# Split PDF in half

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/split-pdf-in-half/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/split-pdf-in-half.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/pdf-tools/split-pdf-in-half/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `split-pdf-in-half` |
| Category | pdf-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Use the visible action or interactive controls. |
| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |
| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/split-pdf-in-half/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

Runs on your device. Up to 100 pages per input. Splits the visible page area; cropped content remains in the PDF. This is not redaction.

### Inputs and settings

No free-text input is required. Use the file inputs and/or settings below.

Accepted browser files: `.pdf`. Choose one file.

| Setting | Meaning | Control type | Default | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `direction` | Split direction | select | "Left and right" | Allowed: Left and right, Top and bottom |

### HTTP contract

API calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.

```http
POST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/split-pdf-in-half/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/split-pdf-in-half.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)

#### Limits

| Limit | Value |
| --- | --- |
| request_bytes | 8388608 |
| input_characters | 1000000 |
| files_bytes | 5242880 |
| max_files | 1 |
| timeout_seconds | 12 |

#### Complete input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000000,
      "default": "",
      "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "direction": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Split direction",
          "default": "Left and right",
          "enum": [
            "Left and right",
            "Top and bottom"
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "maxItems": 1,
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "name",
          "base64"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 200,
            "description": "Filename only, no path."
          },
          "mime": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 150
          },
          "bytes": {
            "type": "integer",
            "minimum": 0,
            "description": "Optional decoded byte count; must match content if supplied."
          },
          "base64": {
            "type": "string",
            "contentEncoding": "base64",
            "description": "File bytes as padded base64. Use the tool-specific limits.files_bytes value for the total decoded input size."
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tool",
    "result"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tool": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text",
        "files"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "mime",
              "bytes",
              "base64"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Error and retry handling

Failures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.

### Browser-agent workflow

1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.
2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.
3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.
4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.
5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.

Calls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.

### Planning specification

Choose left/right or top/bottom; preserve visible content and selectable text; rotation-aware; crop is not redaction.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "split-pdf-in-half",
  "category": "pdf-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Choose left/right or top/bottom; preserve visible content and selectable text; rotation-aware; crop is not redaction.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "direction",
        "label": "Split direction",
        "value": "Left and right",
        "type": "select",
        "values": [
          "Left and right",
          "Top and bottom"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "files": true,
    "input": false,
    "multiple": false,
    "accept": ".pdf",
    "note": "Runs on your device. Up to 100 pages per input. Splits the visible page area; cropped content remains in the PDF. This is not redaction.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": false,
      "single": false,
      "label": "Your text",
      "placeholder": "Type or paste your input…",
      "help": "Up to 1,000,000 characters. Review the settings before running.",
      "action": null
    },
    "mode": "explicit",
    "interactive": false
  },
  "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/split-pdf-in-half/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "split-pdf-in-half",
    "name": "Split PDF in half",
    "category": "pdf-tools",
    "description": "Split scanned spreads into two pages.",
    "notes": "Runs on your device. Up to 100 pages per input. Splits the visible page area; cropped content remains in the PDF. This is not redaction.",
    "human_path": "/en/pdf-tools/split-pdf-in-half/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/split-pdf-in-half/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/split-pdf-in-half",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 1000000,
          "default": "",
          "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
        },
        "options": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "direction": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Split direction",
              "default": "Left and right",
              "enum": [
                "Left and right",
                "Top and bottom"
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "maxItems": 1,
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "base64"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "maxLength": 200,
                "description": "Filename only, no path."
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string",
                "maxLength": 150
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer",
                "minimum": 0,
                "description": "Optional decoded byte count; must match content if supplied."
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64",
                "description": "File bytes as padded base64. Use the tool-specific limits.files_bytes value for the total decoded input size."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "tool",
        "result"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "tool": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "result": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text",
            "files"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "data": {
              "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "mime": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "files": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "mime",
                  "bytes",
                  "base64"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mime": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "bytes": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "base64": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "contentEncoding": "base64"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
    "limits": {
      "request_bytes": 8388608,
      "input_characters": 1000000,
      "files_bytes": 5242880,
      "max_files": 1,
      "timeout_seconds": 12
    }
  },
  "agent_processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": true,
    "name": "run_current_tool",
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Split scanned spreads into two pages.

## Useful next steps

- [Alternate merge PDF](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/alternate-merge-pdf/): Combine front and back scans in alternating order. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/alternate-merge-pdf.md))

- [Bates number PDF](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/bates-number-pdf/): Add a unique reference number to every PDF page. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/bates-number-pdf.md))

- [PDF header footer](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/pdf-header-footer/): Add a header and footer to every PDF page. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/pdf-header-footer.md))

## How to use Split PDF in half

1. Choose a supported file using the drop area or file picker.
2. Review the clearly labeled settings. Choose the action button to process your file.
3. Compare the result with your original, then download it. Keep the original for further edits.

## What to expect

Split scanned spreads into two pages. Choose left/right or top/bottom; preserve visible content and selectable text; rotation-aware; crop is not redaction.