You can access the PDF to Markdown/Text 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

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
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("wowo51/pdf-to-md").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
15for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

PDF to Markdown/Text API in Python

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

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

PDF to Markdown/Text API in JavaScript

PDF to Markdown/Text API through CLI

PDF to Markdown/Text OpenAPI definition

PDF to Markdown/Text API

PDF to Markdown & JSON Converter (Docling)

actorzlab/docling-pdf-converter

Convert PDF documents to clean Markdown, structured JSON, and plain text using IBM's open-source Docling AI. Handles text PDFs and scanned documents (OCR), extracts tables and images. No external API key required — runs fully on-device.

Khalil Drissi

PDF to Markdown Converter - Extract & Format Text

ntriqpro/pdf-to-markdown

Convert PDF documents to clean, readable markdown format. Perfect for documentation and knowledge bases.

daehwan kim

Pdf Scraper

webscrap18/pdf-scraper

A high-performance Apify Actor that inspects, classifies, and extracts structured data from PDF files. It intelligently detect whether a PDF is text-based or scanned and converts it into clean, formatted Markdown.

WebScrap

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 URL to Markdown, Tables & RAG Extractor

thescrapelab/Apify-PDF-url-scraper

Extract clean Markdown, page text, tables, metadata, summaries, and AI-ready RAG chunks from PDF URLs.

Inus Grobler

Document Extractor API - AI-Powered PDF & Text Analysis

fresh_cliff/document-extractor-api

Extract text and data from PDF, Word, and image documents using AI-powered OCR. Convert documents to structured JSON, analyze content, and extract insights. No API keys required with mirror fallbacks.

Brennan Crawford

Pdf OCR API

cspnair/pdf-ocr-api

Extract and convert text from PDF documents using advanced optical character recognition technology with support for multiple AI models.

csp

5.0

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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 to Markdown RAG-Ready

hedelka/pdf-to-markdown-rag

Premium PDF scraper that preserves tables and structure. Optimized for RAG.

Dmitry Goncharov

PDF to Text Extractor

junipr/pdf-to-text-extractor

Extract text from PDFs with native parsing and OCR fallback. Per-page granularity, paragraph structure preserved. Batch process multiple URLs. Output as plain text, JSON, or combined document. Ideal for data pipelines.