PDFs and documents - Context.dev

Pass a public document URL to Scrape and request markdown or html. Add bytes to retain the original file. Use Parse for a local file or upload.

Read selected PDF pages

Send this body to POST /web/scrape. See the Quickstart for authentication and SDK setup.

{
  "url": "https://example.com/report.pdf",
  "formats": {
    "markdown": true,
    "bytes": true
  },
  "sharedParams": {
    "parsers": {
      "pdf": {
        "startPage": 1,
        "endPage": 5,
        "ocr": "auto"
      }
    }
  }
}

PDF options

`sharedParams.parsers.pdf` field	Meaning
`startPage`	First page, starting at 1.
`endPage`	Last page, inclusive; at least `startPage`.
`ocr`	`off` (default) or `auto` for scanned pages.

OCR reads selected pages that lack usable text and leaves existing text layers intact. With OCR off, a scanned PDF can produce failed text outputs inside HTTP 200. Zero data retention skips OCR.

Other documents

Scrape supports HTML, XML, PDF, DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, and PPT/PPTX at URLs. Spreadsheets become tables; presentations become slide content. Use Parse formats to compare upload support. Original bytes are limited to 20 MiB. See Scrape limits before combining large text and binary outputs.