Split PDFs by AI-defined Sections

Use our API to intelligently split large PDFs into smaller documents automatically.

API Overview

Split PDFs intelligently using custom rules, page ranges, or AI-powered section detection.

POSThttps://pdf.ai/v2/split
import requests
import json

split_description = [
    {"name": "Introduction", "description": "First section of the document"},
    {"name": "Main Content"},
    {"name": "Conclusion"}
]

response = requests.post(
    "https://pdf.ai/api/v2/split",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    data={
        "split_description": json.dumps(split_description),
        "docId": "your-document-id"
    }
)

data = response.json()

Response Example

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "splits": [
      {
        "name": "Introduction",
        "pages": [1, 2, 3],
        "conf": "high"
      },
      {
        "name": "Conclusion",
        "pages": [45, 46],
        "conf": "medium"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Document Automation

Automatically split invoices, reports, and multi-page documents for processing workflows.

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Compliance & Archiving

Split large documents by sections for compliant storage and archival systems.

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Batch Processing

Process large volumes of PDFs by splitting them into manageable chunks.

Split PDFs with Intelligence

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Fast Processing
Quick split operations
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AI-Powered
Smart field detection
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Simple API
Easy REST integration
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Scalable
Supports large PDFs
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Secure
Ephemeral processing
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Simple, Transparent Pricing

Start free with 200 credits/month. Scale as you grow.

🎁 Free Plan

Start with 200 free credits/month

Perfect for testing and hobby projects. Access all APIs with no credit card required.

Starter

$49/month
3,000 credits
$0.016/credit

Pro

$99/month
10,000 credits
$0.010/credit
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Scale

$249/month
30,000 credits
$0.008/credit

Growth

$599/month
100,000 credits
$0.006/credit
View All Plans on PDF.ai

All plans include access to Parse, Extract, and Split APIs

Frequently asked questions

Credits are charged per page based on the operation type and mode you select.

Parsing

  • β€’Standard (OCR): 1 credit/page
  • β€’Advanced (VLM): 2 credits/page
+ extra credits if images need LLM analysis

Extraction

  • β€’Standard: 2 credits/page
  • β€’Advanced: 4 credits/page
+ parsing credits if no cached result exists

Split

  • β€’2 credits/page
+ parsing credits if no cached result exists

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