# PDF to Plain Text Converter

> PDF to Plain Text Converter is a paid API for AI agents from x402.professorsausages.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Extracts and returns all text content from a PDF file (up to 10 MB) as a single clean plain-text string, processed entirely in-worker using pdf.js with no external upstream calls.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.professorsausages.com/convert/pdf-to-text
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pdf-to-plain-text-converter-fcdff63b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xhJPdKXz9QqH95rCxrdtT

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-to-plain-text-converter-fcdff63b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you extract all the text from this PDF for me — it's under 10 MB — and give it back as plain text so I can search through it?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, private PDF text extraction with no third-party upstream services involved — ideal for sensitive documents. Best for PDFs with embedded text (not scanned images). Use when you need a simple plain-text dump from a PDF up to 10 MB at low per-call cost.

## Known failure modes

- PDF exceeds 10 MB size limit — request rejected
- Corrupt or malformed PDF — extraction fails with error
- Image-only/scanned PDF with no embedded text — returns empty or minimal text (no OCR)
- Unsupported PDF version or encryption — extraction fails
- Payment not included or invalid — 402 payment required response

## Output

A single clean plain-text string containing all textual content extracted from the submitted PDF, with no upstream dependencies involved in the extraction.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pdf-to-plain-text-converter-fcdff63b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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