PDF to Image API

POST

Render the pages of a PDF as PNG or JPG images.

PDF to Image renders the pages you choose from a PDF, uploaded or fetched from a URL, as PNG or JPG images and returns a download link for each, valid for 2 days, with its pixel size. The Free plan renders one page per call at 150 dpi; paid plans render up to 10 pages per call and can set the resolution from 72 to 300 dpi.

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Request

POSTapi.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage

pdf

Click or drag a file to upload.pdf · max 400KB for live testing

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "pageCount": 14,
    "format": "png",
    "dpi": 150,
    "imageCount": 2,
    "expires": 1792400000000,
    "images": [
      {
        "page": 1,
        "imageName": "3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png",
        "width": 1275,
        "height": 1650,
        "dpi": 150,
        "size": 214533,
        "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/pdftoimage/3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1792400000&Signature=SAMPLE"
      },
      {
        "page": 2,
        "imageName": "3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-2.png",
        "width": 1275,
        "height": 1650,
        "dpi": 150,
        "size": 198207,
        "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/pdftoimage/3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-2.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1792400000&Signature=SAMPLE"
      }
    ]
  }
}

About the PDF to Image API

Pages are rendered with Poppler, the PDF engine used by most Linux desktops, so text, vector graphics, images and page rotation come out as a PDF viewer shows them. Very large pages are rendered at a lower dpi so no image exceeds 25 megapixels, and each image reports the dpi it was rendered at. Encrypted PDFs are rejected.

What people use it for

Document Thumbnails: Show a preview image of the first page of uploaded PDFs in file lists and search results.
Page Previews: Display individual pages of a contract or report as images where a PDF viewer is not available.
OCR Pipelines: Turn scanned PDF pages into images for the Image to Text API or another OCR step.
Social and Email Images: Use a page of a brochure, menu or flyer PDF as an image in posts and newsletters.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Other ways to use PDF to Image

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

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Questions.

Common questions about the PDF to Image API.

Read the docs →

How many renders does the Starter plan cover?

Starter covers 20,000 requests each month. At 10 credits per request, that works out to $1.50 per 1,000 requests, or about $0.0015 per request, whether it renders 1 page or 10. The Free plan includes 20 single-page requests per month for testing.

What does the Free plan return?

The Free plan renders one page per call, any page you choose, in PNG or JPG at 150 dpi, with a download link, pixel size and file size. A free request for more than one page is refused with a 403 that says so. Paid plans render up to 10 pages per call and add dpi, from 72 dpi for small thumbnails up to 300 dpi for print or OCR.

Which pages can I render?

Any pages of the PDF, given as page numbers and ranges such as 1-3,5: up to 10 per call on paid plans and 1 per call on the Free plan. Only the first page is rendered when pages is omitted. pageCount gives the length of the document so you can request the rest in further calls.

What happens with very large pages?

A page that would exceed 25 megapixels at the requested dpi, such as a poster or engineering drawing, is rendered at the highest dpi that fits. The dpi actually used is returned for each image.

How long are the images kept?

Each download link is a signed URL that expires after 2 days, given in the expires field as a Unix timestamp in milliseconds.

Request parameters — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Sent as JSON in the request body. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`pdf`Optional	string		The PDF file to render (up to 10 MB), or a public PDF URL
`pages`Optional	string	`1`	Pages to render, as numbers and ranges such as 1-3,5; at most 10 per call on paid plans, 1 on the Free plan default 1 · length 0-100
`format`Optional	string	`png`	Image format `pngjpgjpeg` default png
`quality`Optional	integer	`90`	JPG quality from 1 to 100; ignored for PNG default 90 · range 1-100
`dpi`OptionalPremium	integer	`150`	Resolution in dots per inch, from 72 to 300 default 150 · range 72-300

Example request

curl -X POST "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"pages":"1-2","format":"png","quality":90,"dpi":150}'

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.
`content-type`Required	POST body	`application/json`

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "pageCount": 14,
    "format": "png",
    "dpi": 150,
    "imageCount": 2,
    "expires": 1792400000000,
    "images": [
      {
        "page": 1,
        "imageName": "3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png",
        "width": 1275,
        "height": 1650,
        "dpi": 150,
        "size": 214533,
        "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/pdftoimage/3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1792400000&Signature=SAMPLE"
      },
      {
        "page": 2,
        "imageName": "3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-2.png",
        "width": 1275,
        "height": 1650,
        "dpi": 150,
        "size": 198207,
        "downloadURL": "https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/pdftoimage/3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-2.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%40developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1792400000&Signature=SAMPLE"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`pageCount`	number	`14`	Total pages in the PDF
`format`	string	`"png"`	Image format (png or jpg)
`dpi`	number	`150`	Requested resolution in dots per inch
`imageCount`	number	`2`	Number of pages rendered
`expires`	number	`1792400000000`	When the download links expire (Unix time in milliseconds)
`images`	array[2]		One entry per rendered page, in the order requested
`page`	number	`1`	Page number
`imageName`	string	`"3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png"`	File name of the image
`width`	number	`1275`	Image width in pixels
`height`	number	`1650`	Image height in pixels
`dpi`	number	`150`	Resolution the page was rendered at; lower than requested only for very large pages
`size`	number	`214533`	Image size in bytes
`downloadURL`	string	`"https://storage.googleapis.com/apiverve/APIData/pdftoimage/3b7e9d21-4c5a-4f80-a1d6-9e2c8b7f5a34-1.png?GoogleAccessId=635500398038-compute%4…`	Signed link to download the image, valid for 2 days

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 10 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	PDF to Image calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	20	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	20,000	$1.50
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	100,000	$1.00
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	400,000	$0.75

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

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Call it from cURL — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Node.js — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Python — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from C# / .NET — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Go — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from PHP — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Ruby — POST /v1/pdftoimage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/pdftoimage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/pdftoimage")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

ReferencePDF to Image API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

PDF to Image API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the PDF to Image API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use PDF to Image

Questions.

Request parameters — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Optional

Authentication

Response — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 10 credits per call

Call it from cURL — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from Node.js — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from Python — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from C# / .NET — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from Go — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from PHP — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

Call it from Ruby — POST /v1/pdftoimage

Resources

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