How to Compress PDF using PDF.co and Zapier

In this tutorial, we will show you how to compress PDFs using PDF.co and Zapier.

We will use this sample PDF document in this tutorial.

Create a Zap

Step 1: Create a Zap

To begin. First, log into your Zapier account and click on the Create Zap button.

Step 2: Google Drive App

Next, select the Google Drive app and choose the New File in Folder as a trigger.

Step 3: Setup Trigger

Let’s set up the trigger.

In the Drive field, select My Google Drive.
In the Folder field, enter the specific folder where your file is stored.

Step 4: Test Trigger

After setting up, click on the test trigger button.

Step 5: Test Trigger Result

Once the test trigger was successful, you may now add another app.

Step 6: Add PDF.co App

Let’s select the PDF.co app and choose the PDF Compressor as an event.

Step 7: Setup Action

Let’s set up the action.

Select the Web Content Link from Google Drive for the Input PDF URL field.
Then, type in your desired file name for the output PDF.

Step 8: Test Action

Click on the test and review button to test the action.

Step 9: Test Result

Great! Our test was a success, kindly copy the URL and paste it into your browser to view the output.

Step 10: Output

Here’s the output of the PDF.co PDF Compressor.

This tutorial taught you how to compress PDFs using PDF.co and Zapier. You learned how to set up PDF.co PDF Compressor and compressed the file so it could be downloaded more quickly.