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TIFF to PDF

Convert TIFF images to PDF documents.

Try TIFF to PDF in the browser →

Convert.FAST uses this same API — what you see in the browser is what you get in code.

Quick reference

Job typeimage.tiff-to-pdf
targetFormatpdf
Categoryimages
Input formats.tif, .tiff
Output extension.pdf
Costing1 credit per 5 MB
Max file size1 GB

Example

cURL
# 1) Submit
JOB_ID=$(curl -sS -X POST "https://api.tools.fast/convert" \
  -H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@photo.tif" \
  -F "targetFormat=pdf" | 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 "photo.pdf"
# → Binary file (application/pdf, 2.5 MB)

With options

cURL
JOB_ID=$(curl -sS -X POST "https://api.tools.fast/convert" \
  -H "X-Fast-Api-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@photo.tif" \
  -F "targetFormat=pdf" \
  -F 'options={"resize":{"enabled":false,"mode":"pixels","preset":"off","value":0}}' | jq -r '.id')

Options

This converter supports the following options. See Options Reference for full details.

OptionDescriptionDefault
resizeResize image by pixels or percentage with presets (4K, 1080p, 720p, custom)enabled: false, preset: off
smartCompressionOptimize file size using format-specific compression (MozJPEG, pngquant, etc.)enabled: false
metadataEXIF/GPS metadata handling for privacy and file size reductionstrip: true

Cost estimate

cURL
curl -sS "https://api.tools.fast/convert/estimate/tif/pdf?fileSizeMb=50"
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