---
title: "Convert any public URL or PDF into clean markdown"
method: GET
path: "/read"
---

# Convert any public URL or PDF into clean markdown

`GET /read`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gadgethumans.com`
- URL: `https://api.gadgethumans.com/read`
- Auth: none declared

Read a URL as markdown - Convert any public URL - page, PDF or article - into clean markdown for an LLM to read, with title and byline when present. ?url=

## Query parameters

- `url` string, required: Public URL to read (required)

## Response `200`

Success

- object

## Other responses

- `402`: Payment Required: x402 exact scheme, USDC on Base

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