Is the PDF to JSON tool free?

Yes. You can convert the first 2 pages of any PDF to JSON for free without signing up. For full documents, create a free account.

Is the schema the same as the API?

Yes. The free tool returns the same structure as our Parse API so you can move between the two without changing your integration.

Where is the API documentation?

See our Parse API docs for the full schema and endpoints. The PDF to JSON tool uses the same parsing; the API adds full-document and batch support.

PDF to Structured JSON

Same parsing as PDF to text—output is structured JSON: pages, blocks, and tables. Built for developers and automation. No signup required for the first 2 pages.

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PDF to JSON conversion turns a PDF into a structured data format that apps and APIs can consume. Instead of plain text, you get a JSON tree of pages, blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists), and tables—ideal for search indexing, content pipelines, or building document workflows. Our free tool uses the same parse pipeline as our PDF to text converter; the only difference is the output format. The first 2 pages are free without signup. For full-document parsing and API access, create a free account. If you need plain text or Markdown instead, use our PDF to Text or PDF to Markdown tools.

Pages, blocks, tables

Structured Output

2 pages

Free Without Signup

Same pipeline

As PDF to Text

API ready

REST API Available

Why Use PDF to JSON?

Get developer-ready structured data from PDFs for automation and integrations.

Structured output

JSON includes pages, blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists), and tables so you can programmatically access document structure.

Same parse as PDF to text

We use the same extraction pipeline as our PDF to text tool; only the output format changes. Quality and speed are identical.

Private & API-ready

Files are processed in memory and not stored. Use our REST API for full-document and batch parsing in your apps.

How It Works

Upload a PDF and get structured JSON in seconds. Same pipeline as PDF to text—output is JSON.

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Drag and drop your PDF or click to browse. The first 2 pages are free without an account.

Parse to structure

We extract text and structure (pages, blocks, tables) using the same engine as PDF to text.

Copy or use API

Copy the JSON from the page or integrate with our API for full-document and batch parsing.

How We Compare

See how DocLD’s PDF to JSON tool compares to other options for structured PDF parsing.

Feature	DocLD	Adobe Acrobat	Custom Code
PDF to JSON output		Partial
Pages, blocks, tables		Varies	Varies
Privacy (no storage)			Varies
Free tier	2 pages free		N/A
No sign-up required			N/A
REST API			N/A

Popular Use Cases

Use PDF to JSON for search, automation, and document pipelines.

Search & indexing

Ingest PDF content as JSON into search engines or databases with structure preserved.

Content pipelines

Feed parsed blocks and tables into CMSs, data lakes, or analytics pipelines.

Contract & legal tech

Extract clauses and sections as structured data for clause banks or analysis.

Automation & workflows

Trigger parsing via API and use JSON in downstream apps or scripts.

Data extraction

Get tables and blocks as JSON for ETL, reporting, or ML preprocessing.

Archival & compliance

Store document structure alongside raw PDFs for audit or retrieval.

What’s in the JSON Output?

The JSON includes a root structure with pages, each containing blocks (paragraphs, headings, lists) and optionally tables. Blocks have type and text (or content) so you can distinguish headings from body text and iterate over list items. Tables are represented in a structured form suitable for conversion to CSV or direct use in apps. The schema is the same as our Parse API so you can switch between the free tool and the API without changing your downstream code. For table-only extraction to CSV, use our PDF to CSV tool.