You can access the Universal AI Document Extractor 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 '{
<  "targetSchema": {
<    "type": "object",
<    "properties": {
<      "invoice_number": {
<        "type": [
<          "string",
<          "null"
<        ]
<      },
<      "date": {
<        "type": [
<          "string",
<          "null"
<        ]
<      },
<      "vendor": {
<        "type": [
<          "string",
<          "null"
<        ]
<      },
<      "total": {
<        "type": [
<          "number",
<          "null"
<        ]
<      },
<      "currency": {
<        "type": [
<          "string",
<          "null"
<        ]
<      }
<    },
<    "required": [
<      "invoice_number",
<      "date",
<      "vendor",
<      "total",
<      "currency"
<    ],
<    "additionalProperties": false
<  }
<}' |
<apify call pearlescent_idiom/universal-ai-document-extractor --silent --output-dataset

Universal AI Document Extractor: PDF to JSON & CSV API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Universal AI Document Extractor 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:

Universal AI Document Extractor API in Python

Universal AI Document Extractor API in JavaScript

Universal AI Document Extractor OpenAPI definition

Universal AI Document Extractor API

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Scalogik LLC

Elite Document Ocr Lite

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pearlescent_idiom/ai-data-formatter-schema-converter

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haketa/pdf-text-extractor

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Haketa

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junipr/pdf-to-text-extractor

Extract text, page metadata, outlines, links, and document info from PDFs with page-level output and automation-friendly exports.

junipr

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huakelilinjie/china-public-web-intelligence-extractor

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林杰李

Structured Data Extractor — URL to JSON

shelvick/structured-extractor

Extract structured data from a batch of URLs as schema-validated JSON. Send web pages and a JSON Schema; it scrapes each (stealth + residential proxy as needed), runs an LLM to convert the page to JSON matching your schema, and validates per URL. Omit schema for best-effort. Public pages only.

Scott Helvick

PDF OCR Text Extractor — PDFs & Images to Text, 12+ Languages

vivid_astronaut/ocr-pdf-extractor

Extract text from PDFs and images with OCR in 12+ languages, including word-level detail, form fields, and tables. Send a file, get clean structured text — built for document digitization and data-entry automation.