Docling Python Library

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Docling CLI as REST
  description: |
    REST-style mapping of the `docling` command-line tool, modeling each conversion
    invocation as a `POST /v1/convert` call. Useful for documenting and orchestrating
    local CLI runs from agent frameworks and capability-based runtimes.
  version: '1.0'
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/docling-project/docling/blob/main/LICENSE
  contact:
    name: Docling Project
    url: https://github.com/docling-project/docling
servers:
- url: file:///usr/local/bin
  description: Local docling CLI binary.
tags:
- name: Convert
  description: Document conversion operations.
paths:
  /v1/convert:
    post:
      tags:
      - Convert
      summary: Convert A Document Via The Docling CLI
      description: |
        Run the `docling` command against one source (file path or URL) and write the
        configured outputs to disk. Mirrors the `docling [source] [flags]` invocation.
      operationId: cliConvert
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CliConvertRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Conversion succeeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CliConvertResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid arguments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CliError'
        '500':
          description: Conversion failed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CliError'
components:
  schemas:
    CliConvertRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - source
      properties:
        source:
          type: string
          description: File path, directory, or HTTP(S) URL to convert.
        from_formats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum: [pdf, docx, pptx, xlsx, html, md, asciidoc, image, audio, csv]
          description: Input formats to accept when scanning directories.
        to_formats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum: [md, html, json, text, doctags]
          description: Output formats to write.
        output:
          type: string
          description: Output directory.
        ocr:
          type: boolean
        ocr_engine:
          type: string
          enum: [easyocr, tesseract, tesseract_cli, rapidocr, ocrmac]
        ocr_lang:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        force_ocr:
          type: boolean
        table_mode:
          type: string
          enum: [fast, accurate]
        pipeline:
          type: string
          enum: [standard, vlm]
        vlm_model:
          type: string
          enum: [granite_docling, granite_docling_mlx, smoldocling]
        image_export_mode:
          type: string
          enum: [embedded, placeholder, referenced]
        enrich_code:
          type: boolean
        enrich_formula:
          type: boolean
        enrich_picture_classes:
          type: boolean
        enrich_picture_description:
          type: boolean
        device:
          type: string
          enum: [auto, cpu, cuda, mps]
        num_threads:
          type: integer
        abort_on_error:
          type: boolean
        verbose:
          type: boolean
    CliConvertResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              path:
                type: string
              format:
                type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [success, partial_success, failure]
        processing_time:
          type: number
    CliError:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: integer