Extract text from a spreadsheet: XLSX to Markdown tables, one section per sheet.
curl -X POST https://api.bigapi.dev/v1/xlsx/to-markdown -H 'Authorization: Bearer $KEY' -F 'file=@numbers.xlsx' -o numbers.md
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| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
file required | Excel workbook in .xlsx format; every sheet becomes a Markdown table. |
maxRows | Maximum rows per sheet, up to 20000; longer sheets are cut and marked as cut. Default: 5000 |
output | md returns a Markdown file, json returns the Markdown plus details per sheet. Allowed: md, jsonDefault: "md" |
Returns text/markdown | application/json. Response headers carry the cost (X-BigAPI-Cost) and notes about your input (X-BigAPI-Warnings).
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