# File Parser - Quickstart
Converts various document formats into a unified structured representation. Extracts text, formatting, and metadata from files and returns them as document blocks with inline elements.
**Supported formats:**
- Documents: PDF, DOCX, plain text, Markdown, HTML
- Images: PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP, GIF (OCR-capable)
- Legacy formats: DOC, RTF, ODT, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX (basic support)
**Input methods:**
- Upload files directly
- Parse from local file paths
- Fetch and parse from URLs
Full API documentation: <http://127.0.0.1:8087/docs>
## Examples
### List Supported File Types
```bash
**Output:**
```json
{
"supported_extensions": {
"plain_text": ["txt", "log", "md"],
"html": ["html", "htm"],
"pdf": ["pdf"],
"docx": ["docx"],
"image": ["png", "jpg", "jpeg", "webp", "gif"],
"generic_stub": ["doc", "rtf", "odt", "xls", "xlsx", "ppt", "pptx"]
}
}
```
### Upload and Parse a File
```bash
echo "Hello, HyperSpot!" > /tmp/test.txt
curl -s -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8087/file-parser/v1/upload?filename=test.txt" \
-H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
**Output:**
```json
{
"document": {
"id": "019bc231-fcfd-7df3-a49c-82174973ec44",
"title": "test.txt",
"meta": {
"source": {"type": "uploaded", "original_name": "test.txt"},
"content_type": "text/plain"
},
"blocks": [
{
"type": "paragraph",
"inlines": [{"type": "text", "text": "Hello, HyperSpot!", "style": {}}]
}
]
}
}
```
For additional endpoints, see <http://127.0.0.1:8087/docs>.