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PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback)

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Convert PDFs to clean text and Markdown in bulk: headings, bullet lists and tables as Markdown pipe tables, with automatic OCR for scanned pages (7 languages). Ideal for RAG/LLM pipelines, search indexing and data entry. Pay per page; failed files are free.

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from $1.00 / 1,000 pdf page converteds

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Larry Johnson

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Use cases

RAG / AI pipelines: feed reports, manuals and papers to an LLM or vector database as Markdown
Search indexing: extract the text of your PDF library
Data entry: pull tables out of invoices, price lists and statements
Archives: make scanned documents searchable

Input

Field	Default	Notes
`pdfUrls`	—	Direct PDF links (public http/https), up to 1,000 per run, 60 MB each
`ocrFallback`	`true`	OCR pages that have no text layer
`ocrLanguage`	`eng`	eng, spa, fra, deu, por, ita, nld
`pageRange`	all	e.g. `1-3, 7`
`maxPagesPerPdf`	`300`	Safety cap per file
`includePages`	`false`	Adds a `pages` array

Output example

{
  "url": "https://example.com/report.pdf", "fileName": "report.pdf", "title": "Annual Report",
  "pageCount": 12, "pagesProcessed": 12, "ocrPages": 0, "tableCount": 3,
  "markdown": "# Annual Report\n\n## Results\n- Revenue grew 12%\n\n| Region | Q1 | Q2 |\n|---|---|---|\n| EU | 10 | 12 |",
  "text": "Annual Report\nResults\n• Revenue grew 12%\nRegion\tQ1\tQ2\n...", "error": null
}

Multi-page documents have pages separated by --- in markdown.

Pricing (pay per event)

$1.00 per 1,000 pages (page-processed, $0.001 per page, OCR included), plus the standard $0.00005 actor start.
Free: files that fail to download, aren't PDFs, are password-protected or can't be parsed.
Respects your run's maximum cost: pages beyond your limit are not processed.

Notes

Only process documents you have the right to use. Files are processed in memory and not stored by the Actor.
Links must be public; private network and cloud metadata addresses are blocked.
Password-protected PDFs return PDF_ENCRYPTED.

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