Compress & Optimize#

Add this step to your Zapier Workflow to compress & optimize your PDF files. This will reduce the file size of your PDF whilst maintaining the quality.

Zapier Step

Input#

Name	Description	Required
Source PDF URL	Provide the URL to the source PDF document, or a `filetoken://` link from PDF.co Built-In Files Storage. If you use another cloud service such as Google Drive or Dropbox ensure the link is publicly accessible.	Yes
Output File Name	The output file name. If left blank then the name `preview-compressed.pdf` will be used.	No
Custom Profiles	A `JSON` string which adds options for the optimization process.	No

Source PDF URL & Google#

Note

When using Google Drive, it’s typically recommended to choose the File option. For more advanced file integration techniques, see Integrating File Sources with pdf.co.

Google File

Custom Profiles#

Profile name	Description	Values
`"ImageOptimizationFormat"`	The image optimization format.	`"JPEG"` / `"Fax"` / `"Flate"`
`"JPEGQuality"`	Quality setting for `"JPEG"` format.	`0` - `100`
`"ResampleImages"`	Whether to resample the images or not.	`true` / `false`
`"ResamplingResolution"`	The DPI (Dots-Per-Inch) setting for the document resampling.	e.g. `72` / `96` / `120` / `150` / `200`
`"GrayscaleImages"`	Whether or not to remove color from images.	`true` / `false`

Example#

{ "ImageOptimizationFormat": "JPEG", "JPEGQuality": 25, "ResampleImages": true, "ResamplingResolution": 120, "GrayscaleImages": true }

Output#

Name	Description
`url`	The temporary URL on the PDF.co file server.
`outputLinkValidTill`	A timestamp which indicates how long the `url` will be available for.
`error`	Details of any errors (if any).
`status`	The response status code. If all good this will be `200`.
`name`	The name of the file.
`jobId`	The unique identifier for the job.
`credits`	The credits spent on the process.
`remainingCredits`	The credits left on your account.
`duration`	The time it took for the process.

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