Split PDF by Text

Overview

The 'Split PDF by Text' flow action splits a PDF document into multiple separate PDF documents according to the search text provided.

Example Flows

Please refer to the following article showcasing the 'Split PDF by Text' action

• Split a PDF document by Text Value or Regex using Power Automate

Credit Count

This action consumes 1 credit per operation.

Note, different Encodian actions can consume different number credits. Please always check the action specific documentation and read What is an Encodian Action for a full description of how credits are consumed.

Default Parameters

The default 'Split PDF by Text' flow action parameters are detailed below:

• Filename: The filename of the source PDF document (including the file extension)
• File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the source PDF document
• Split Value: Specify either a text value or a regular expression
• Is Expression: Set whether to evaluate the 'Split Value' as a string or regular expression.
• Prefix Filename: Set whether the expression value should be used within the output filename.
• Split Configuration: Select whether to split on the first instant, last instant or all instances pertaining to the results provided from the 'Split Value'.
• Split Action: Select a split action, whether to split on, before, after or remove the page containing the split value.
  
  A single 5 page PDF document containing the text value on page 3 will return the following file and page combination:
  
  • Remove: 1-2, 4-5
  • SplitOn: 1-2, 3-5
  • SplitAfter: 1-3, 4-5 
  • SplitBefore: 1, 2-5

Return Parameters

The 'Split PDF by Text' flow action returns the following data. 

Action Specific Return Values

• Documents - The collection of PDF Documents created from the PDF document supplied.

Each document within the documents collection contains the following values:

• Documents Filename - The filename of the file
• Documents File Content - The file content of the file

Standard Return Values

• OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
• HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
• HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
• Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
• Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has been completed, has been queued or has failed.

Credit Count

1 credit per pre-split document processed. For example:

Split a 2 page PDF into 2 PDFs = 1 credit
Split a 100 page PDF into 100 PDFs = 1 credit