PDF to Image API — Convert PDF Pages to Images

Convert PDF document pages into image files using the PdfBroker.io API. Useful for previewing documents in a web context or showing them where a PDF reader is not available.

Endpoint

POST https://api.pdfbroker.io/api/pdf/pdftoimage

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`pageNumber`	Which page to render	1
`imageFormat`	`image/jpeg`, `image/png`, or `image/gif`	`image/png`
`horizontalResolution`	DPI setting for horizontal resolution	96
`verticalResolution`	DPI setting for vertical resolution	96
`width`	Output image width (maintains proportions if height omitted)	Source width
`height`	Output image height (maintains proportions if width omitted)	Source height
`transparent`	Maintain transparent background (ineffective for JPEG)	false
`jpegQuality`	Quality range 0–100 (JPEG only)	75
`pngCompressionLevel`	Compression range 1–9 (PNG only)	6

JSON Request Example

{
    "pdfFileBase64String": "JVBERi0xLjcNCiW1tbW1...",
    "options": {
        "pageNumber": 1,
        "imageFormat": "image/png",
        "horizontalResolution": 96,
        "verticalResolution": 96
    }
}

Multipart/Form-Data Example

curl -X POST https://api.pdfbroker.io/api/pdf/pdftoimage \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -F "pdfdocument=@document.pdf" \
  -F "options={\"pageNumber\":1,\"imageFormat\":\"image/png\"}"

Note

See the Swagger documentation for the complete API specification and all available parameters.