Show HN: Parse - define the fields once, get the same JSON from every PDF

ConversionTools launched Parse, an AI-powered document parsing API that extracts structured JSON, CSV, or Excel from uploaded PDFs using an asynchronous submit-and-poll contract. The service returns an extraction id immediately on POST to api-parse.conversiontools.io/v1/extract and hands back structured data once processing completes, with a free tier of 100 pages per month and no signup or credit card required.

AI-powered document parsing that understands your data. Upload a PDF, get structured data back as JSON, CSV, or Excel. ================================ TRADER JOE'S 502 1800 N Vermont Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027 ================================ 02/20/2026 3:42 PM Reg: 03 Cashier: MARIA 4821 -------------------------------- ORG BANANAS 0.99 WHOLE MILK 1GAL 4.29 SOURDOUGH BREAD 4.49 EVERYTHING BAGELS 3.99 SPARKLING WATER 1.29 OLIVE OIL 500ML 6.99 PENNE PASTA 1.29 CRUSHED TOMATOES 1.99 -------------------------------- SUBTOTAL 25.32 TAX 9.5% 2.41 TOTAL 27.73 VISA 4829 27.73 -------------------------------- THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT TRADER JOE'S ================================ Try with your own document Click to upload or drag and drop - no signup needed No credit card required · 100 pages/month free The async contract Extraction does not hold your request open. Parse answers straight away with an id, reads the document in the background, and hands back structured JSON when it is ready. Here is one sample three-page invoice going through it, second by second. No credit card required - 30 pages/month free Submit the file, keep the id, and ask for it until the status changes. Everything else - schemas, exports, webhooks - is built on those two calls. 1. submit - the call returns straight away curl -X POST https://api-parse.conversiontools.io/v1/extract \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR API KEY" \ -F "file=@invoice.pdf" 202 { "id": "ext 9f2c41d7", "status": "processing" } 2. poll that id until it stops saying "processing" curl https://api-parse.conversiontools.io/v1/extractions/ext 9f2c41d7 \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR API KEY" 200 { "status": "completed", "data": { ... } } Built by developers, for developers. We handle the complexity so you don't have to. Parse integrates into any pipeline where documents need to become data. You Got the Data Out. Why Is It Still a Mess? Parsing a document is the easy part now. The real work is turning that output into the same clean fields every time - here is the gap that breaks pipelines, and how to close it. Read more How I prepare my VAT report from a pile of supplier invoices A founder walkthrough: define the fields once, then turn every supplier PDF invoice into the same structured JSON for a VAT return - no manual re-typing. Read more