Delete Pages from PDF

Purpose

This API allows you to delete specific pages from a PDF.

Quick Reference

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

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.
input_options	{ "page_ranges": "1,3-5" }	Mandatory	page_ranges – Specify the pages to delete. Accepts individual pages or ranges (e.g., 1,3-5).
output_settings	{ "name": "<document_name>" }	Mandatory	Specify the name for the output PDF document.

Notes and Limits

The maximum file size allowed for the input PDF is 50 MB. It cannot be more than 150 pages.
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/delete" \
  --header "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken xxx.yyy.zzz" \
  --form 'file=@"/Users/username/Documents/Sample.pdf"' \
  --form 'output_settings=“{\”name\”:\”ModifiedFile.pdf\"}"' \
  --form 'input_options=“{\”page_ranges\”:\”1-4,8,10\"}"'

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/delete/job/f931a01183b33",
    "status": "inprogress"
}

Success Response

Copied{
	"download_url": "https://pdf.zoho.com/pdfeditor/api/v1/pdf/pages/delete/download/f931a01183b33",
	"status": "success"
}