PDF to Markdown API
Convert PDF to clean Markdown with heading detection, GFM tables and extracted images — ideal for notes and LLM pipelines.
Environment
| Environment | Base URL |
|---|---|
| Production | https://api.sadafiles.com/v1 |
There is one environment and no sandbox, so every request here is real and counts toward your limits.
Request
POSThttps://api.sadafiles.com/v1/tools/pdf-to-markdown
- Content type
- multipart/form-data
- Auth
- X-API-Key with tools:run
- Accepts
- Files per request
- 1
- Largest file
- 2 GB
- Job timeout
- 300 s
- Rate weight
- 2 units
- Web tool
- Use PDF to Markdown without code
Parameters
Send these as a JSON string in the options form field. Anything else is rejected.
| Name | Type | Default | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
tables | boolean | true | — |
extractImages | boolean | true | — |
headings | boolean | true | — |
Response
| Status | Body | When |
|---|---|---|
201 | md, zip | The run finished within 60 seconds |
202 | Job summary JSON | Still running; poll the job |
4xx, 5xx | Error JSON | See error codes |
A file response carries X-Sada-Job and X-Sada-Expires-At. For long work, post to /v1/tools/pdf-to-markdown/jobs instead. See jobs and webhooks.
Also runs on the device
In the web tool and apps, PDF to Markdown can run locally with no upload. The API always processes on the server.
Try it yourself!
Pick a file, set the options and run a real request with your key. The code follows your changes.