paddleocr-doc-parsing

PaddleOCR Document Parsing

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill for:

• Documents with tables (invoices, financial reports, spreadsheets)
• Documents with mathematical formulas (academic papers, scientific documents)
• Documents with charts and diagrams
• Multi-column layouts (newspapers, magazines, brochures)
• Complex document structures requiring layout analysis

Usage

Basic Document Parsing

From URL:

paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_url "https://example.com/report.pdf"

From local file:

paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_path "./document.pdf"

Common Options

# With specific model
paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --model PP-StructureV3 \
  --file_path "./report.pdf"

# Disable preprocessing (faster, for flat/well-oriented images)
paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_path "./document.pdf" \
  --use_doc_unwarping False \
  --use_doc_orientation_classify False

# With page ranges
paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_path "./large.pdf" \
  --page_ranges "1-5,10,15-20"

# Save result and resources
paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_url "https://..." \
  --output result.json \
  --save_resources ./resources

# Prettify markdown output
paddleocr api \
  --model_type doc_parsing \
  --file_path "./document.pdf" \
  --prettify_markdown True

Output Format

{
  "jobId": "job-xxx",
  "pages": [
    {
      "markdownText": "# Title\n\nContent...",
      "markdownImages": {
        "img1": "https://...",
        "img2": "https://..."
      },
      "outputImages": {
        "layout1": "https://..."
      }
    }
  ]
}

Important Notes

Preprocessing options: For flat, well-oriented images (screenshots, properly scanned documents), you can disable preprocessing for faster results:

paddleocr api --model_type doc_parsing --file_path "./document.pdf" --use_doc_unwarping False --use_doc_orientation_classify False