SDK Quickstarts

Getting started guides for using pdftract from various programming languages. Each SDK implements the same 9-method contract: extract, extract_text, extract_markdown, extract_stream, search, get_metadata, hash, classify, and verify_receipt.

Available SDKs

• Rust — The pdftract-core crate with native zero-copy PDF processing
• Python — Native Python bindings with PyO3, plus subprocess fallback
• JavaScript/TypeScript — npm package with Node.js and browser support
• Go — Go module with native bindings

Choosing an SDK

• Rust — Best for performance-critical applications and CLI tools
• Python — Best for data science, ML pipelines, and scripting
• JavaScript — Best for web applications and serverless functions
• Go — Best for microservices and cloud-native applications

All SDKs support:

• Remote PDFs via HTTP/HTTPS URLs
• Encrypted PDFs with password
• OCR for scanned documents (with feature flag)
• Streaming extraction for large documents
• Cryptographic receipt verification

See Also

• JSON Schema Reference
• CLI Reference
• Installation Guide