PDF Tools
Crop PDF pages by removing margins from edges
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/pdf-crop-page' \
-F 'file=@/path/to/sourceFile.ext'
# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-crop-page' \
-F 'sourceFile=/public/samples/pdf/sample.pdf' \
-F 'cropLeft=50' \
-F 'cropTop=50' \
-F 'cropRight=50' \
-F 'cropBottom=50' \
-F 'pageRange='Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-crop-page| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourceFile | fileupload required | Yes | — |
| cropLeft | number | No | Points to crop from left edge (72 points = 1 inch) |
| cropTop | number | No | Points to crop from top edge (72 points = 1 inch) |
| cropRight | number | No | Points to crop from right edge (72 points = 1 inch) |
| cropBottom | number |
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-pdf-crop-page": {
"name": "pdf-crop-page",
"description": "Crop PDF pages by removing margins from edges",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-crop-page",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "pdf-crop-page",
"arguments": {
"sourceFile": "/public/samples/pdf/sample.pdf",
"cropLeft": 50,
"cropTop": 50,
"cropRight": 50,
"cropBottom": 50,
"pageRange": ""
}
}
}| Points to crop from bottom edge (72 points = 1 inch) |
| pageRange | text | No | Specify pages to crop (e.g., 1-3,5,7-9). Leave blank to crop all pages. |
File result
{
"filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
"fileName": "output.ext",
"contentType": "application/octet-stream",
"size": 1024,
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
},
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)"
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]