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App · File Conversion · 9 actions

Compress, merge, split, convert, protect and watermark PDFs with iLovePDF.

Actions

ActionWhat it does
Add a watermark to a PDFStamp text such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL across a PDF's pages.
Compress a PDFShrink a PDF's file size so it fits an email or an upload limit.
Convert a PDF to JPGTurn each page of a PDF into a JPG image, or pull out the images already embedded in it.
Convert Office file to PDFConvert a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file to PDF.
Make a scanned PDF searchable (OCR)Recognise the text in a scanned PDF so it can be searched, copied, and read by later steps.
Merge PDFsJoin several PDFs into one file, in the order they are listed.
Password-protect a PDFEncrypt a PDF so it can only be opened with a password.
Remove a PDF's passwordTake the password off a PDF you can already open, so later steps can read it without one.
Split a PDFCut a PDF into separate files by page range, split it every N pages, or delete pages from it.

Add a watermark to a PDF

Stamp text such as DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL across a PDF's pages. The stamped PDF is saved so later steps can send or store it.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The PDF to stamp: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
Watermark texttexttextRequired
The text to stamp on the page.
Pagespagestext
Which pages to stamp. 'all' stamps every page; otherwise give pages and ranges such as '1,4,8-12'.Default: all.
Vertical positionvertical_positiontext
Where on the page the text sits, top to bottom.One of: top, middle, bottom. Default: middle.
Horizontal positionhorizontal_positiontext
Where on the page the text sits, left to right.One of: left, center, right. Default: center.
Rotationrotationnumber
How far to turn the text, in degrees. 45 gives the usual diagonal watermark.From 0 to 360. Default: 0.
Font sizefont_sizenumber
Size of the text, in points.From 1 to 200. Default: 14.
Font colourfont_colortext
Colour of the text, as a hex code.Default: #000000.
Opacitytransparencynumber
How solid the text is, from 1 (barely visible) to 100 (fully opaque).From 1 to 100. Default: 100.
Tile across the pagemosaictrue/false
Turn on to repeat the text nine times per page. This overrides the position settings.Default: false.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report_watermarked.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 245118,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "report_watermarked.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 245118,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Compress a PDF

Shrink a PDF's file size so it fits an email or an upload limit. The compressed PDF is saved so later steps can send, upload, or store it.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The PDF to compress: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
Compression levelcompression_leveltext
How hard to compress. Extreme makes the smallest file at some cost to image quality; low barely touches it.One of: low, recommended, extreme. Default: recommended.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report_compressed.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 214366,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "report_compressed.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 214366,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Convert a PDF to JPG

Turn each page of a PDF into a JPG image, or pull out the images already embedded in it. Every image is saved so later steps can post, attach, or store them.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The PDF to convert: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
What to convertpdfjpg_modetext
Whether to render whole pages as images, or extract only the pictures embedded in the PDF.One of: pages (Every page as an image), extract (Only the embedded images). Default: pages.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "image/jpeg",
  "document_count": 2,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report-1.jpg",
      "size_bytes": 156204,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "image/jpeg",
      "document_ref": "doc_2c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report-2.jpg",
      "size_bytes": 148771,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_2c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "report-1.jpg",
  "size_bytes": 156204,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Convert Office file to PDF

Convert a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file to PDF. The PDF is saved so later steps can send, upload, or store it.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The Office file to convert (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx and the older and OpenDocument equivalents): upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public URL. The name must keep its extension -- that is how iLovePDF knows what kind of file it is.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "proposal.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 331902,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "proposal.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 331902,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Make a scanned PDF searchable (OCR)

Recognise the text in a scanned PDF so it can be searched, copied, and read by later steps. The searchable PDF is saved in place of the scan.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The scanned PDF to read: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
Languagesocr_languageslist
The languages to look for, as three-letter codes -- eng, spa, fra, deu, ita, por, nld, rus, ara, jpn, kor, chi_sim, chi_tra and so on. Defaults to English.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "scan_ocr.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 1204663,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "scan_ocr.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 1204663,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Merge PDFs

Join several PDFs into one file, in the order they are listed. The merged PDF is saved so later steps can send, upload, or store it.

