Image to Markdown API for developers

Convert images to clean, structured text using advanced OCR and AI. Extract text from screenshots, scanned documents, photos, and more.

Advanced OCR Technology – State-of-the-art optical character recognition that accurately extracts text from any image format
Multi-Language Support – Recognize text in multiple languages and scripts, handling mixed-language documents seamlessly
Clean Markdown Output – Get well-formatted text in markdown, preserving structure and layout from the original image

Get Started Sign In

Trusted by

Research Kick

ChatAcademia

ReadBack

RabbitHoles

Easy to use APIs

Use our simple APIs directly or our TypeScript SDK with just a few lines of code.

Image Parse

API Docs

import { PDFVector } from "pdfvector";

const client = new PDFVector({
  apiKey: "pdfvector_xxxxxxx"
});

// From URL
const results = await client.parse({
  url: "https://example.com/document.jpg",
  useLLM: "auto"
});

// From file
import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
const results = await client.parse({
  data: await readFile("document.jpg"),
  contentType: "image/jpeg",
  useLLM: "auto"
});

Response:

Powerful Image-to-Text Conversion

Transform any image containing text into clean, structured markdown. Perfect for digitizing documents, processing screenshots, and extracting text from photos.

Get started

Advanced OCR Engine

Industry-leading optical character recognition accurately extracts text from images, photos, and scanned documents with high precision.

Layout Understanding

AI preserves document structure, recognizing headings, lists, tables, and formatting to maintain the original layout in markdown.

Multilingual Support

Extract text in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and many more. Handles mixed-language documents seamlessly.

All Image Formats

Supports PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and more. Also works with scanned PDFs and image-heavy documents using OCR.

Example Output

Real examples of clean markdown extracted from images

Original Document

With invoice

Parsed Markdown

Clean, structured output

# INVOICE

**East Repair Inc.** 1912 Harvest Lane New York, NY 12210

**BILL TO**

John Smith 2 Court Square New York, NY 12210

**SHIP TO**

John Smith 3787 Pineview Drive Cambridge, MA 12210

**INVOICE #**

**INVOICE DATE**

P.O.#

**DUE DATE**

**11/02/2019**

2312/2019

26/02/2019

|  QTY | DESCRIPTION | UNIT PRICE | AMOUNT  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  1 | Front and rear brake cables | 100.00 | 100.00  |
|  2 | New set of pedal arms | 15.00 | 30.00  |
|  3 | Labor 3hrs | 5.00 | 15.00  |
|   |  | Subtotal | 145.00  |
|   |  | Sales Tax 6.25% | 9.06  |
|   |  | **TOTAL** | **$154.06**  |

**John Smith**

**TERMS & CONDITIONS**

Payment is due within 15 days

Please make checks payable to: East Repair Inc.

One subscription, all APIs

Start for free, then scale as you grow. No hidden fees.

Monthly

Annual

Save one month

Free

$0

Credit Card Required

Perfect for testing and small projects

Access to all APIs
100 credits

Subscribe to Free

Basic

$23/month

$275 billed annually

Great for personal projects and small businesses

Access to all APIs
3,000 credits

Subscribe to Basic

Image to Markdown API for developers

Easy to use APIs

What people are saying

Powerful Image-to-Text Conversion

Example Output

One subscription, all APIs

Ready to Digitize Your Images?

Everything you need for document processing

Frequently asked questions