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Compress PDF API

Reduce PDF file size while preserving visual quality.

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1const fs = require("fs/promises");23(async () => {4  const form = new FormData();56  const bytes = await fs.readFile("YOUR_FILE.pdf");7  const file = new File([bytes], "YOUR_FILE.pdf", { type: "application/pdf" });8  form.append("file", file);9  form.append("linearize", "true");1011  const res = await fetch("https://api.pdfgate.com/compress/pdf", {12    method: "POST",13    body: form,14    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" },15  });1617  if (res.status === 201) {18    const buf = Buffer.from(await res.arrayBuffer());19    await fs.writeFile("compressed.pdf", buf);20  } else {21    const text = await res.text();22    console.error(text);23  }24})();

720,000+Documents processed monthly

1,300+Developers using the API

1.6sAverage processing time

99.9%Uptime

The Compress PDF API allows you to optimize PDF file size as part of an automated document workflow. It is designed for scenarios where PDFs need to be reduced in size before being uploaded, shared, or stored.

Compressing PDFs helps improve performance by reducing download times and storage requirements while keeping documents readable and visually consistent. This is commonly used when working with large files, image-heavy documents, or high-resolution PDFs.

This endpoint can be used on its own or combined with other PDFGate endpoints. A typical workflow includes generating a PDF from HTML, applying compression to optimize file size, and then distributing or storing the optimized document.

The Compress PDF API is well suited for SaaS platforms, internal systems, and document automation workflows that require efficient handling of PDFs without manual optimization steps.