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Build document automation into anything.

One REST endpoint. 20+ actions. Stateless by design. No infrastructure to run — call a URL, get a file back.

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curl -X POST https://api.parselane.io/v1/process \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_YOUR_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "action=ocr" \
  -F "language=fra"

# Response — instant for files < 5 MB
{
  "job_id": "job_01HZPQ...",
  "status": "completed",
  "result_url": "https://api.parselane.io/v1/result/..."
}

From signup to first processed document in under 5 minutes.

0130 seconds

Create account & get API key

Sign up at console.parselane.com. Your API key is available immediately — no credit card required for the free tier.

022 minutes

Send your first request

POST a file to /v1/process with your action. Get a processed file back. Test with the curl example on the left.

035 minutes

Wire into your flow

Use the native connector for your platform (Power Automate, n8n, Zapier, Make) or the REST API directly.

14 actions. One credit each.

Every action costs exactly one credit — OCR on a 200-page archive or a single file conversion. No action tiers. No complexity premium.

convert_pdfDOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML → PDF
pdf_to_wordPDF → editable DOCX
merge_pdfCombine multiple PDFs into one
split_pdfExtract pages by range or count
ocrScanned PDF → searchable text (80+ langs)
extract_tablesTables → JSON / CSV / XLSX
redact_piiAuto-detect & remove PII (Presidio NER)
redact_pdfCustom regex pattern redaction
anonymize_pdfReplace PII with synthetic data
watermarkText or image watermark
protect_pdfPassword + permission lock
compress_pdfReduce file size
summarizeAI summary → structured JSON (LLM)
pdf_to_markdownExtract content as clean Markdown

Authentication

Bearer token authentication on every request. Two key types:

sk_live_

Production key

Charges credits. Use in your production flows.

sk_test_

Sandbox key

Free. Quota not consumed. For development and testing.

Rate limits

PlanRate limitCredits/mo
Free60 req/min40/mo
One60 req/min400/mo
Plus120 req/min1,000/mo
Pro300 req/min5,000/mo
Business300+/min10,000/mo

Works from every platform.

Native connectors so you don't have to build HTTP wrappers.

Power AutomateAvailableAzure Logic AppsAvailablen8nAvailableZapierAvailableMakeAvailableHubSpotAvailable

Call a URL. Get a file back. That's the whole agreement.

40 free credits. No credit card. First processed document in under 5 minutes.