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PDF Compressor API

Compress PDF files via API with quality optimization

Endpoint

POST/api/v1/pdf-compressor

Authentication

Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Get your API key from the Dashboard

Request Body

Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Field	Type	Required	Description
pdf	file	Yes	PDF file to compress
quality	string	No	Compression quality: "low", "medium", or "high" (default: "medium")

Response

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	Whether the compression was successful
originalSize	number	Original file size in bytes
compressedSize	number	Compressed file size in bytes
compressionRatio	number	Compression ratio as percentage
pageCount	number	Number of pages in the PDF
pdf	string	Base64 encoded compressed PDF with data URL prefix

Code Examples

curl -X POST https://tools.shubhambadgujar.com/api/v1/pdf-compressor \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key" \
  -F "pdf=@/path/to/document.pdf" \
  -F "quality=medium"

Pricing

First 50 free, then $0.02 per call

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Rate Limits

• 100 requests per minute
• 10,000 requests per day
• Max request size: 10MB