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title: MinerUapi
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# MinerU PDF Converter

This Space provides a service for converting PDF files to Markdown and JSON formats using the MinerU PDF extraction tool.

## Features

- Web interface for uploading and converting PDF files
- RESTful API for programmatic access
- Health monitoring endpoint
- High-quality PDF extraction with support for tables, formulas, and complex layouts
- Output in both Markdown and structured JSON formats
- Comprehensive error handling and fallback mechanisms

## API Usage

The service exposes several API endpoints for programmatic access:

### 1. PDF Conversion Endpoint

```
POST /api/convert
```

**Request:**
- Content-Type: multipart/form-data
- Body: form field 'file' containing the PDF file

**Response:**
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "message": "PDF conversion successful",
  "job_id": "uuid",
  "base_filename": "filename",
  "file_info": {
    "original_filename": "document.pdf",
    "size_bytes": 42950,
    "content_type": "application/pdf"
  },
  "markdown": "# Converted markdown content...",
  "json": { 
    "title": "Document Title",
    "sections": [...]
  },
  "log": "Processing log...",
  "files": {
    "markdown_path": "document.md",
    "json_path": "document.json"
  }
}
```

### 2. Health Check Endpoint

```
GET /health
```

**Response:**
```json
{
  "status": "healthy",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "environment": {
    "python_version": "3.10.12",
    "platform": "Linux-6.1.58+-x86_64-with-glibc2.35",
    "processor": "x86_64"
  },
  "configuration": {
    "upload_folder_exists": true,
    "output_folder_exists": true,
    "magic_pdf_installed": true
  }
}
```

### Client Example

A Python client script (`api_client.py`) is included in this repository for easy integration:

```python
# Example usage
python api_client.py path/to/your/document.pdf --api-url https://marcosremar2-mineruapi.hf.space
```

The client includes features such as:
- Automatic health check to verify API status
- Retry logic for failed requests
- Progress tracking
- Comprehensive error handling

You can also use curl:

```bash
curl -X POST -F "file=@path/to/your/document.pdf" https://marcosremar2-mineruapi.hf.space/api/convert
```

And check health with:

```bash
curl https://marcosremar2-mineruapi.hf.space/health
```

## Web Interface

The Space also provides a web interface where you can:
- Upload PDF files for conversion
- View the generated Markdown and JSON
- Download the converted files
- View processing logs

## Implementation Details

This service uses:
- MinerU for high-quality PDF extraction
- PyMuPDF as a fallback conversion method
- Flask web server for the interface and API
- Docker container for deployment on Hugging Face Spaces

## Error Handling

The service includes robust error handling:
- Automatic fallback to local PDF conversion if MinerU is unavailable
- Detailed error messages and logs
- API responses include comprehensive details for debugging

## Learn More

For more information about MinerU, visit [the MinerU repository](https://github.com/opendatalab/MinerU).