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title: Convert uploaded files to Markdown
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# Convert uploaded files to Markdown
POST/accounts/{account\_id}/ai/tomarkdown
Converts files uploaded as multipart form data into Markdown using Workers AI. Returns a conversion result for each file. Use the supported-formats endpoint to check accepted file types.
##### Security
API Token
The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.
**Example:**Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.
**Example:**X-Auth-Email: user@example.com
The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.
**Example:**X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
`Workers AI Write``Workers AI Read`
##### P ath ParametersExpand Collapse
account\_id: string
Cloudflare account ID used for this AI model request.
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20ai.to_markdown%20%3E%20(method)%20transform%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)
##### Body ParametersForm DataExpand Collapse
file: object {files }
files: array of string
Files to convert, supplied as multipart file uploads.
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##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
result: array of object {data, format, mimeType, 2 more }
data: string
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format: string
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mimeType: string
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name: string
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tokens: string
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success: boolean
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### Convert uploaded files to Markdown
HTTP
HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform
```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/ai/tomarkdown \
-H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
-F file='{"files":["Example data"]}'
```
200 example
```
{
"result": [
{
"data": "data",
"format": "format",
"mimeType": "mimeType",
"name": "name",
"tokens": "tokens"
}
],
"success": true
}
```
##### Returns Examples
200 example
```
{
"result": [
{
"data": "data",
"format": "format",
"mimeType": "mimeType",
"name": "name",
"tokens": "tokens"
}
],
"success": true
}
```