Compress PDF
The Compress PDF endpoint reduces the file size of a PDF without changing its visual appearance. You can also enable linearization so the first page loads faster when the PDF is opened over a network.
Note: In the sandbox environment, the compression result may be limited because our watermark image is automatically added to the document. As a result, the file size will be increased. We recommend testing this endpoint in the production environment.
File type: .pdf
The PDF file to be processed. Used when uploading a new file directly.
The ID of an already uploaded file stored on our server.
Default: false
When true, re-arranges the PDF for Fast Web View so the first page can render before the full file downloads.
Default: false
Returns JSON response instead of file stream.
Minimum: 60 seconds
Maximum: 86400 seconds (24 hours)
Use this to control temporary authorized access to files. After this duration, the URL automatically expires and can no longer be used to download the PDF. The value must be provided in seconds.
If you need to generate a new pre-signed URL for an existing document, use the Get Document endpoint.
Sets custom data to your document record.
1curl -X POST "https://api.pdfgate.com/compress/pdf" \2 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \3 -F "file=@YOUR_FILE.pdf" \4 -F "linearize=true" \5 --output compressed.pdf1File stream1{2 "id" : "6642381c5c61",3 "status" : "completed",4 "fileUrl" : "https://api.pdfgate.com/file/open/:preSignedUrlToken",5 "size" : 1620006,6 "type" : "compressed",7 "derivedFrom" : "68f920bacfe16de217f019as",8 "createdAt" : "2024-02-13T15:56:12.607Z"9}