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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
process-pdf-async
Generate Content from PDF
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "format": "<string>",
  "visualTemplate": "<string>",
  "platform": "<string>",
  "slideCount": "<string>",
  "maxDuration": "<string>",
  "customPrompt": "<string>",
  "captionsEnabled": "<string>",
  "captionsStyle": "<string>",
  "captionsPosition": "<string>",
  "captionsFontSize": "<string>",
  "visualStyleVariant": "<string>"
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async"

payload = {
    "format": "<string>",
    "visualTemplate": "<string>",
    "platform": "<string>",
    "slideCount": "<string>",
    "maxDuration": "<string>",
    "customPrompt": "<string>",
    "captionsEnabled": "<string>",
    "captionsStyle": "<string>",
    "captionsPosition": "<string>",
    "captionsFontSize": "<string>",
    "visualStyleVariant": "<string>"
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    format: '<string>',
    visualTemplate: '<string>',
    platform: '<string>',
    slideCount: '<string>',
    maxDuration: '<string>',
    customPrompt: '<string>',
    captionsEnabled: '<string>',
    captionsStyle: '<string>',
    captionsPosition: '<string>',
    captionsFontSize: '<string>',
    visualStyleVariant: '<string>'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'format' => '<string>',
    'visualTemplate' => '<string>',
    'platform' => '<string>',
    'slideCount' => '<string>',
    'maxDuration' => '<string>',
    'customPrompt' => '<string>',
    'captionsEnabled' => '<string>',
    'captionsStyle' => '<string>',
    'captionsPosition' => '<string>',
    'captionsFontSize' => '<string>',
    'visualStyleVariant' => '<string>'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"format\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualTemplate\": \"<string>\",\n  \"platform\": \"<string>\",\n  \"slideCount\": \"<string>\",\n  \"maxDuration\": \"<string>\",\n  \"customPrompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsEnabled\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsStyle\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsPosition\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsFontSize\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualStyleVariant\": \"<string>\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"format\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualTemplate\": \"<string>\",\n  \"platform\": \"<string>\",\n  \"slideCount\": \"<string>\",\n  \"maxDuration\": \"<string>\",\n  \"customPrompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsEnabled\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsStyle\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsPosition\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsFontSize\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualStyleVariant\": \"<string>\"\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"format\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualTemplate\": \"<string>\",\n  \"platform\": \"<string>\",\n  \"slideCount\": \"<string>\",\n  \"maxDuration\": \"<string>\",\n  \"customPrompt\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsEnabled\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsStyle\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsPosition\": \"<string>\",\n  \"captionsFontSize\": \"<string>\",\n  \"visualStyleVariant\": \"<string>\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "error": "Invalid format. Must be: image, carousel, or reel"
}

{
  "error": "No PDF file provided"
}

{
  "error": "Only PDF files are allowed"
}

{
  "error": "File size exceeds 10MB limit"
}

{
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}

​
Endpoint

POST /api/v1/process-pdf-async

​
Authentication

Requires API key in x-api-key header.

​
Request

This endpoint accepts multipart/form-data for file upload.
​
pdf
file
required
PDF file to process (max 10MB, must be application/pdf)
​
format
string
required
Content format. Options: image, carousel, reel
​
visualTemplate
string
Visual style template. Options: infographic, screenshot, meme, minimal, magazine, neon, news
​
platform
string
Target platform. Options: instagram, tiktok, youtube_shorts
​
slideCount
string
Number of slides for carousel format (as string). Range: “1”-“5”. Only applicable when format is carousel
​
maxDuration
string
Maximum video duration in seconds (as string). Range: “15”-“180”. Only applicable when format is reel
​
customPrompt
string
Custom instructions for content generation
​
captionsEnabled
string
Enable captions for video reels. Use "true" or "false". Only applicable when format is reel
​
captionsStyle
string
Caption style. Options: modern, minimal. Requires captionsEnabled: "true"
​
captionsPosition
string
Caption position. Options: bottom, center. Requires captionsEnabled: "true"
​
captionsFontSize
string
Caption font size. Options: small, medium, large. Requires captionsEnabled: "true"
​
visualStyleVariant
string
Additional style variant for customization

​
Response

​
success
boolean
Indicates if the request was successful
​
message
string
Human-readable status message
​
data
object

​
Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.distylia.com/api/v1/process-pdf-async \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "pdf=@document.pdf" \
  -F "format=carousel" \
  -F "slideCount=5" \
  -F "visualTemplate=minimal" \
  -F "platform=instagram"

​
Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "PDF processing job created successfully",
  "data": {
    "jobId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "status": "pending"
  }
}

​
Error Responses

{
  "error": "Invalid format. Must be: image, carousel, or reel"
}

{
  "error": "No PDF file provided"
}

{
  "error": "Only PDF files are allowed"
}

{
  "error": "File size exceeds 10MB limit"
}

{
  "error": "Invalid API key"
}

​
Notes

  • Maximum file size is 10MB
  • Only PDF files are accepted (validated by MIME type)
  • All form fields except pdf and format are optional
  • Number fields (slideCount, maxDuration) must be sent as strings in form data
  • Boolean fields (captionsEnabled) must be sent as "true" or "false" strings
  • Jobs are processed asynchronously. Use the returned jobId to check status and retrieve results
  • PDF content is extracted and transformed into social media content using AI