Extract Specific Pages from PDFs with Custom JavaScript API

This n8n template shows how to extract selected pages from a generated PDF with the PDF Toolkit by www.customjs.space. [@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@custom-js/n8n-nodes-pdf-toolkit) ## 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: 1. **Manual Trigger**: Runs with user interaction. 2. **Download PDF File**: Pass URLs for PDF files to merge. 3. **Extract Pages from PDF**: Extract selected pages from a generated PDF --- ## Usage ### Get API key from [customJS](https://www.customjs.space) - Sign up to the customJS platform. - Navigate to your profile page. - Press the Show button to get your API key.  ### Set Credentials for CustomJS API on n8n Copy and paste your API key generated from CustomJS here.  ### Design workflow - A Manual Trigger for starting the workflow. - HTTP Request Nodes for downloading PDF files. - Extract Pages from PDF. You can replace the 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 the Manual Trigger and Write to Disk nodes. ## Perfect for - Taking note of specific pages from PDF files. - Splitting a PDF file into multiple parts.

Platform

n8n

Category

File & Document Management

Price

Free

Creator

CustomJS

• httpRequest
• manualTrigger
• ExtractPages