API Documentation

Build the future of Private PDF apps.

PDFexy provides a powerful, 100% client-side API for document processing. Integrate industrial-grade merging, splitting, and encryption into your own apps without ever touching a server.

Zero Server

Files never leave your users' devices. Perfect for HIPAA/GDPR compliance.

WASM Speed

Heavy processing is handled by optimized WebAssembly binaries.

Infinite Scale

The API scale is limited only by your users' browser power.

The Embed API

v1.2.0

The fastest way to add PDF tools to your site. Use our hosted components via a single script tag and listen for completion events.

<!-- Add to your <head> -->
<script src="https://pdfexy.com/sdk/v1/embed.js"></script>

<!-- Initialize the tool -->
<div id="pdfexy-container"></div>
<script>
  const pdfexy = new PDFexy.Embed({
    container: '#pdfexy-container',
    tool: 'merge',
    theme: 'dark',
    onComplete: (blob) => {
      console.log('PDF Processed Locally:', blob);
    }
  });
</script>

Tool Reference

Slug	Description	Output
merge	Combines multiple PDFs	Blob (application/pdf)
protect	Adds AES-256 encryption	Blob (application/pdf)
ocr	Runs Tesseract.js on images	Searchable PDF

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