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How to extract text from a PDF in cURL

Use the Inkspan /v1/extract/text endpoint to extract text from a PDF in cURL. It runs as a managed API — no headless-browser infrastructure, fonts, or scaling to maintain. Authenticate with your API key and send a single POST request.

cURL example

curl -X POST https://api.inkspan.dev/v1/extract/text \
  -H "X-API-Key: ink_live_..." \
  -F "file=@input.pdf" --output out

Notes

• Authentication: pass your key in the X-API-Key header.
• Pricing is usage-based; the free tier covers 100 documents/month.
• Extraction endpoints return a confidence score so you never ship false-certain data.

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