---
title: "Parse File"
method: POST
path: "/parse"
tags: ["/parse"]
---

# Parse File

`POST /parse`

Parse a file into a structured Markdown and/or JSON. Files must be less than 100MB and 400 pages. We use LibreOffice to convert DOC(X) and PPT(X) files to PDF, which may affect page count.

See our [blog post](https://contextual.ai/blog/document-parser-for-rag) and [code examples](https://github.com/ContextualAI/examples/blob/main/03-standalone-api/04-parse/parse.ipynb). Email [parse-feedback@contextual.ai](mailto:parse-feedback@contextual.ai) with any feedback or questions.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ParseResponseV1 — /parse response object.
  - `job_id` string, uuid, required — Unique ID of the parse job

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2025-05-08** `17bdb8a33fb4` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/contextualai/apis/endpoints/changes/parse/post.md)

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