PDF.co Web API - PDF Splitting API - JavaScript - Split PDF From URL (Node.js) - Async API

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How to split PDF from URL (node for PDF splitting API in JavaScript with PDF.co Web API

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app.js

      var https = require("https");
var fs = require("fs");

// Use "npm install request" command to install.
var request = require("request");

// The authentication key (API Key).
// Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co/documentation/api
const API_KEY = "***********************************";

// Source PDF file to split
const SourceFileUrl = "https://bytescout-com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/demo-files/cloud-api/pdf-split/sample.pdf";
// Comma-separated list of page numbers (or ranges) to process. Example: '1,3-5,7-'.
const Pages = "1-2,3-";


// Prepare request to `Split PDF` API endpoint
var queryPath = `/v1/pdf/split`;

// JSON payload for api request
var jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
    pages: Pages, url: SourceFileUrl, async: true
});

var reqOptions = {
    host: "api.pdf.co",
    method: "POST",
    path: queryPath,
    headers: {
        "x-api-key": API_KEY,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
    }
};
// Send request
var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
    response.on("data", (d) => {
        // Parse JSON response
        var data = JSON.parse(d);
        if (data.error == false) {
            console.log(`Job #${data.jobId} has been created!`);
            checkIfJobIsCompleted(data.jobId, data.url);
        }
        else {
            // Service reported error
            console.log(data.message);
        }
    });
}).on("error", (e) => {
    // Request error
    console.error(e);
});


// Write request data
postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
postRequest.end();

function checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrlJson) {
    let queryPath = `/v1/job/check`;

    // JSON payload for api request
    let jsonPayload = JSON.stringify({
        jobid: jobId
    });

    let reqOptions = {
        host: "api.pdf.co",
        path: queryPath,
        method: "POST",
        headers: {
            "x-api-key": API_KEY,
            "Content-Type": "application/json",
            "Content-Length": Buffer.byteLength(jsonPayload, 'utf8')
        }
    };

    // Send request
    var postRequest = https.request(reqOptions, (response) => {
        response.on("data", (d) => {
            response.setEncoding("utf8");

            // Parse JSON response
            let data = JSON.parse(d);
            console.log(`Checking Job #${jobId}, Status: ${data.status}, Time: ${new Date().toLocaleString()}`);

            if (data.status == "working") {
                // Check again after 3 seconds
                setTimeout(function () { checkIfJobIsCompleted(jobId, resultFileUrlJson) }, 3000);
            }
            else if (data.status == "success") {

                request({ method: 'GET', uri: resultFileUrlJson, gzip: true },
                    function (error, response, body) {

                        // Parse JSON response
                        let respJsonFileArray = JSON.parse(body);
                        let part = 1;

                        respJsonFileArray.forEach((url) => {
                            var localFileName = `./part${part}.png`;
                            var file = fs.createWriteStream(localFileName);
                            https.get(url, (response2) => {
                                response2.pipe(file)
                                    .on("close", () => {
                                        console.log(`Generated PDF file saved as "${localFileName} file."`);
                                    });
                            });
                            part++;
                        }, this);

                    });
            }
            else {
                console.log(`Operation ended with status: "${data.status}".`);
            }
        })
    });

    // Write request data
    postRequest.write(jsonPayload);
    postRequest.end();
}

package.json

      {
  "name": "test",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "PDF.co",
  "main": "app.js",
  "scripts": {
  },
  "keywords": [
    "pdf.co",
    "web",
    "api",
    "bytescout",
    "api"
  ],
  "author": "ByteScout & PDF.co",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "request": "^2.88.2"
  }
}