Chat with PDF

Ask questions about PDF documents using AI. Extract insights, summarize content, and get instant answers from your PDF files.

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Average 2s response
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example.js
REST API
const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.skimming.ai/chat/v1/api/document/pdf',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      file_id: 'abc123-def456-ghi789',
      question: 'What are the main points?',
      streaming: false
    })
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What's in the API

Powerful features designed to help you build amazing applications with ease.

Intelligent Document Parsing

Advanced OCR and text extraction that maintains document structure, formatting, and relationships between content sections.

Multi-page Analysis

Analyze entire documents or specific page ranges with context-aware understanding across multiple pages.

Table & Form Extraction

Automatically detect and extract data from tables, forms, and structured content within PDF documents.

Semantic Search

Find information using natural language queries, not just keyword matching. Ask questions and get contextual answers.

Secure Processing

Enterprise-grade security with encrypted transmission and optional on-premise deployment for sensitive documents.

Citation & References

Get answers with specific page numbers and text excerpts so you can verify information in the original document.

Common Use Cases

See how developers are using this API to solve real-world problems.

Research Analysis

Extract key findings from academic papers and research documents.

Contract Review

Analyze legal contracts and agreements for key terms and clauses.

Report Summarization

Quickly summarize lengthy business reports and whitepapers.

Study Aid

Ask questions about textbooks and study materials.

Due Diligence

Scan large PDF sets for risks, obligations, and key terms during audits and reviews.

Support & Knowledge Base

Turn PDF manuals and policies into searchable Q&A for internal teams and customers.

Technical Specifications

Everything you need to know to integrate this API.

Endpoint

Base URL

/v1/chat/v1/api/document/pdf

HTTP Method

Request type

POST

Authentication

Security method

Bearer Token (API Key)

Rate Limit

Request limits

Based on subscription tier

Frequently Asked Questions

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What types of PDFs are supported?

What is the maximum file size?

Can the API extract text from scanned PDFs?

Can I ask questions about specific pages?