Features
Zero Setup
No installation, no API key, no config. Just prefix any URL:
https://r.jina.ai/https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/Content Types
- Web pages — full JS rendering (Playwright-based)
- PDFs — text extraction with layout preservation
- Images — OCR with description generation
- Google search —
https://s.jina.ai/your+queryfor search results
Output Formats
- Markdown (default) — clean, structured, LLM-optimized
- HTML — processed HTML with
Accept: text/htmlheader - JSON — structured with metadata via
Accept: application/json
Advanced
- Screenshots —
https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com?screenshot=true - Proxy support — rotate IPs for blocked sites
- Streaming — stream large documents
- Self-hosted — run your own instance with Docker
FAQ
Q: What is Jina Reader?
A: A service that converts any URL to LLM-friendly markdown by prepending r.jina.ai/ to the URL. Handles JS pages, PDFs, and images. No setup needed. 10K+ stars.
Q: Is there a rate limit? A: Free tier allows 20 requests/minute. Get an API key from jina.ai for higher limits.