The PDF Compressor API optimizes a PDF document to reduce its size. This PDF optimization is ideal when you are constrained by file size limitations without losing much on file quality.
The PDF Compressor API can optimize PDF files of any size. It works perfectly well with documents that contain images and text.
All the documents that pass through the Web API are encrypted during transmission. To learn more about PDF.co Security, please read this article https://pdf.co/security
PDF Compressor API Benefits
Reduce Large Files
The Web API can automatically reduce a PDF file size. When working with large files, it is always considered a best practice to use async:true to avoid job interruption.
Maintain File Quality
The Web API can reduce a PDF file size without sacrificing the quality. Maintaining the balance between smaller file sizes and good quality is our highest priority. The PDF output of our PDF Compressor API works well with our other APIs.
On-Premise API Server
We build APIs for businesses and enterprises. We understand that some documents have sensitive information and need to remain confidential. We have an on-premise API Server option that is customizable for specific APIs. To get a trial, please send a request to our support team.
PDF Compressor API Integrations
PDF.co has over 300+ app integration. Kindly explore our following plugins:
- Zapier – https://pdf.co/zapier
- UiPath – https://pdf.co/uipath
- BluePrism – https://pdf.co/blueprism
- Integromat – https://pdf.co/integromat
- Automation Anywhere – https://pdf.co/automation-anywhere
PDF Compressor API Samples & Demo
In this demonstration, we will use a 5-page PDF document that contains text in images. We will reduce its size using the /v1/pdf/optimize endpoint. We have a side by side graphics of the original and compressed files as well as their corresponding sizes below:
Images of Original and Compressed PDF Files
Let’s review the /v1/pdf/optimize endpoint’s parameters and their corresponding functions.
Endpoint
| URL: | https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/optimize |
| Method: | POST |
| Parameter | Description |
| url | required. Link to the source file. |
| name | optional. Filename of the generated output. |
| encrypt | optional. Enable encryption to output file. |
| async | optional. Runs processing asynchronously. Returns jobId to use with job/check: true or false |
| name | optional. Output file name. |
| profiles | optional. Must be a String. Set custom configuration. See profiles examples here |
cURL Code Snippet
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/pdf/optimize' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {{x-api-key}}' \
--data-raw '{
"url": "https://bytescout-com.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-optimize/sample.pdf",
"name": "result.pdf"
}'
The PDF Compressor API is also known as Optimization API other cURL sample codes are available here.
Let’s see the PDF Compressor API in action using the cURL code above.
The PDF Compressor API JavaScript sample codes are available here.
The PDF Compressor API Python sample codes are available here.
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The PDF Compressor API C# sample codes are available here.