PDF to MD API

File to be converted. Value can be URL or file content.

Set page range or individual pages to convert. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.

Sets the password to open protected documents.

Controls how images are handled in the resulting Markdown. Embed produces a self-contained document with images embedded as base64 data URIs. Extract saves images as separate files referenced by relative links, the result is a zip archive with the Markdown and image files, or a plain Markdown file when the document has no images. Remove replaces images with their alt text when available, producing compact output suited for machine processing. Describe replaces every image with AI generated text: scanned text and tables are transcribed, pictures become short descriptions, producing text-only Markdown for LLM and RAG scenarios.

The character used to mark bullet list items. Markdown allows a hyphen, an asterisk or a plus sign, all three are rendered the same.

Detect headings by font size in documents that use direct formatting instead of named heading styles, for example documents recreated from PDF. Documents with real heading styles are unaffected.

When the StoreFile parameter is set to True, your converted file is written to ConvertAPI’s encrypted, temporary storage and made available via a time-limited secure download URL, valid for up to 3 hours. After this period, the file is permanently deleted.

When StoreFile is set to False, conversion happens entirely in-memory. The raw file bytes are streamed back in the API response without touching disk or external storage, ensuring maximum security and zero persistence so that only you can access the content.