PDF Color Separation Preview API
Preview a PDF as CMYK process-color separations with individual cyan, magenta, yellow and black plates.
Environment
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| Production | https://api.sadafiles.com/v1 |
There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.
Request
POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/pdf-color-separation
- Content type
- multipart/form-data
- Auth
- X-API-Key with tools:run
- Accepts
- Files per request
- 1
- Largest file
- 2 GB
- Job timeout
- 300 s
- Rate weight
- 2 units
Parameters
Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
output | string | preview | preview, plates |
pages | string | 1 | — |
dpi | integer | 144 | min 72, max 300, dpi |
blackGeneration | string | medium | none, light, medium, heavy |
totalInkLimit | integer | 300 | min 100, max 400, % |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | png, json, zip | The run finished within 60 seconds |
202 | Job summary JSON | Still running; poll the job |
4xx, 5xx | Error JSON | See error codes |
A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/pdf-color-separation/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.
Try it yourself!
Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.