Split PDF

Split a single PDF into multiple parts. Supports page ranges, per-page splitting, and fixed chunk splitting.

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 PDF
• file — base64-encoded PDF
• Multipart upload with file field

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"
  }'