PDF Tools
Extract existing annotations (highlights, comments, stamps, links, markup) from a PDF into JSON
Call this tool from your code in three languages.
# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/pdf-annotation-export' \
-F 'file=@/path/to/pdfFile.ext'
# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-annotation-export' \
-F 'pdfFile=/public/samples/pdf/pdf-annotation-export-sample.pdf' \
-F 'includePageNumbers=true'Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.
POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/pdf-annotation-export| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdfFile | fileupload required | Yes | — |
| includePageNumbers | checkbox | No | — |
Text result
{
"result": "Processed text content",
"error": "Error message (optional)",
"message": "Notification message (optional)",
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.
Add this block to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"elysiatools-pdf-annotation-export": {
"name": "pdf-annotation-export",
"description": "Extract existing annotations (highlights, comments, stamps, links, markup) from a PDF into JSON",
"baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=pdf-annotation-export",
"command": "",
"args": [],
"env": {},
"isActive": true,
"type": "sse"
}
}
}After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/list"
}Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 2,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "pdf-annotation-export",
"arguments": {
"pdfFile": "/public/samples/pdf/pdf-annotation-export-sample.pdf",
"includePageNumbers": true
}
}
}Questions or issues? Contact [email protected]