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What does the Pdf4me skill do?

Comprehensive PDF processing API for conversion, merge, split, compress, OCR, and more It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.

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Is Pdf4me free to use?

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Who published Pdf4me?

majiayu000 (@majiayu000) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Pdf4me by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Pdf4me
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

PDF4ME

Comprehensive PDF processing API with 60+ operations: convert, merge, split, compress, OCR, watermark, form filling, digital signatures, and more.

Official docs: https://dev.pdf4me.com/apiv2/documentation/

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

Convert documents to/from PDF (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, images)
Merge multiple PDFs into one
Split PDF into multiple files
Compress PDF to reduce file size
Add watermarks, stamps, page numbers
Extract text, tables, or images from PDF
Fill PDF forms programmatically
OCR scanned documents
Protect/unlock PDF with password
Create barcodes and QR codes

Prerequisites

Create an account at https://dev.pdf4me.com/
Get your API key from https://dev.pdf4me.com/dashboard/#/api-keys/

Set environment variable:

export PDF4ME_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Important: When using $VAR in a command that pipes to another command, wrap the command containing $VAR in bash -c '...'. Due to a Claude Code bug, environment variables are silently cleared when pipes are used directly.
bash -c 'curl -s "https://api.example.com" -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"'

How to Use

1. Convert to PDF

Convert Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images to PDF:

# Convert a text file to PDF
echo "Hello, PDF4ME!" > /tmp/test.txt
BASE64_CONTENT=$(base64 < /tmp/test.txt)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${BASE64_CONTENT}",
  "docName": "test.txt"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/ConvertToPdf" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > /tmp/output.pdf

2. HTML to PDF

Convert HTML content to PDF:

HTML_CONTENT=$(echo '<html><body><h1>Hello World</h1><p>This is a test.</p></body></html>' | base64)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${HTML_CONTENT}",
  "docName": "test.html",
  "layout": "Portrait",
  "format": "A4"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/ConvertHtmlToPdf" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' --output /tmp/from-html.pdf

3. URL to PDF

Convert a webpage to PDF:

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "webUrl": "https://example.com"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/ConvertUrlToPdf" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' > /tmp/webpage.pdf

4. Merge PDFs

Combine multiple PDFs into one:

PDF1_BASE64=$(base64 < file1.pdf)
PDF2_BASE64=$(base64 < file2.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": ["${PDF1_BASE64}", "${PDF2_BASE64}"],
  "docName": "merged.pdf"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/Merge" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > merged.pdf

5. Split PDF

Split PDF by page ranges:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf",
  "splitAction": "splitAfterPage",
  "splitAfterPage": 2
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/Split" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json'

6. Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < large.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "large.pdf"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/Compress" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > compressed.pdf

7. PDF to Word

Convert PDF to editable Word document:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/PdfToWord" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > output.docx

8. PDF to Images

Create thumbnails/images from PDF pages:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf",
  "imageFormat": "png",
  "width": 800
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/CreateThumbnail" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json'

9. Add Text Stamp/Watermark

Add text watermark to PDF:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf",
  "stampText": "CONFIDENTIAL",
  "pages": "all",
  "alignX": "center",
  "alignY": "middle",
  "alpha": 0.3
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/TextStamp" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > stamped.pdf

10. OCR - Extract Text from Scanned PDF

Make scanned PDFs searchable:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < scanned.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "scanned.pdf",
  "ocrLanguage": "eng"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/PdfOcr" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > searchable.pdf

11. Protect PDF with Password

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf",
  "password": "secret123"
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/ProtectDocument" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > protected.pdf

12. Extract Pages

Extract specific pages from PDF:

PDF_BASE64=$(base64 < input.pdf)

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "${PDF_BASE64}",
  "docName": "input.pdf",
  "pageNrs": [1, 3, 5]
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/ExtractPages" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json' | jq -r '.docContent' | base64 -d > extracted.pdf

