Extract Specific Pages from PDFs with CustomJS API

This n8n template shows how to extract selected pages from a generated PDF with the PDF Toolkit by www.customjs.space.

@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit

Notice

Community nodes can only be installed on self-hosted instances of n8n.

What this workflow does

• Downloads each PDF using an HTTP Request.
• Extract pages from the PDF file as needed.

Requirements

• Self-hosted n8n instance
• CustomJS API key for extracting PDF files.
• PDF files to be merged to be converted into a PDF

Workflow Steps:

1. Manual Trigger:

   • Runs with user interaction.

2. Download PDF File:

   • Pass urls for PDF files to merge.

3. Extract Pages from PDF:

   • Extract selected pages from a generated PDF

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Usage

Get API key from customJS

• Sign up to customJS platform.
• Navigate to your profile page
• Press "Show" button to get API key

Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n

Copy and paste your API key generated from CustomJS here.

Design workflow

• A Manual Trigger for starting workflow.
• HTTP Request Nodes for downloading PDF files.
• Extract Pages from PDF.

You can replace logic for triggering and returning results. For example, you can trigger this workflow by calling a webhook and get a result as a response from webhook. Simply replace Manual Trigger and Write to Disk nodes.

Perfect for

• Taking a note of specific pages from PDF files.
• Splitting PDF file into multiple parts.