5-Minute Quick Start

Goal: Upload a PDF and get perfectly formatted Markdown – all from your terminal in under 5 minutes.

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1 Install the SDK

pip install doctly

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2 Initialize the client

from doctly import Client
client = Client(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

Grab your key from the Doctly dashboard.

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3 Process a document

content = client.process('path/to/your/file.pdf')

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4 Save the output to a file

# Save the processed content to a file
echo "$CONTENT" > output.md

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What’s Next?

Now that you’ve processed your first document, explore our detailed guides:

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Common Issues

• Large files? → Max size is 100 MB
• Need help? → support@doctly.ai