PDF TO MARKDOWN

PDF to Markdown API for AI applications

Preserve headings, lists, tables, and reading order for retrieval and LLM workflows.

INPUT annual-report.pdf OUTPUT # Revenue | Quarter | Revenue |
# Revenue

| Quarter | Revenue |
| --- | --- |
| Q1 | $4.2M |

WHAT TO EVALUATE

Structured Markdown

Headings, paragraphs and lists

Native and scanned PDFs
Cleaner chunks for downstream AI
Reading order
No manual reconstruction
Table context
Keep source boundaries visible

INTEGRATION

Use one request in development and production.

curl -X POST https://api.startocr.com/v1/markdown \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTOCR_API_KEY" \ -F file=@document.pdf

POST /v1/markdown
curl -X POST https://api.startocr.com/v1/markdown \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STARTOCR_API_KEY" \
  -F file=@document.pdf

COMMON QUESTION

Which output should I use?

Use Markdown when downstream systems need document structure they can cite, chunk, or retrieve.

USAGE BASED

Markdown from $8 / 1K pages

Start with representative documents, then pay only for the pages processed.