LlamaCloud Parsing API

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: LlamaCloud Documents Parsing API
  description: REST API for the LlamaCloud managed document platform from LlamaIndex, covering LlamaParse document parsing, managed ingestion pipelines and indexes, document and file management, retrieval, and LlamaExtract structured extraction. All endpoints are authenticated with a Bearer API key.
  termsOfService: https://www.llamaindex.ai/terms-of-service
  contact:
    name: LlamaIndex Support
    email: support@llamaindex.ai
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1
  description: LlamaCloud v1 API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Parsing
  description: LlamaParse document parsing jobs and results.
paths:
  /parsing/upload:
    post:
      operationId: uploadParsingJob
      tags:
      - Parsing
      summary: Upload a file to start a parse job
      description: Uploads a document and creates an asynchronous LlamaParse job. Returns a job id used to poll status and retrieve results in Markdown or JSON.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: The document to parse (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, image, etc.).
                parsing_instruction:
                  type: string
                  description: Natural-language instructions to guide parsing.
                result_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - markdown
                  - text
                  - json
                  default: markdown
                language:
                  type: string
                  description: Primary document language hint (e.g. en).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Parse job created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParsingJob'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /parsing/job/{job_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getParsingJob
      tags:
      - Parsing
      summary: Get parse job status
      description: Returns the status of a parse job. Poll until status is SUCCESS.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Parse job status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParsingJob'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /parsing/job/{job_id}/result/markdown:
    get:
      operationId: getParsingResultMarkdown
      tags:
      - Parsing
      summary: Get parse result as Markdown
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Markdown parse result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MarkdownResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /parsing/job/{job_id}/result/json:
    get:
      operationId: getParsingResultJson
      tags:
      - Parsing
      summary: Get parse result as structured JSON
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: JSON parse result with pages, items, and metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JsonResult'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    ParsingJob:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - PENDING
          - RUNNING
          - SUCCESS
          - ERROR
          - CANCELLED
        error_message:
          type: string
          nullable: true
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
    MarkdownResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        markdown:
          type: string
        job_metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    JsonResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        pages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              page:
                type: integer
              text:
                type: string
              md:
                type: string
              items:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
        job_metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: Request validation failed.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    JobId:
      name: job_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: LlamaCloud API key sent as a Bearer token.