PDF to Markdown

Convert a PDF to clean markdown: headings, paragraphs, and bullets reconstructed from the text layer — ready to drop into a model's context. Body: {"url":"https://…/file.pdf"}.

Input

Field	Type	Description
url *	string	Public URL of the PDF

Example output

{
  "pages": 15,
  "wordCount": 4500,
  "markdown": "## Attention Is All You Need\n\nThe dominant sequence…"
}

Try it — see the 402 challenge (free)

curl -i -X POST https://agent402.tools/api/pdf-to-markdown \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762"}'

The response is HTTP 402 Payment Required with exact payment requirements. Any x402 v2 client pays automatically and retries:

Paid call (JavaScript agent)

import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const client = new x402Client();
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(KEY) });
const payFetch = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

const res = await payFetch("https://agent402.tools/api/pdf-to-markdown", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762"
  }),
});

Wallet-only. This tool reaches the network/browser/storage, so it is paid in USDC via x402 (no proof-of-work tier).

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