PDF Multi-Column Layout (PDF多栏排版)

Create newspaper/magazine style documents with 2 or 3 columns

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-multi-column-layout' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"content":"Enter your article text here...","headline":"Article Headline","subheadline":"Article subheadline or summary","author":"By John Doe","date":"January 1, 2025","columnCount":"2","gutterWidth":18,"columnBalance":"auto","textAlign":"justify","headlineFontSize":24,"bodyFontSize":10,"lineHeight":1.2,"showSeparatorLines":false,"showDropCap":false,"dropCapLines":3,"showHeader":false,"headerText":"Document Header","headerAlignment":"center","showFooter":false,"footerText":"Page {page} of {total}","footerAlignment":"center","marginTop":72,"marginBottom":72,"marginLeft":72,"marginRight":72}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-multi-column-layout

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
content	textarea	Yes	—
headline	text	No	—
subheadline	text	No	—
author	text	No	—
date	text	No	—
columnCount	select	No	—
gutterWidth	number	No	Space between columns
columnBalance	select	No	—
textAlign	select	No	—
headlineFontSize	number	No	—
bodyFontSize	number	No	—
lineHeight	number	No	—
showSeparatorLines	checkbox	No	—
showDropCap	checkbox	No	—
dropCapLines	number	No	—
showHeader	checkbox	No	—
headerText	text	No	—
headerAlignment	select	No	—
showFooter	checkbox	No	—
footerText	text	No	—
footerAlignment	select	No	—
marginTop	number	No	—
marginBottom	number	No	—
marginLeft	number	No	—
marginRight	number	No	—

Response format

File result

JSON

{
  "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)"
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-pdf-multi-column-layout": {
      "name": "pdf-multi-column-layout",
      "description": "Create newspaper/magazine style documents with 2 or 3 columns",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-multi-column-layout",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "pdf-multi-column-layout",
    "arguments": {
  "content": "Enter your article text here...",
  "headline": "Article Headline",
  "subheadline": "Article subheadline or summary",
  "author": "By John Doe",
  "date": "January 1, 2025",
  "columnCount": "2",
  "gutterWidth": 18,
  "columnBalance": "auto",
  "textAlign": "justify",
  "headlineFontSize": 24,
  "bodyFontSize": 10,
  "lineHeight": 1.2,
  "showSeparatorLines": false,
  "showDropCap": false,
  "dropCapLines": 3,
  "showHeader": false,
  "headerText": "Document Header",
  "headerAlignment": "center",
  "showFooter": false,
  "footerText": "Page {page} of {total}",
  "footerAlignment": "center",
  "marginTop": 72,
  "marginBottom": 72,
  "marginLeft": 72,
  "marginRight": 72
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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