Pdf Power Tools

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What is PDF Power Tools?

PDF Power Tools is a comprehensive PDF processing API that handles all your PDF manipulation needs in the cloud. Whether you need to split large documents, merge multiple PDFs, compress files for email, extract text from scanned documents using OCR, or convert PDF pages to images - this actor does it all.

Perfect for:

• Document automation workflows - Process PDFs at scale without local software
• Data extraction pipelines - Extract text from scanned invoices, receipts, contracts
• Content management systems - Generate thumbnails, compress uploads, split documents
• Archival and digitization - OCR historical documents, enhance scanned pages
• Web applications - Server-side PDF processing via API

Features

Split PDF

Break down large PDF documents into smaller, manageable files. Split options include:

• Each page separate - Create individual PDFs for every page
• By page ranges - Split into custom ranges (e.g., pages 1-10, 11-20, 21-30)
• Split in half - Divide document into two equal parts
• Extract specific pages - Pull out only the pages you need
• By file size - Automatically split when file exceeds size limit

Merge PDF

Combine multiple PDF files into a single document:

• Merge unlimited PDFs in sequence
• Custom merge order
• Interleave pages from multiple documents
• Insert pages from one PDF into another at specific positions

Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size for email attachments, web uploads, or storage optimization:

• Low compression - Minimal size reduction, highest quality
• Medium compression - Balanced quality and file size (default)
• High compression - Maximum size reduction
• Screen preset - Optimized for on-screen viewing
• Print preset - Optimized for printing quality

Convert PDF to Images

Transform PDF pages into high-quality images:

• Output formats: PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF
• Customizable DPI (72-600)
• Convert all pages or specific page selection
• Combine all pages into single tall image
• Generate thumbnails

OCR - Text Extraction from Scanned PDFs

Extract text from scanned documents, images, and non-searchable PDFs using Tesseract OCR:

• 14 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Arabic
• Image preprocessing for improved accuracy
• Confidence scores per page
• Word and line count statistics

Enhance Scanned PDFs

Improve readability of scanned documents:

• Sharpen blurry text and images
• Reduce noise and artifacts
• Adjust contrast and brightness
• Configurable DPI settings

Page Manipulation

Fine-grained control over PDF pages:

• Reorder pages within a document
• Remove unwanted pages
• Insert pages at specific positions

PDF Information

Analyze PDF files before processing:

• Page count and dimensions
• File size breakdown
• Detect if PDF is scanned or native text
• Compression estimate

Input Options

Basic Input

{
    "operation": "split",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}

Using Base64 Input

{
    "operation": "compress",
    "pdfBase64": "JVBERi0xLjcKCjEgMCBvYmoK..."
}

Operation Examples

Get PDF Information

{
    "operation": "info",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf"
}

Split Into Individual Pages

{
    "operation": "split",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/large-document.pdf",
    "splitMode": "each_page"
}

Split By Page Ranges

{
    "operation": "split",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "splitMode": "ranges",
    "ranges": ["1-10", "11-20", "21-30"]
}

Extract Specific Pages

{
    "operation": "split",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "splitMode": "extract",
    "pages": [1, 5, 10, 15]
}

Merge Multiple PDFs

{
    "operation": "merge",
    "pdfUrls": [
        "https://example.com/part1.pdf",
        "https://example.com/part2.pdf",
        "https://example.com/part3.pdf"
    ]
}

Merge With Custom Order

{
    "operation": "merge",
    "pdfUrls": ["doc1.pdf", "doc2.pdf", "doc3.pdf"],
    "order": [2, 0, 1]
}

Compress PDF

{
    "operation": "compress",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/large-file.pdf",
    "compressionPreset": "high"
}

Convert PDF to PNG Images

{
    "operation": "convert",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "outputFormat": "png",
    "dpi": 200,
    "quality": 95
}

Convert Specific Pages to JPEG

{
    "operation": "convert",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "outputFormat": "jpeg",
    "pages": [1, 3, 5],
    "dpi": 150
}

OCR - Extract Text from Scanned PDF

{
    "operation": "ocr",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/scanned-document.pdf",
    "language": "eng",
    "preprocess": true
}

OCR in French

{
    "operation": "ocr",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/french-scan.pdf",
    "language": "fra"
}

Enhance Scanned Document

{
    "operation": "enhance",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/old-scan.pdf",
    "sharpen": true,
    "denoise": true,
    "contrast": 1.3,
    "brightness": 1.1
}

Generate Thumbnail

{
    "operation": "thumbnail",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "thumbnailWidth": 300,
    "outputFormat": "png"
}

Remove Pages

{
    "operation": "merge",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "pagesToRemove": [2, 5, 8]
}

Reorder Pages

{
    "operation": "merge",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "newPageOrder": [4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6]
}

Output

Results are saved to the run's Key-Value Store for easy download:

Operation	Output Files
Split	page_001.pdf, page_002.pdf, ... or pages_1-10.pdf, etc.
Merge	merged.pdf
Compress	compressed.pdf
Convert	page_001.png, page_002.png, ...
OCR	extracted_text.txt + Dataset with per-page results
Enhance	enhanced.pdf
Thumbnail	thumbnail.png

Sample Output

{
    "operation": "compress",
    "preset": "high",
    "pageCount": 25,
    "originalSize": "4.5 MB",
    "compressedSize": "1.2 MB",
    "compressionRatio": "73.3%",
    "outputKey": "compressed.pdf"
}

Supported Languages for OCR

Code	Language
eng	English
fra	French
deu	German
spa	Spanish
ita	Italian
por	Portuguese
nld	Dutch
pol	Polish
rus	Russian
chi_sim	Chinese (Simplified)
chi_tra	Chinese (Traditional)
jpn	Japanese
kor	Korean
ara	Arabic

Compression Presets

Preset	Image Quality	Best For
low	90%	Archives, legal documents
medium	75%	General use, email
high	50%	Web uploads, storage saving
screen	60%	On-screen viewing
print	85%	Print-quality output

Pricing

Event	Price	Description
pdf-loaded	$0.005	Each PDF loaded from URL or base64
page-enhanced	$0.01	Each page enhanced (sharpen, denoise)
page-processed	$0.002	Each page processed (split, merge, compress)
ocr-page	$0.02	Each page with OCR text extraction
pdf-compressed	$0.01	PDF compression completed
page-converted	$0.005	Each page converted to image
pdf-merged	$0.01	PDF merge operation completed
metadata-extracted	$0.005	PDF info/metadata extraction
text-extracted	$0.005	Text extraction completed

Use Cases

• Invoice Processing - Extract data from scanned invoices using OCR
• Document Splitting - Break down large reports into chapters
• PDF Compression - Reduce file size for email attachments
• Image Generation - Create thumbnails for document previews
• Document Merging - Combine multiple contracts into one file
• Archival - Enhance and OCR historical scanned documents
• Web Publishing - Convert PDF pages to web-friendly images
• Data Extraction - Pull text from non-searchable PDFs