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Convert PDFs to Markdown for RAG pipelines

Turn PDF links into Markdown with headings and pipe tables, ready for chunking and embedding. Set per-page output to keep page numbers for citations. Scanned files are flagged rather than guessed at.

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PDF to Markdown for RAG and LLMs
PDF to Markdown for RAG and LLMsmetaparse/pdf-to-markdown
URL
Title
Pages
Likely scanned
+3 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

PDF URLs(required):https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762
Include per-page output:true

Output fields

URL
Title
Pages
Likely scanned
Truncated
Markdown
Error

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The PDF to Markdown for RAG and LLMs Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like PDF URLs and include per-page output, to match your specific use case.

Receive the "Convert PDFs to Markdown for RAG pipelines" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, title, pages, and more.

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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Convert PDFs to Markdown for RAG pipelines" task via API.

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Frequently asked questions

No. Scanned PDFs come back nearly empty and are flagged with likelyScanned, so you can route them to an OCR tool.