Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 pdf page converteds

Try for free

Go to Apify Store

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

Try for free

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.

Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 pdf page converteds

Rating

0.0

(0)

Developer

Larry Johnson

Actor stats

Bookmarked

Total users

Monthly active users

4 days ago

Last modified

PDF to Markdown & Text API: Tables, OCR, Bulk (for RAG) API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback) Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under API & Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mrlarryjohnson~pdf-to-text-markdown/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mrlarryjohnson~pdf-to-text-markdown/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mrlarryjohnson~pdf-to-text-markdown?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback) API programmatically via the Apify API.

You can choose from:

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

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

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

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

You can start PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback) with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback) is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the PDF to Text & Markdown Converter (Tables + OCR Fallback) run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.

OCR Text Extractor - Images & Scanned PDFs to Text

scrapesage/ocr-text-extractor

Extract text from images (PNG, JPG, TIFF, WEBP, BMP, GIF) and scanned PDFs with Tesseract OCR in 28 languages. Per-page text, confidence scores, optional word boxes, automatic text-layer detection for born-digital PDFs. No API key, no browser. JSON, CSV, Excel.

Scrape Sage

PDF & DOCX to Markdown — Document Extractor for LLM/RAG

fetchbase/document-to-markdown

Convert PDF and Word (DOCX) documents into clean Markdown, text, or JSON. Smart PDF paragraph reflow, page markers for RAG citations, full DOCX structure (headings, lists, tables), custom auth headers. No browser — parses in seconds. Charged per page processed — no startup fee.

Fetchbase

PDF to Markdown Converter

web.harvester/pdf-to-markdown-converter

Convert PDFs to clean Markdown with optional OCR for scanned documents. Uses PDF.js for text extraction and Tesseract.js for optical character recognition.

Web Harvester

Pdf To Jpg Converter

programmersoham/pdf-to-jpg-converter

Convert PDF documents into high-quality JPEG images. Supports batch processing, customizable resolution (72-300 DPI), page ranges, and flexible output (URLs, ZIP, or both). Perfect for web developers, content creators, e-commerce, education, and marketing teams.

Soham Purohit

PDF Text Extractor + OCR for Scanned PDFs

sumitr_mardy/pdf-text-extractor

Extract text from PDFs by URL, with automatic OCR for scanned pages. One flat row per URL, never null, only successful PDFs billed. Fast, low-memory engine; Google Drive, Dropbox and arXiv links accepted. Built for pipelines and AI agents.

Sumitr Mardy

PDF to Markdown Converter - AI-Powered with OCR & Tables

clearpath/pdf-to-markdown-api

Convert PDFs to clean Markdown with GPU-accelerated AI. Extracts tables, LaTeX formulas, and images from complex layouts. Supports OCR for scanned docs in 8 languages. Batch process hundreds of PDFs in parallel via URL, upload, or API.

ClearPath

PDF Text Extractor: PDF and Image to Text, with OCR

vindr/pdf-text-extractor

Turn PDFs and images into clean text and Markdown for AI, RAG and search. Paste links (Google Drive and Dropbox too) or a page that links to PDFs. Get headings, pages, chunks, links, form fields and metadata. OCR for scans and images. $4 per 1,000 PDFs.

VindR

PDF Text and Metadata Extractor

jj_toolworks/pdf-text-metadata-extractor

Convert public text PDFs into page-numbered text and metadata with download links, document hashes, and explicit coverage. Up to 25 total pages and 10 MB per PDF.

JJ Toolworks

Pandoc Document Converter

incredible_moment/pandoc-actor

Universal document converter. Transform Markdown, HTML, and text to PDF, DOCX, EPUB, and more. High-performance Rust wrapper for the Pandoc engine ensures fast execution and low memory footprint.