read_document
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Read a document (PDF or image) from a URL and return its contents as markdown (tables preserved) or plain text. Costs $0.00075 per page, billed to the PennyOCR account; the response includes the exact cost_usd and per-page citations. Use estimate_cost first for big documents. Supports page ranges and hard spend caps.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | http(s) URL of the PDF or image |
| pages | string | no | Page range like '1-20,25'. Default: all pages. |
| output | string | no | Output format. Default markdown. |
| max_pages | integer | no | Refuse (with the numbers) if selection exceeds this many pages. |
| max_cost_usd | number | no | Refuse (with the numbers) if the run would cost more than this. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "http(s) URL of the PDF or image"
},
"pages": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Page range like '1-20,25'. Default: all pages."
},
"output": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"markdown",
"text"
],
"description": "Output format. Default markdown."
},
"max_pages": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Refuse (with the numbers) if selection exceeds this many pages."
},
"max_cost_usd": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Refuse (with the numbers) if the run would cost more than this."
}
},
"required": [
"url"
]
}