Convert

Read the text of a PDF page by page

POST/v1/convert/pdf/to/text

Returns the page count and the text of every page, or of the pages you choose (1,3 or 2-4 or 5-). A PDF with no text layer is an explicit result: has_text_layer is false and a note explains that scanned PDFs need OCR, which is not supported. A password protected PDF is refused. Table extraction is not part of this operation.

Updated October 27, 2026

Request body

Name	Type	Required	Description
content_base64	string	yes	The PDF as base64
pages	string	no	Which pages, for example 1,3 or 2-4 or 5-. Leave out for every page. Pages count from 1

Example request

A request body that works, as JSON.

{
  "content_base64": "JVBERi0xLjMKJenr8b8KMSAwIG9iago8PAovQ291bnQgMQovS2lkcyBbMyAwIFJdCi9NZWRpYUJveCBbMCAwIDU5NS4yOCA4NDEuODldCi9UeXBlIC9QYWdlcwo+PgplbmRvYmoKMiAwIG9iago8PAovT3BlbkFjdGlvbiBbMyAwIFIgL0ZpdEggbnVsbF0KL1BhZ2VMYXlvdXQgL09uZUNvbHVtbgovUGFnZXMgMSAwIFIKL1R5cGUgL0NhdGFsb2cKPj4KZW5kb2JqCjMgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0NvbnRlbnRzIDQgMCBSCi9QYXJlbnQgMSAwIFIKL1Jlc291cmNlcyA2IDAgUgovVHlwZSAvUGFnZQo+PgplbmRvYmoKNCAwIG9iago8PAovRmlsdGVyIC9GbGF0ZURlY29kZQovTGVuZ3RoIDg4Cj4+CnN0cmVhbQp4nDNS8OIy0DM1VyjncgpR0HczVDA00jMwUAhJU3ANAQkZG+oZWihYGBjrWZoohKQoaHjmleVnJqcqmBgpJOalKATkp2SW5oKo5MTiEk2FkCyQRgBqWhYvCmVuZHN0cmVhbQplbmRvYmoKNSAwIG9iago8PAovQmFzZUZvbnQgL0hlbHZldGljYQovRW5jb2RpbmcgL1dpbkFuc2lFbmNvZGluZwovU3VidHlwZSAvVHlwZTEKL1R5cGUgL0ZvbnQKPj4KZW5kb2JqCjYgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0ZvbnQgPDwvRjEgNSAwIFI+PgovUHJvY1NldCBbL1BERiAvVGV4dCAvSW1hZ2VCIC9JbWFnZUMgL0ltYWdlSV0KPj4KZW5kb2JqCjcgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0NyZWF0aW9uRGF0ZSAoRDoyMDI2MTAyNTE0NDc0MVopCj4+CmVuZG9iagp4cmVmCjAgOAowMDAwMDAwMDAwIDY1NTM1IGYgCjAwMDAwMDAwMTUgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDEwMiAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwMjA1IDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDAyODUgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDQ0NCAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwNTQxIDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDA2MjggMDAwMDAgbiAKdHJhaWxlcgo8PAovU2l6ZSA4Ci9Sb290IDIgMCBSCi9JbmZvIDcgMCBSCi9JRCBbPEMxNEYzNDIzODRCMDI4MzdEQkUzNzJGQThENkI5RUI2PjxDMTRGMzQyMzg0QjAyODM3REJFMzcyRkE4RDZCOUVCNj5dCj4+CnN0YXJ0eHJlZgo2ODMKJSVFT0YK"
}

Code samples

Replace YOUR_TOKEN with your access token.

