Getting Started3 min read• Updated October 2026
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Overview
PDFparse's public API, SDKs and webhooks are planned and not available yet; the examples below are previews of the intended design. PDFparse is a document intelligence platform combining fast file conversion utilities with 16 domain-specific AI extraction agents for legal, real estate, and financial documents.
Key Specifications & Highlights
Every new account receives 5 complimentary AI agent credits each monthly billing cycle on the Free Plan.
All core file conversions (PDF to Word, Excel, CSV, Images) are processed on our secure servers.
Documents are encrypted in transit via TLS with an automatic 2-hour file purge policy.
Ephemeral Storage: User files are never stored permanently and are automatically deleted within 2 hours of processing.
Parameters & Response Codes
| Parameter / Code | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| file | File / Blob | Required | Supported format: .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .png, .jpg, .tiff (Upload size depends on your plan, up to 100MB) |
| ocrLanguage | string | Optional | Primary OCR language engine (Default: 'eng'). Over 30 international languages supported. |
| preserveFormatting | boolean | Optional | Whether to retain embedded font tables, spacing, and column bounding boxes (Default: true). |
Implementation Snippet
CURL • Production Endpoint
curl -X POST "https://api.pdfparse.dev/v1/upload" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "file=@financial_statement.pdf" \
-F "tool=pdf-to-excel"Best Practice Tip
- For batch processing multiple files, use the batch upload endpoint to optimize network roundtrips.
- Free Plan accounts process documents with standard queues; Pro and Enterprise accounts utilize dedicated accelerated GPU workers.