# Split PDF

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

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `split-pdf` |
| 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/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

Page numbers start at 1. Password-encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first.

### 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `pages` | Pages (blank = all) | text | "" |  |

### 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/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/split-pdf.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": {
        "pages": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pages (blank = all)",
          "default": ""
        }
      }
    },
    "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

Split by ranges or each page into multiple files; preview output groups before download.

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",
  "category": "pdf-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Split by ranges or each page into multiple files; preview output groups before download.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "pages",
        "label": "Pages (blank = all)",
        "value": "",
        "type": "text"
      }
    ],
    "files": true,
    "multiple": false,
    "input": false,
    "accept": ".pdf",
    "note": "Page numbers start at 1. Password-encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first.",
    "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/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "split-pdf",
    "name": "Split PDF",
    "category": "pdf-tools",
    "description": "Save selected PDF pages as separate files.",
    "notes": "Page numbers start at 1. Password-encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first.",
    "human_path": "/en/pdf-tools/split-pdf/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/split-pdf/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/split-pdf",
    "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": {
            "pages": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Pages (blank = all)",
              "default": ""
            }
          }
        },
        "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

Save selected PDF pages as separate files.

## Useful next steps

- [Extract pages](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/extract-pages/): Create a PDF containing the pages you select. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/extract-pages.md))

- [Merge PDF](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/merge-pdf/): Combine PDF files into one document. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/merge-pdf.md))

- [Delete pages](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/delete-pages/): Remove selected pages from a PDF copy. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/pdf-tools/delete-pages.md))

## How to use Split PDF

1. Choose a file in PDF.
2. Review the settings, then choose Run Split PDF.
3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.

## What to expect

Save selected PDF pages as separate files. Enter page numbers or ranges such as 1,3-5, or leave the field blank for every page. Download the individual-page PDFs together in a ZIP file.