About Compress PDF Online
Use Compress PDF Online when a document is too large for email attachments or form uploads. Upload a PDF, run compression on TheFatBaby’s production workers, and download a smaller file — typically about 2 credits per successful run. The same pdf/compress operation is available over REST for batch jobs and backend pipelines, so what you validate in the browser matches production behavior.
How to use
- Upload one or more PDF files.
- Start compression.
- Wait for the processing job to complete.
- Download the compressed PDF or ZIP for bulk processing.
Features
- Browser upload with credit-based processing
- Async job with downloadable result
- Bulk mode for multiple PDFs
- Same backend as POST /v1/pdf/compress
Supported formats
application/pdf
Use cases
- Shrink scanned PDFs before emailing clients
- Meet upload size limits on portals and LMS systems
- Prepare lighter archives for shared drives
Privacy and credits
Temporary outputs expire on a short retention window. Track usage from the dashboard ledger. Pricing is the same for tools and API calls that share an operation.
Related tools
Category: pdf tools · Related API · Documentation
Automate with the API
Ready to ship? Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer fb_live_… against https://www.thefatbaby.com/api. Official SDKs are under Developers → SDKs.
FAQ
How many credits does this use?
About 2 credits per run (same rate as the public API).
How long are files kept?
Processed files are deleted after about 24 hours.
Where are uploaded files stored?
Temporary processing files are cleaned up on a short retention window (typically within 24 hours). Do not upload secrets you cannot afford to expose.