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agentutility / mediakit / pdf-to-markdown
PRICE / CALL
$0.20
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
mediakit
CATEGORY
utilities
STATUS
live
NAME
pdf-to-markdown ai pdf extractor: pdf to markdown / html / structured json via datalab marker
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/pdf-to-markdown
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

AI PDF extractor: PDF to Markdown / HTML / structured JSON via Datalab Marker. OCR + layout-aware. Best-in-class for tables, equations, multi-column docs. 30 pages max.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
pdf_urlstringPublic URL of a PDF file. Max 30 pages.required
output_formatstringOutput format: 'markdown' (default), 'html', or 'json'.
enum: markdown · html · json
optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
markdownstringMarkdown content (present when output_format is 'markdown')
htmlstringHTML content (present when output_format is 'html')
jsonobjectStructured JSON content (present when output_format is 'json')
output_formatstringEcho of the format used
page_countnumberNumber of pages in the source PDF
source_urlstringEcho of the input URL
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/pdf-to-markdown \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once
claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp"

# then ask Claude Code:
# "use the pdf-to-markdown tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
pdfmarkdownhtmljsonconversion
env
DATALAB_API_KEY
methods
POST
cluster
mediakit
price
$0.20 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility(7) · mediakit(7) · x402(7) · mcp(7) · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org