Format Conversion
Markdown to Plain Text
Convert Markdown formatted text to plain text by removing all Markdown syntax and formatting
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Quick start
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
cURL
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/markdown-to-plain-text' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"markdownInput":"Enter your Markdown formatted text here...","preserveLineBreaks":true,"preserveLinks":false,"preserveImages":false,"removeEmphasis":true,"removeHeaders":true,"removeCodeBlocks":true,"removeLists":true,"removeBlockquotes":true,"removeTables":true}'API reference
Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
Endpoint
HTTP
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/markdown-to-plain-textParameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| markdownInput | textarea | Yes | — |
| preserveLineBreaks | checkbox | No | Keep original line breaks and paragraph structure |
| preserveLinks | checkbox | No | Keep link URLs in the format: text (url) |
| preserveImages | checkbox | No | Keep image descriptions in the format: alt text (url) |
| removeEmphasis | checkbox | No |
MCP integration
Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Server configuration
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-markdown-to-plain-text": {
"name": "markdown-to-plain-text",
"description": "Convert Markdown formatted text to plain text by removing all Markdown syntax and formatting",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=markdown-to-plain-text",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}List available tools
After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
tools/list
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Call this tool
Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "markdown-to-plain-text",
"arguments": {
"markdownInput": "Enter your Markdown formatted text here...",
"preserveLineBreaks": true,
"preserveLinks": false,
"preserveImages": false,
"removeEmphasis": true,
"removeHeaders": true,
"removeCodeBlocks": true,
"removeLists": true,
"removeBlockquotes": true,
"removeTables": true
}
}
}Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).
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