Document processing involves the processes or methods and technologies used to capture, digitize, extract, and transform information from both physical and digital documents into structured, machine-readable data.
Document processing is an everyday activity for startups. Depending on the workflow and the volume of the document, processing documents could be tedious and time-consuming tasks. To successfully convert a document from one form to another while preserving its structure requires thoughtful planning and the right document-processing solution. In this article, we'll explore a state of the art AI powered document processing software; Cardinal API, look at some of the processing tasks that can be performed with Cardinal API and show a demo solution using the Cardinal API to build a PDF to Markdown converter.
What is Cardinal API?
According to Y Combinator Cardinal is the most accurate document processing API for Healthcare.
Cardinal API in simple terms gives team the ability to transform any document into structured data. At the time of writing this, here are the list of accepted files types Cardinal API currently process:
- .jpeg/jpg
- .png
💡 While Cardinal does not natively support Excel (.xls / .xlsx) or CSV (.csv) files, you can convert them to PDF on your own and process them through Cardinal.
The following formats are not yet supported but are planned for future releases:
- .doc / .docx — Microsoft Word
- .tiff — Tagged Image File Format
- .odt / .ott — OpenDocument Text & Template
- .rtf — Rich Text Format
- .txt — Plain Text
- .html / .htm — HTML Document
- .xml — XML Document
- .wps — Microsoft Works Word Processor
- .wpd — WordPerfect Document
- .ods / .ots — OpenDocument Spreadsheet & Template
- .ppt / .pptx — Microsoft PowerPoint
- .odp / .otp — OpenDocument Presentation & Template
Use cases for Cardinal API
Here are some use cases for Cardinal API:
- Prior Authentication
- Medical Coding
- Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Integration
How to build A PDF to Markdown Converter using Cardinal API
To use the Cardinal API, you must:
- Create an account
- Have an API key
To do the above, visit this link
Login with your Gmail or with your company email
After you are one with the steps above, you'll be rerouted to your Cardinal dashboard
At this point, you can request a free Cardinal API key. The free API key gives you access to 50 free requests. That's a lot to get started.
To request a free API key, type your preferred API key name in the text area as shown in your dashboard above and click on the Add Key button.
However, if you want to take things a step further you can subscribe to
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