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
- $3.99
- Creator
- CustomJS
- httpRequest
- manualTrigger
- ExtractPages
How to import this workflow into n8n
- 1Purchase or download the workflow to get the n8n workflow JSON file.
- 2In your n8n instance, open Workflows and choose "Import from File" (or paste the JSON with Ctrl+V on the canvas).
- 3Open each node marked with a credential warning and connect your own accounts and API keys.
- 4Run the workflow once manually to verify the data flow, then toggle it to Active.
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