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PDF Compress
Full reference: PDF Compress → API Reference — all parameters, response fields, and limits.

Authorizations

x-api-key
string
header
required

Body

application/json
url
string<uri>
default:https://pdfco-test-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pdf-compress/sample.pdf
required

URL to the source file url attribute.

async
boolean
default:false

Set async to true for long processes to run in the background, API will then return a jobId which you can use with the Background Job Check endpoint. Also see Webhooks & Callbacks

name
string

File name for generated output.

config
object

For more information, see the PDF Compress Configuration options.

Response

Success.

status
string

Status of the API response.

Example:

"success"

message
string

Descriptive message for the response status.

Example:

"Success"

url
string<uri>

URL to the output file.

Example:

"https://pdf-temp-files.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/output.pdf"

jobId
string

Unique identifier for the job.

Example:

"6YSZD3U872ZYYFEDMQCQSGEEO8YSF5WA"

credits
integer

Credits used for this operation.

Example:

2

remainingCredits
integer

Credits remaining after this operation.

Example:

1480582

duration
integer

Time taken to complete the request, in milliseconds.

Example:

33