Parse

Parses a PDF into Markdown with support for chunking, table formatting, and inline image embedding via data URLs. Ideal for content extraction, knowledge base creation, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.

Parse a PDF

POST https://pdf.ai/api/v1/parse

Returns markdown of a PDF using a docId or a url .

Headers

Name	Type	Description
X-API-Key*	string	<API-Key>

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
docId	string	Document ID obtained after uploading a PDF
url	string	Instead of a docId supply a PDF URL.
llm	boolean	Improve accuracy by using a LLM. Defaults to false
chunk	"page"	If set to "page" chunks content according to document page. Defaults to entire text.

200 Parsed content

{
    "success": true,
    "url": "https://example.com/document.pdf",
    "content": "The page content."
}

401 Invalid API key

{
    "error": "Invalid API key"
}

400: Bad Request No API key or docId is present

{
    "error": "No API key present"
}

Credit Usage

Every document processing request uses credits based on the parsing mode:

• Non-LLM Parsing: 1 credit for up to every 5 pages (e.g., a 12-page document uses 3 credits).

• LLM Parsing: 2 credits for up to every 5 pages (e.g., a 12-page document uses 6 credits).