shop — Split documents into sections for different print runs
Limits
- Max 200 pages per document
- Max 100 output chunks
Example Usage
curl -X POST https://pdfapihub.com/api/v1/pdf/split \
-H "CLIENT-API-KEY: your_api_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://pdfapihub.com/sample-pdfapi-intro.pdf",
"pages": "1-5,8,10-15",
"output": "url"
}'