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "content_base64": "JVBERi0xLjMKJenr8b8KMSAwIG9iago8PAovQ291bnQgMQovS2lkcyBbMyAwIFJdCi9NZWRpYUJveCBbMCAwIDU5NS4yOCA4NDEuODldCi9UeXBlIC9QYWdlcwo+PgplbmRvYmoKMiAwIG9iago8PAovT3BlbkFjdGlvbiBbMyAwIFIgL0ZpdEggbnVsbF0KL1BhZ2VMYXlvdXQgL09uZUNvbHVtbgovUGFnZXMgMSAwIFIKL1R5cGUgL0NhdGFsb2cKPj4KZW5kb2JqCjMgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0NvbnRlbnRzIDQgMCBSCi9QYXJlbnQgMSAwIFIKL1Jlc291cmNlcyA2IDAgUgovVHlwZSAvUGFnZQo+PgplbmRvYmoKNCAwIG9iago8PAovRmlsdGVyIC9GbGF0ZURlY29kZQovTGVuZ3RoIDg4Cj4+CnN0cmVhbQp4nDNS8OIy0DM1VyjncgpR0HczVDA00jMwUAhJU3ANAQkZG+oZWihYGBjrWZoohKQoaHjmleVnJqcqmBgpJOalKATkp2SW5oKo5MTiEk2FkCyQRgBqWhYvCmVuZHN0cmVhbQplbmRvYmoKNSAwIG9iago8PAovQmFzZUZvbnQgL0hlbHZldGljYQovRW5jb2RpbmcgL1dpbkFuc2lFbmNvZGluZwovU3VidHlwZSAvVHlwZTEKL1R5cGUgL0ZvbnQKPj4KZW5kb2JqCjYgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0ZvbnQgPDwvRjEgNSAwIFI+PgovUHJvY1NldCBbL1BERiAvVGV4dCAvSW1hZ2VCIC9JbWFnZUMgL0ltYWdlSV0KPj4KZW5kb2JqCjcgMCBvYmoKPDwKL0NyZWF0aW9uRGF0ZSAoRDoyMDI2MTAyNTE0NDc0MVopCj4+CmVuZG9iagp4cmVmCjAgOAowMDAwMDAwMDAwIDY1NTM1IGYgCjAwMDAwMDAwMTUgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDEwMiAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwMjA1IDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDAyODUgMDAwMDAgbiAKMDAwMDAwMDQ0NCAwMDAwMCBuIAowMDAwMDAwNTQxIDAwMDAwIG4gCjAwMDAwMDA2MjggMDAwMDAgbiAKdHJhaWxlcgo8PAovU2l6ZSA4Ci9Sb290IDIgMCBSCi9JbmZvIDcgMCBSCi9JRCBbPEMxNEYzNDIzODRCMDI4MzdEQkUzNzJGQThENkI5RUI2PjxDMTRGMzQyMzg0QjAyODM3REJFMzcyRkE4RDZCOUVCNj5dCj4+CnN0YXJ0eHJlZgo2ODMKJSVFT0YK"
}'

PowerShell

$body = @'
{
  "content_base64": "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"
}
'@
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri 'https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text' `
  -Headers @{ Authorization = 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN' } `
  -ContentType 'application/json; charset=utf-8' `
  -Body ([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($body))
$response | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10

Python

import requests

payload = {
    "content_base64": "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",
}

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"},
    json=payload,
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "content_base64": "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"
}),
});
const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);

Node

// Node 18 or later. Save as call.mjs and run: API_TOKEN=... node call.mjs
const token = process.env.API_TOKEN;

const response = await fetch("https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${token}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "content_base64": "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"
}),
});
const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);

Rust

// Cargo.toml: reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "json"] }, serde_json = "1"
fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let body: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(r#"{
  "content_base64": "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"
}"#)?;
    let response = reqwest::blocking::Client::new()
        .post("https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text")
        .bearer_auth("YOUR_TOKEN")
        .json(&body)
        .send()?;
    println!("{}", response.text()?);
    Ok(())
}

Swift

import Foundation

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.skillfulsardine.com/v1/convert/pdf/to/text")!)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.setValue("Bearer YOUR_TOKEN", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.httpBody = Data(#"""
{
  "content_base64": "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"
}
"""#.utf8)

let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
print(String(decoding: data, as: UTF8.self))

Response

The fields inside data of a successful response.

Name	Type	Required	Description
page_count	integer	yes	Pages in the whole PDF
pages	array of PdfPageText	yes	The pages asked for
has_text_layer	boolean	yes	False when none of the pages asked for has any text
note	string	yes	Set when there is no text layer: scanned PDFs need OCR, which is not supported

Example response

A real answer from the operation, as JSON. The fields in the table above are inside data.

{
  "data": {
    "page_count": 1,
    "pages": [
      {
        "number": 1,
        "text": "Invoice 42 and Podium Podcast",
        "characters": 29
      }
    ],
    "has_text_layer": true,
    "note": null
  },
  "errors": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "ab916d11-8d5c-4d3e-8dbf-f89615f550f0",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-27T07:19:42.063871Z",
    "version": "2026-03-26"
  },
  "pagination": null
}

Responses

Status	When it happens
200	Successful Response
400	The body respects the operation schema, but the use case rejected it. Each problem is one ApiError entry
413	The request is larger than the request size limit of the API allows
422	The body does not respect the operation schema. Each problem is one ApiError entry with the code validation_error
500	Something failed inside the server and was not an input problem. The same envelope, errors may be empty