API Endpoints

Category	Endpoint	Description
Convert	`/api/v2/ConvertToPdf`	Word/Excel/PPT/Image → PDF
	`/api/v2/ConvertHtmlToPdf`	HTML → PDF
	`/api/v2/UrlToPdf`	URL → PDF
	`/api/v2/MarkdownToPdf`	Markdown → PDF
	`/api/v2/PdfToWord`	PDF → Word
	`/api/v2/PdfToExcel`	PDF → Excel
	`/api/v2/PdfToPowerpoint`	PDF → PowerPoint
Merge/Split	`/api/v2/Merge`	Merge multiple PDFs
	`/api/v2/Split`	Split PDF
	`/api/v2/ExtractPages`	Extract specific pages
Optimize	`/api/v2/Compress`	Compress PDF
	`/api/v2/Linearize`	Optimize for web
Edit	`/api/v2/TextStamp`	Add text watermark
	`/api/v2/ImageStamp`	Add image watermark
	`/api/v2/AddPageNumber`	Add page numbers
	`/api/v2/Rotate`	Rotate pages
Extract	`/api/v2/CreateThumbnail`	PDF → Images
	`/api/v2/ExtractResources`	Extract images/fonts
	`/api/v2/ExtractTable`	Extract tables
OCR	`/api/v2/PdfOcr`	OCR scanned PDFs
Security	`/api/v2/ProtectDocument`	Password protect
	`/api/v2/UnlockPdf`	Remove password
Forms	`/api/v2/FillPdfForm`	Fill form fields
	`/api/v2/ExtractFormData`	Extract form data
Barcode	`/api/v2/CreateBarcode`	Generate barcode
	`/api/v2/AddBarcodeToPdf`	Add barcode to PDF
	`/api/v2/ReadBarcodeFromPdf`	Read barcode from PDF

Request Format

All endpoints use POST with JSON body:

Write to /tmp/pdf4me_request.json:

{
  "docContent": "base64-encoded-file",
  "docName": "filename.ext",
  "...other parameters": "..."
}

Then run:

bash -c 'curl -s -X POST "https://api.pdf4me.com/api/v2/{endpoint}" --header "Authorization: ${PDF4ME_API_KEY}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d @/tmp/pdf4me_request.json'

Response Format

{
  "docContent": "base64-encoded-result",
  "docName": "output.pdf",
  "pageCount": 5
}

Guidelines

File Size: Max 20MB per file (varies by plan)
Base64: All file content must be base64 encoded
Formats: Supports PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, images
OCR Languages: eng, deu, fra, spa, ita, por, etc.
Rate Limits: Check your plan at https://dev.pdf4me.com/pricing/
Free Tier: 50 API calls/month
Postman: Import from https://dev.pdf4me.com/apiv2/documentation/postman/

Resources

API Docs: https://dev.pdf4me.com/apiv2/documentation/
Code Samples: https://github.com/pdf4me/pdf4me-api-samples
Postman Collection: https://dev.pdf4me.com/apiv2/documentation/postman/
Dashboard: https://dev.pdf4me.com/dashboard/

Pdf4me

File contents

PDF4ME

When to Use

Prerequisites

How to Use

1. Convert to PDF

2. HTML to PDF

3. URL to PDF

4. Merge PDFs

5. Split PDF

6. Compress PDF

7. PDF to Word

8. PDF to Images

9. Add Text Stamp/Watermark

10. OCR - Extract Text from Scanned PDF

11. Protect PDF with Password

12. Extract Pages

API Endpoints

Request Format

Response Format

Guidelines

Resources

Frequently asked questions

Pdf4me

File contents

PDF4ME

When to Use

Prerequisites

How to Use

1. Convert to PDF

2. HTML to PDF

3. URL to PDF

4. Merge PDFs

5. Split PDF

6. Compress PDF

7. PDF to Word

8. PDF to Images

9. Add Text Stamp/Watermark

10. OCR - Extract Text from Scanned PDF

11. Protect PDF with Password

12. Extract Pages

API Endpoints

Request Format

Response Format

Guidelines

Resources

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Pdf4me skill?

What does the Pdf4me skill do?

Is Pdf4me safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Pdf4me?

Is Pdf4me free to use?

Who published Pdf4me?