Parse PDFs into Structured Data
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API Overview
Parse PDFs with advanced OCR and layout detection. Get structured JSON with headings, paragraphs, tables, and figures.
POSThttps://pdf.ai/api/v2/parse
import requests
# Using URL
response = requests.post(
"https://pdf.ai/api/v2/parse",
headers={"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
data={
"url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
"quality": "standard",
"lang_list": ["en"],
"llm": False
}
)
data = response.json()Response Example
{
"success": true,
"markdown": "string",
"contents": [
{
"bbox": [number, number, number, number], // [x0, y0, x1, y1]
"content": "string",
"pageNumber": number,
"type": "string (optional)",
"imageIds": ["string"] (optional),
"conf": number (optional),
"description": "string (optional)"
}
],
"images": [
{
"id": "string",
"data": "string",
"pageNumber": number (optional),
"bbox": [number, number, number, number] (optional),
"description": "string (optional)"
}
],
"pageCount": number
}Simple, Transparent Pricing
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Frequently asked questions
Credits are charged per page based on the operation type and mode you select.
Parsing
- •Standard (OCR): 1 credit/page
- •Advanced (VLM): 2 credits/page
+ extra credits if images need LLM analysis
Extraction
- •Standard: 2 credits/page
- •Advanced: 4 credits/page
+ parsing credits if no cached result exists
Split
- •2 credits/page
+ parsing credits if no cached result exists
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