Parse

Parse a document image into structured output. Use output_format to select blocks or markdown (default).

Currently supports document.type = image_url only (data URI or remote http(s) image URL). PDF / file URL inputs are not yet supported.

Image limits: 20 MB file size; 50 megapixels or 200 MB decoded (whichever is exceeded first).

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Headers

X-Client-NamestringOptional
The name of the project that is making the request.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
modelstringRequired
The name of a compatible Cohere parse model.
documentobjectRequired

Document to parse. Currently only image_url documents are supported.

output_formatenumOptionalDefaults to markdown
Selects the page payload shape in the response. Defaults to `"markdown"`. - `"markdown"`: each page includes markdown content. Tables are inlined as HTML, and images are referenced as `![<description>](<image_id>)` with matching entries in `page.markdown.images`. - `"blocks"`: each page includes an ordered `blocks` array of text, image, and table content regions, including bounding boxes where available.
Allowed values:

Response

OK
idstring
Unique identifier for the parse response.
pageslist of objects
Parsed pages in document order.
metaobjectOptional

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
404
Not Found Error
422
Unprocessable Entity Error
429
Too Many Requests Error
498
Invalid Token Error
499
Client Closed Request Error
500
Internal Server Error
501
Not Implemented Error
503
Service Unavailable Error
504
Gateway Timeout Error