PDF to JPG
Convert PDF documents to JPEG images.
Try PDF to JPG in the browser →
Convert.FAST uses this same API — what you see in the browser is what you get in code.
Quick reference
| Job type | document.pdf-to-jpg |
| targetFormat | jpg |
| Category | documents |
| Input formats | .pdf |
| Output extension | .jpg |
| Costing | 1 credit per 5 pages |
| Max file size | 1 GB |
| Max pages | 2000 |
Example
# 1) Submit
JOB_ID=$(curl -sS -X POST "https://api.tools.fast/convert" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
-F "file=@document.pdf" \
-F "targetFormat=jpg" | jq -r '.id')
# → 202 Accepted: {"id": "019e3a7b-...", "status": "Queued"}
# 2) Poll until terminal status
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/job/${JOB_ID}" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY")
STATUS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.status')
[ "${STATUS}" = "Succeeded" ] && break
[ "${STATUS}" = "Failed" ] || [ "${STATUS}" = "Canceled" ] && { echo "$RESPONSE" | jq; exit 1; }
sleep 1
done
# 3) Download
curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/job/${JOB_ID}/download" \
-H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
-o "document.jpg"
# → Binary file (image/jpeg, 2.9 MB)Options
This converter does not support additional options.
Cost estimate
curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/estimate/pdf/jpg?pageCount=50"