PDF to text API

Send the URL of a PDF, get its text back as JSON, page by page. One GET request, no SDK.

Text per page, with the title, author and page count
Read only the pages you need: a first page and a page count, up to 200 pages a call
Files up to 10 MB; arXiv abstract links work as they are
A file that cannot be read (scanned, encrypted, not a PDF) is never charged

Try it free on your PDF (first 2 pages) Plans from $9 a month Sample answer (JSON)

No account to create. Failed calls are never charged.

One request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/pdf/text?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbitcoin.org%2Fbitcoin.pdf"

Python

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/pdf/text",
    params={
    "url": "https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf",
    },
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=60,
)
r.raise_for_status()
print(r.json())

Node.js

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf",
});
const r = await fetch(`https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/pdf/text?${params}`, {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.API_KEY}` },
});
if (!r.ok) throw new Error(await r.text());
console.log(await r.json());

The answer

{
  "url": "https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf",
  "title": null,
  "author": null,
  "totalPages": 9,
  "firstPage": 1,
  "pagesRead": 1,
  "chars": 46,
  "truncated": true,
  "pages": [
    {
      "page": 1,
      "chars": 46,
      "text": "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System"
    }
  ]
}

Pricing

One API key, paid by card through Stripe. $0.002 per successful call with a key; failed calls cost nothing.

$9 a month7,500 PDFs each monthStart plan

$19 a month20,000 PDFs each monthStart plan

$1 once500 PDFsBuy

$5 once2,500 PDFsBuy

$20 once11,000 PDFsBuy

$100 once62,500 PDFsBuy

A plan adds its credits each month when the payment succeeds; unused credits stay, and you can cancel at any time. Packs never expire. After paying you get your key on the next page. The same key works on every tool in the catalog. Details: credits and plans.

Inputs

Name	Type	Description
`url` (required)	string	Absolute public http(s) URL of the PDF
`firstPage`	integer	First page to read (default 1)
`pages`	integer	How many pages to read (1-200, default 20)
`maxChars`	integer	Maximum characters of text returned across all pages (1000-200000, default 50000)

What it does not do

No OCR: it reads the text layer, so a scanned PDF without one returns little or nothing (and is not charged).
Public URLs only: no uploads, logins or password-protected files.

Also on the same key

Scrape website page to Markdown: page URL into clean Markdown or text for LLMs · $0.002 a call
arXiv search: preprints by topic, or one paper by ID · $0.01 a call

Questions

Does it OCR scanned PDFs?

No. It extracts the text layer. A scanned file without one fails and is not charged.

How large can the PDF be?

Up to 10 MB, and up to 200 pages in one call. Ask for a first page and a page count to read a long report in parts.

Can I send a file instead of a URL?

No. The PDF has to be at a public http or https URL.

What happens when the site blocks the download?

The Internet Archive's dated copy is read when there is one, and the answer says so. If nothing can be read, the call is not charged.

Is there a subscription?

There is a monthly plan and there are one-off credit packs. Both give one API key; a plan adds credits each month and unused credits stay.

Guides

For AI agents

The same tool is on the MCP server https://agent-data-tools.revmesh2074.workers.dev/mcp (the first 25 successful calls are free), and an agent with a wallet can pay per call in USDC: the tool URL answers 402 Payment Required with x402 and MPP terms. Reference: tool page · OpenAPI · docs for agents.