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Request

POST

Headers

Api-Key

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Response-Type

Poll for the status of a request by ID. Request IDs can be found in the JSON response of POST requests sent to any pdfRest endpoint.

Required Parameters

file

File to be uploaded and processed.

Alphanumeric ID (UUID) of existing file on server to be processed.

Optional Parameters

output

Prefix of the generated output file name(s), without extension. A sequentially incremented number will be appendd to the end of this prefix for each output file name.

pages

Page or range of pages to process.

resolution

Output image resolution in Dots Per Inch (DPI)

color_model

Color model of the output file

Code

curl -X POST "https://api.pdfrest.com/bmp" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -H "Api-Key: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" \

Response

The response for your API Call will display here.

Once you've sent your POST request and received a valid response, you can download your output file using the output URL.

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Render PDF Pages to Graphic File Formats with Accurate Color Preservation

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Why is pdfRest the best API to convert PDF to image files?

pdfRest offers the best solution for converting PDF documents to graphic image files, because it supports unrivaled color management, images for each PDF page, and intuitive design.

Unrivaled Color Management

pdfRest uses Adobe® PDF rendering and color engine technology to maintain precise color accuracy.
Range of color models, including rgb, rgba, cmyk, and gray, supports all use cases from printing to screen display.

One-to-Many Operation

With a single API Call, generate many image files, one for each selected page of the original PDF document.
The pages parameter defaults to all pages of the document but also supports custom page selection, including any combination of ranges and individual pages.

Intuitive Design

Separate endpoints for each image type make clear exactly what type of output files will be generated from each API Call.
HTTP Responses return a unique resource ID for each output image file to support individual download and continued processing.
All image file resource IDs can be easily sent to the Zip API Tool to create one streamlined file for download.

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Customize Your Solution

Learn about the parameters for this tool to create your custom solution.

File

The file parameter allows you to select a local file to be uploaded to pdfRest’s processing server.

See Documentation

The id parameter allows you to submit a resource ID generated by one of our API Tools. Each of our API Tools assigns a unique resource ID to your output file(s), allowing you to chain requests together without having to download intermediate files between requests.

For example, you can use our Merge PDF tool to merge multiple documents together and use the resource ID of the merged PDF here to convert all pages into images.

See Documentation

Output

The output parameter lets you name your new image file(s), without extension. If multiple files are generated, the filename will be appended with a number in order.

See Documentation

Pages

The pages parameter lets you specify the pages you want converted from your PDF into new image files.

See Documentation

Resolution

The resolution parameter lets you adjust the DPI of your output images and accepts any value between 12 and 2400.

See Documentation

Color Model

The color_model parameter sets the color model of your output images.

See Documentation

JPEG Quality

Use the jpeg_quality parameter to select your desired level of JPEG compression (from 1 to 100).

See Documentation