Summarize PDF
Get an instant AI summary of any PDF — then ask follow-ups.
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Long PDFs are slow to read and easy to skim past the part that matters. PDF.chat reads the whole document and gives you a clear, accurate summary in seconds — then lets you keep asking questions to go deeper.
Every summary is grounded in the document and cites the pages it came from, so you can jump straight to the source and verify anything before you rely on it.
How to summarize pdf
Common uses
- Summarize a research paper before deciding whether to read it in full
- Get the gist of a long contract or report in under a minute
- Turn a dense manual into a short overview you can act on
- Catch up on a document someone sent you without reading every page
Frequently asked questions
Use this via the API
Run this tool programmatically with a single POST. Authenticate with the API token from your account page.
curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-F "file=@your-file.pdf" \
-F "tool=summarize-pdf"Files of 5 pages or fewer return the result inline; otherwise poll the job, then download it as md:
curl -L "https://pdf.chat/api/v1/ocr/JOB_UUID/download/?format=md" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -o result.mdThen ask questions about the document, with answers cited to the page:
curl -X POST https://pdf.chat/api/v1/chat/JOB_UUID/ \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"message": "Summarize this document"}'