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PDF to Markdown Converter

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Convert PDF links or files to clean Markdown: one row per page, per chunk or per file. Use when you need PDF text as Markdown for RAG, LLM prompts or search.

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You can access the PDF to Markdown Converter 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.

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1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "pdfUrls": ["https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tests/xhtml/testfiles/resources/pdf/dummy.pdf"],
10    "maxItems": 5,
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("plainpipe/pdf-to-markdown").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

PDF to Markdown Converter for RAG and LLM input API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use PDF to Markdown Converter API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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PDF to Markdown Converter OpenAPI definition

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