Whether you're building a product feature or internal tool, "chat with PDF" is one of the highest-intent searches in document AI. Docubix makes it straightforward: upload PDFs to a knowledge base, call the Chat API, and receive answers backed by retrieved page content — not model memory.
PDF chat that developers can ship
Docubix extracts text from PDFs, chunks it for semantic search, and returns structured responses with source metadata. Integrate in your app with a single API key.
- Automatic PDF text extraction and indexing
- Semantic search across all uploaded PDFs
- Conversation history support
- Streaming responses for real-time UX
Use cases for PDF chat
Teams use PDF chat for high-volume document workflows.
- Policy and compliance document Q&A
- Product manual self-service
- Research paper exploration
- Contract and legal document lookup
FAQ
- How do I chat with a PDF using Docubix?
- Create a knowledge base, upload your PDF, wait for processing to complete, then POST a question to the Chat API. The response includes answer text and source citations.
- Are scanned PDFs supported?
- Docubix extracts text from standard PDFs. Scanned image-only PDFs may require OCR preprocessing depending on file quality.
- Can I chat with multiple PDFs at once?
- Yes. Upload multiple PDFs to the same knowledge base. Retrieval searches across all indexed documents.
- Is PDF chat available on the free plan?
- Yes. Upload PDFs and query them on the free tier with plan usage limits.
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