# CamelAI PDF Extract

> CamelAI PDF Extract is a paid API for AI agents from pdf.camelai.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Extracts text and structured content from PDF documents via a POST request

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://pdf.camelai.io/extract
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pdf-camelai-io-9855a6df
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Vd-DJyOGgK-QBTUdQ3B80

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability pdf-camelai-io-9855a6df -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Extract all the text and content from this PDF for me — here's the file: https://example.com/report.pdf

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to extract raw text or structured content from a PDF file or URL and want a simple pay-per-call API with no subscription. Ideal for one-off PDF parsing tasks in agent workflows where x402 micropayment support is available.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or inaccessible PDF URL returns an error
- Malformed or corrupted PDF file cannot be parsed
- Missing required PDF input parameter causes a 400 error
- Payment not provided or invalid x402 payment header causes a payment required error
- Password-protected PDFs may fail to extract content

## Output

Returns extracted text and structured content from the provided PDF document, including the textual data parsed from the file's pages.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pdf-camelai-io-9855a6df/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from pdf.camelai.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/pdf.camelai.io/llms.txt)
