Extract text from PDF files
Extract the full text of PDF files as clean Markdown. Paste direct links to PDFs and get the text, title, word count and file type for each one. Scanned PDFs can be read with OCR. You pay only for documents that convert.
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The PDF Text Extractor & Document to Markdown (Word, Excel, PPT) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like file urls and OCR mode, to match your specific use case.
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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 file and markdown.
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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 "Extract text from PDF files" task via API.
