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

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

What this workflow does:

– Downloads each PDF using an HTTP Request.
– Extracts 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:

– Manual Trigger: Runs with user interaction.

– Download PDF File: Pass URLs for PDF files to merge.

– Extract Pages from PDF: Extract selected pages from a generated PDF.

Usage:

1. Get API key from CustomJS.
2. Sign up to CustomJS platform.
3. Navigate to your profile page.
4. Press “Show” button to get API key.
5. Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n.
6. 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 the 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.