Quickstart - AnythingMD

You need an API key; see Authentication. Export it first:

export ANYTHINGMD_API_KEY="amd_live_..."

1. Start a conversion

curl -X POST https://anythingmd.com/api/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANYTHINGMD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: report-2026-10-01" \
  -d '{
    "source": {
      "type": "external",
      "fileUrl": "https://example.com/report.pdf",
      "fileName": "report.pdf"
    }
  }'

The response is 201 Created with the job:

{ "id": "job_...", "status": "running" }

2. Poll until it finishes

curl https://anythingmd.com/api/v1/jobs/job_... \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANYTHINGMD_API_KEY"

Poll every 2 to 5 seconds until status is succeeded, failed or canceled. Each poll also moves the job forward, so keep polling until it finishes.

3. Download the Markdown

curl https://anythingmd.com/api/v1/jobs/job_.../artifacts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANYTHINGMD_API_KEY"

Each artifact has a downloadUrl. The markdown artifact is the converted document.

Next steps

Convert local files with uploads.
See what a conversion costs in Pricing and limits.
Retry safely with idempotency keys.