Turn a folder of PDFs into a live JSON API
Yonas Yeneneh has developed ParseApi, a tool that converts folders of PDFs into live JSON APIs. The service simplifies the process of extracting data from documents by inferring schemas and allowing for easy corrections. Users can create a folder, upload PDFs, and immediately access structured data without complex setup.
- ▪ParseApi allows users to turn a folder of PDFs into a live JSON API endpoint with minimal setup.
- ▪The tool infers a schema from the uploaded documents and allows users to edit and correct extractions easily.
- ▪It supports various AI providers and offers features like per-folder authentication and auto-generated OpenAPI specifications.
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Blog Product Product Show HN: Turn a Folder of PDFs Into a Live JSON API YY Yonas Yeneneh May 29, 2026 5 min read Hi HN — I'm Yonas. I built ParseApi solo over the last few months and shipped it a few days ago. The problem I kept hitting: I had a pile of PDFs — invoices, receipts, contracts — and I wanted the data in them as structured JSON. Every time, the same pipeline: OCR or LLM call, define the schema, handle retries, store the result, build an endpoint to serve it. Different shape, same plumbing. So I tried to collapse the whole thing into one step. The folder is the unit, not the schema or the document. Create a folder (e.g.
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