Compress PDF

POST https://api.pdfrest.com/compressed-pdf

Compress a PDF to reduce file size.

Required form-data body parameters:

• One of:
  • file - File to be uploaded and processed
  • id - Alphanumeric ID (UUID) of existing file on server to be processed
• compression_level - Sets the degree of compression:
  • low - Helps preserve fidelity but with less reduction in file size
  • medium - Attempts to balance fidelity with file size savings
  • high - Maximizes file size savings at the cost of fidelity
  • custom - Requires the profile parameter.

Optional form-data body parameters:

• profile - JSON profile to be uploaded with specifications for configurable compression settings (see this link for information on how to write a custom compression profile, or contact Support for help).

Request Body

[{"name"=>"file", "value"=>nil, "datatype"=>"null"}, {"name"=>"id", "value"=>"xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"compression_level", "value"=>"medium", "datatype"=>"string"}, {"name"=>"profile", "value"=>nil, "datatype"=>"null"}, {"name"=>"output", "value"=>"pdfrest_compressed_pdf", "datatype"=>"string"}]

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