# Pdf Delete Pages — REST API endpoint `pdf-delete-pages`

Remove pages from a PDF and return the rest in their original order. Pages are given as 1-based numbers and ranges, such as "2,5-7". Input and output are base64-encoded PDFs. Removing every page is refused rather than returning an empty document.

- Category: documents
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/pdf-delete-pages/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Network tool: fetches a fixed, hard-coded public upstream (never a private host).
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/api/pdf-delete-pages/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/mcp/pdf-delete-pages/

## Call the endpoint (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/pdf-delete-pages/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "pdf": "JVBERi0xLjcK",
    "pages": "2"
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/pdf-delete-pages
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `pdf` | string | yes | The base64-encoded PDF to remove pages from. |
| `pages` | string | yes | Pages to remove, 1-based: "2,5-7". |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "pdf": "JVBERi0xLjcK",
  "pages": "2"
}
```

OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json · Interactive docs: https://findutils.com/api/docs/

## Also an MCP tool

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Then ask the client to call `findutils:pdf_delete_pages`. Full MCP reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/pdf-delete-pages/

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