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Returns the text, Markdown, tables and page facts of a PDF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF or Word .docx file, one dataset row per page, plus RAG chunks with page spans. Reads the text layer, runs OCR only on scanned or unreadable pages, and flags illegible pages. Input: URL, upload or base64. First page free.

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Atarivo Enterprises Inc.

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You can access the PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "base64": "JVBERi0xLjMKJeLjz9MKMSAwIG9iago8PAovUHJvZHVjZXIgKG9wZW5jbGF3XDA1NWFjdG9ycyBzeW50aGV0aWMgZml4dHVyZSkKL1RpdGxlIChDb21tdW5pdHkgR2FyZGVuIFNlYXNvbiBSZXBvcnQpCj4+CmVuZG9iagoyIDAgb2JqCjw8Ci9UeXBlIC9QYWdlcwovQ291bnQgMgovS2lkcyBbIDYgMCBSIDggMCBSIF0KPj4KZW5kb2JqCjMgMCBvYmoKPDwKL1R5cGUgL0NhdGFsb2cKL1BhZ2VzIDIgMCBSCj4+CmVuZG9iago0IDAgb2JqCjw8Ci9UeXBlIC9Gb250Ci9TdWJ0eXBlIC9UeXBlMQovQmFzZUZvbnQgL0hlbHZldGljYQovRW5jb2RpbmcgL1dpbkFuc2lFbmNvZGluZwo+PgplbmRvYmoKNSAwIG9iago8PAovVHlwZSAvRm9udAovU3VidHlwZSAvVHlwZTEKL0Jhc2VGb250IC9IZWx2ZXRpY2EtQm9sZAovRW5jb2RpbmcgL1dpbkFuc2lFbmNvZGluZwo+PgplbmRvYmoKNiAwIG9iago8PAovVHlwZSAvUGFnZQovUmVzb3VyY2VzIDw8Ci9Gb250IDw8Ci9GMSA0IDAgUgovRjIgNSAwIFIKPj4KL1Byb2NTZXQgWyAvUERGIC9UZXh0IF0KPj4KL01lZGlhQm94IFsgMC4wIDAuMCA2MTIgNzkyIF0KL1BhcmVudCAyIDAgUgovQ29udGVudHMgNyAwIFIKPj4KZW5kb2JqCjcgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0xlbmd0aCA4ODkKPj4Kc3RyZWFtCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YyIDIwIFRmIDcyIDcwMCBUZCAoQ29tbXVuaXR5IEdhcmRlbiBTZWFzb24gUmVwb3J0KSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiA3MiA2NjAgVGQgKFRoZSBjb21tdW5pdHkgZ2FyZGVuIGZpbmlzaGVkIGl0cyB0aGlyZCBzZWFzb24gd2l0aCBldmVyeSBiZWQgcGxhbnRlZCBhbmQgd2F0ZXJlZCBvbikgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgNzIgNjQ1IFRkIChzY2hlZHVsZS4gVm9sdW50ZWVycyBrZXB0IGEgc2ltcGxlIGxvZyBvZiB3aGF0IHdlbnQgaW50byB0aGUgZ3JvdW5kLCBob3cgb2Z0ZW4gdGhlIGJlZHMpIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDcyIDYzMCBUZCAod2VyZSB3ZWVkZWQsIGFuZCB3aGF0IGNhbWUgb3V0IGF0IHRoZSBlbmQgb2Ygc3VtbWVyLiBUaGlzIHJlcG9ydCBjb2xsZWN0cyB0aG9zZSBub3RlcykgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgNzIgNjE1IFRkIChzbyBuZXh0IHllYXIncyBwbGFudGluZyBwbGFuIGNhbiBzdGFydCBmcm9tIHJlYWwgbnVtYmVycyBpbnN0ZWFkIG9mIG1lbW9yeS4pIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YyIDE0IFRmIDcyIDU4MCBUZCAoV2hhdCB3b3JrZWQpIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDcyIDU1NiBUZCAoTXVsY2hpbmcgdGhlIHRvbWF0byBiZWRzIGVhcmx5IGtlcHQgdGhlIHNvaWwgbW9pc3QgdGhyb3VnaCB0aGUgZHJ5IHdlZWtzKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiA3MiA1NDEgVGQgKGFuZCBjdXQgdGhlIHdlZWRpbmcgdGltZSByb3VnaGx5IGluIGhhbGYuIFRoZSBkcmlwIGxpbmUgb24gdGhlIGVhc3Qgc2lkZSkgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgNzIgNTI2IFRkICh3YXMgdGhlIHNpbmdsZSBiZXN0IHB1cmNoYXNlIG9mIHRoZSB5ZWFyLikgVGogRVQKZW5kc3RyZWFtCmVuZG9iago4IDAgb2JqCjw8Ci9UeXBlIC9QYWdlCi9SZXNvdXJjZXMgPDwKL0ZvbnQgPDwKL0YxIDQgMCBSCi9GMiA1IDAgUgo+PgovUHJvY1NldCBbIC9QREYgL1RleHQgXQo+PgovTWVkaWFCb3ggWyAwLjAgMC4wIDYxMiA3OTIgXQovUGFyZW50IDIgMCBSCi9Db250ZW50cyA5IDAgUgo+PgplbmRvYmoKOSAwIG9iago8PAovTGVuZ3RoIDEwNTkKPj4Kc3RyZWFtCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YyIDE2IFRmIDcyIDcwMCBUZCAoSGFydmVzdCBieSBjcm9wKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiA3MiA2NzYgVGQgKFRvdGFscyB3ZXJlIHdlaWdoZWQgYXQgdGhlIHNoZWQgc2NhbGUgZXZlcnkgU2F0dXJkYXkgbW9ybmluZy4pIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YyIDExIFRmIDc4IDYyNCBUZCAoQ3JvcCkgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjIgMTEgVGYgMjM4IDYyNCBUZCAoQmVkcyBwbGFudGVkKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMiAxMSBUZiAzNTggNjI0IFRkIChIYXJ2ZXN0IFwoa2dcKSkgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgNzggNjAwIFRkIChUb21hdG8pIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDIzOCA2MDAgVGQgKDEyKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiAzNTggNjAwIFRkICgzNDApIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDc4IDU3NiBUZCAoR3JlZW4gYmVhbikgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgMjM4IDU3NiBUZCAoOCkgVGogRVQKQlQgMCBUciAvRjEgMTEgVGYgMzU4IDU3NiBUZCAoOTUpIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDc4IDU1MiBUZCAoU3F1YXNoKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiAyMzggNTUyIFRkICg1KSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiAzNTggNTUyIFRkICgyMTApIFRqIEVUCkJUIDAgVHIgL0YxIDExIFRmIDcyIDUwMCBUZCAoVG9tYXRvZXMgYWdhaW4gcHJvZHVjZWQgdGhlIG1vc3Qgd2VpZ2h0IHBlciBiZWQuIEJlYW5zIHdlcmUgcGxhbnRlZCBsYXRlKSBUaiBFVApCVCAwIFRyIC9GMSAxMSBUZiA3MiA0ODUgVGQgKGFuZCB3aWxsIG1vdmUgdG8gdGhlIHN1bm5pZXIgbm9ydGggcm93IG5leHQgc3ByaW5nLikgVGogRVQKMC44IHcKNzIgNjQwIG0gNDcyIDY0MCBsIFMKNzIgNjE2IG0gNDcyIDYxNiBsIFMKNzIgNTkyIG0gNDcyIDU5MiBsIFMKNzIgNTY4IG0gNDcyIDU2OCBsIFMKNzIgNTQ0IG0gNDcyIDU0NCBsIFMKNzIgNjQwIG0gNzIgNTQ0IGwgUwoyMzIgNjQwIG0gMjMyIDU0NCBsIFMKMzUyIDY0MCBtIDM1MiA1NDQgbCBTCjQ3MiA2NDAgbSA0NzIgNTQ0IGwgUwplbmRzdHJlYW0KZW5kb2JqCnhyZWYKMCAxMAowMDAwMDAwMDAwIDY1NTM1IGYgCjAwMDAwMDAwMTUgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDEyNSAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwMTkwIDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDAyMzkgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDMzNiAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwNDM4IDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDA2MDQgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMTU0NCAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAxNzEwIDAwMDAwIG4gCnRyYWlsZXIKPDwKL1NpemUgMTAKL1Jvb3QgMyAwIFIKL0luZm8gMSAwIFIKL0lEIFsgPDZmNzA2NTZlNjM2YzYxNzcyZDYxNjM3NDZmNzI3MzIxPiA8NmY3MDY1NmU2MzZjNjE3NzJkNjE2Mzc0NmY3MjczMjE+IF0KPj4Kc3RhcnR4cmVmCjI4MjEKJSVFT0YK"
<}' |
<apify call atarivo/pdf-image-text-markdown-extractor --silent --output-dataset

PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install Apify CLI

Using installation script (macOS/Linux):

$curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash

Using installation script (Windows):

$irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex

Using Homebrew:

$brew install apify-cli

Using npm:

$npm install -g apify-cli

Other API clients include:

PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) API in Python

PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) API in JavaScript

PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) OpenAPI definition

PDF, Image & Word to Text and Markdown (OCR) API

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