How to Split Documents
Split large PDFs into separate documents
How to Split Documents
You can split large PDFs into multiple separate documents. This is useful when one PDF contains many invoices, receipts, or other documents that you want to process and review separately.
When to split documents
Split documents when:
- One PDF has many documents – e.g. a batch of 20 invoices in one PDF
- You want separate records – Each split document becomes its own row in the data table
- You need individual review – Each document can be reviewed, approved, or exported separately
How to split during upload
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Click Upload Documents in the Document Inbox.
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In the upload drawer, use the PDF split dropdown:
- No PDF split – Keep the file as one document (default)
- Split PDF (use parser settings) – Uses split rules from Parser Settings → Split Documents
- Split PDF every X pages – Split every X pages (e.g. every 5 pages)
- Split PDF at page ranges – Split at specific pages (e.g.
1, 3, 7-9= last page of each document)
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Upload your PDF. It will be split according to your choice.
Setting default split behavior
You can configure default split behavior in Parser Settings → Split Documents:
- Split every X pages – Automatically split all PDFs every X pages
- Split at page ranges – Enter the last page of each document (split points), e.g. 1, 3, 7-9
- AI-powered splitting (coming soon) – Let AI detect where one document ends and another begins
See Parser Settings → Split Documents for details.
Tips
- Test first – Try splitting a sample PDF to make sure it works as expected
- Use page ranges when you know exactly where documents start and end
- Use "every X pages" when documents are consistently the same length
- Split documents are processed separately, so each uses credits independently
Next steps
- Parser Settings → Split Documents – Configure default split behavior
- Uploading Documents – Upload and split documents
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