Inputs

PDFsfileslistRequired
The PDFs to merge, in order (at least two). Upload them, reference documents from an earlier step, or give public PDF URLs.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "merged.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 512804,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "merged.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 512804,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Password-protect a PDF

Encrypt a PDF so it can only be opened with a password. The protected PDF is saved so later steps can send or store it.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The PDF to protect: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
PasswordpasswordtextRequired
The password the PDF will need to be opened with. Anyone without it cannot read the file, so keep a copy somewhere safe.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "contract_protected.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 91744,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "contract_protected.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 91744,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Remove a PDF's password

Take the password off a PDF you can already open, so later steps can read it without one. The unlocked PDF is saved for them to use.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The password-protected PDF: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
Current passwordpasswordtextRequired
The password the PDF is protected with. iLovePDF needs it to open the file; it cannot remove a password that is not known.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 1,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "statement_unlocked.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 64310,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "statement_unlocked.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 64310,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

Split a PDF

Cut a PDF into separate files by page range, split it every N pages, or delete pages from it. Each resulting PDF is saved so later steps can use them.

Inputs

FilefiletextRequired
The PDF to split: upload one, pick a file from an earlier step, or paste a public PDF URL.
How to splitsplit_modetext
What to do with the PDF's pages. Splitting every N pages needs nothing else filled in; the other two need the pages they act on.One of: fixed_range (Split every N pages), ranges (Split at page ranges), remove_pages (Remove pages). Default: fixed_range.
Page rangesrangestext
Required when splitting at page ranges: which pages go into each output file. The first page is 1, so '1-3,7' makes one PDF of pages 1 to 3 and another of page 7.
Join the ranges back togethermerge_aftertrue/false
Turn on to get one PDF holding just the pages listed above, instead of a separate PDF per range. Only applies when splitting at page ranges.Default: false.
Pages per filefixed_rangenumber
How many pages each output file gets, when splitting every N pages. 1 makes a PDF per page.From 1 to 10000. Default: 1.
Pages to removeremove_pagestext
Required when removing pages: which pages to delete. The first page is 1, so '1,4,8-12' drops those pages and keeps the rest.
Save asfilenametext
Optional. The name to save the result under. Defaults to the name iLovePDF gives it. When a step produces several files they are numbered, so 'page' saves as page-1.jpg, page-2.jpg and so on.

Outputs

content_typetext
MIME type of the first saved file
document_countnumber
How many files this step saved
document_reftext
Reference to the first saved file, for use by a later step
documentslist
The files this step saved, in the shape steps that send or upload files expect
filenametext
Name the first file was saved under
size_bytesnumber
Size of the first saved file in bytes
task_idtext
The iLovePDF task that did the work
urltext
Download URL for the first saved file
Example output
{
  "content_type": "application/pdf",
  "document_count": 2,
  "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
  "documents": [
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report-1.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 88120,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    },
    {
      "content_type": "application/pdf",
      "document_ref": "doc_2c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3",
      "filename": "report-2.pdf",
      "size_bytes": 74905,
      "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_2c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
    }
  ],
  "filename": "report-1.pdf",
  "size_bytes": 88120,
  "task_id": "g27d4mrsg3ztmnzagm5d",
  "url": "/actions/core/serve-document/doc_1c7a1e4b9d2f34a6c8b1e5f0d2a7c9e3?teamId=6512a1b2c3d4e5f600000001"
}

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ActionsAdd a watermark to a PDFCompress a PDFConvert a PDF to JPGConvert Office file to PDFMake a scanned PDF searchable (OCR)Merge PDFsPassword-protect a PDFRemove a PDF's passwordSplit a PDF