File To JSON Parsing

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Last updated: 2026-06-10.

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What This Tool Does

A powerful data extraction tool that converts a wide variety of binary file formats into structured JSON output for seamless processing in automated workflows. This function supports eleven extraction actions covering the most common document and data formats: CSV for tabular data parsing, HTML for extracting text content and table structures using BeautifulSoup, JSON for direct parsing, ICS for calendar event extraction, ODS and XLSX/XLS for spreadsheet processing across LibreOffice and Microsoft Excel formats, PDF for page-by-page text and table extraction using pdfplumber, RTF for rich text conversion, and plain text for basic content retrieval. Users can provide input via base64-encoded content or cloud storage file ID, with support for files up to 100MB and inline base64 returns up to 10MB. Configurable parameters allow fine-tuning of extraction behavior including maximum row limits up to 100,000 for spreadsheets, maximum page counts up to 1,000 for PDFs, and toggles for text and table inclusion in applicable formats. The function automatically handles character encoding detection and returns consistently structured JSON with customizable output field names, making it an essential bridge between raw file uploads and downstream data processing pipelines.

Product Instructions

File To JSON Parsing - Instructions

Overview

Extract structured JSON data from a wide range of file formats. Provide a file via base64-encoded content or a cloud storage file ID, and receive parsed, structured output. Supports CSV, HTML, JSON, ICS (calendar), ODS, PDF, RTF, plain text, XLS, and XLSX files. Also supports converting any file to base64.

File Input

Every action (except get_instructions) requires one of the following:

• input_base64 (string) - Base64-encoded file content (up to 100 MB raw; 10 MB for file-to-base64 return)
• file_id (string) - File ID from cloud storage

Actions

extract-csv

Parse a CSV file into structured row data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• max_rows (integer, default 1000, max 100000) - Maximum rows to extract
• output_field (string, default "data") - Key name for the extracted data in the response

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-csv",
  "input_base64": "bmFtZSxhZ2UKQWxpY2UsMzAKQm9iLDI1"
}

extract-html

Parse an HTML file, extracting text content and/or table data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• include_text (boolean, default true) - Include extracted text content
• include_tables (boolean, default true) - Include extracted table data
• max_rows (integer, default 1000) - Maximum rows per table
• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-html",
  "file_id": "abc123",
  "include_text": true,
  "include_tables": true
}

extract-json

Parse a JSON file and return its contents as structured data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-json",
  "input_base64": "eyJrZXkiOiAidmFsdWUifQ=="
}

extract-ics

Parse an ICS calendar file and extract events with summary, start, end, location, and description.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-ics",
  "file_id": "calendar_file_id"
}

extract-ods

Parse an OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file, returning sheets with row data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• max_rows (integer, default 1000, max 100000) - Maximum rows per sheet
• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-ods",
  "file_id": "spreadsheet_file_id",
  "max_rows": 500
}

extract-pdf

Extract text and/or tables from a PDF document, page by page.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• include_text (boolean, default true) - Include text extraction per page
• include_tables (boolean, default true) - Include table extraction per page
• max_pages (integer, default 50, max 1000) - Maximum pages to process
• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-pdf",
  "file_id": "report_pdf_id",
  "max_pages": 10,
  "include_text": true,
  "include_tables": false
}

extract-rtf

Parse an RTF (Rich Text Format) file and extract plain text.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-rtf",
  "input_base64": "e1xydGYxIEhlbGxvIFdvcmxkfQ=="
}

extract-text

Read a plain text file and return its contents.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-text",
  "file_id": "text_file_id"
}

extract-xls

Parse a legacy Excel (.xls) file, returning sheets with row data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• max_rows (integer, default 1000, max 100000) - Maximum rows per sheet
• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-xls",
  "file_id": "legacy_excel_id",
  "max_rows": 2000
}

extract-xlsx

Parse a modern Excel (.xlsx) file, returning sheets with row data.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id Optional:

• max_rows (integer, default 1000, max 100000) - Maximum rows per sheet
• output_field (string, default "data")

Example:

{
  "action": "extract-xlsx",
  "input_base64": "\x3Cbase64_encoded_xlsx>",
  "max_rows": 5000
}

file-to-base64

Convert a cloud-stored file to base64 for inline use. The file must be 10 MB or smaller.

Required: action, plus input_base64 or file_id

Example:

{
  "action": "file-to-base64",
  "file_id": "image_file_id"
}

Common Workflows

1. Parse an uploaded spreadsheet: Use extract-xlsx or extract-xls with a file_id to get structured row data from each sheet.
2. Extract text from a PDF report: Use extract-pdf with include_text: true and include_tables: false for text-only extraction.
3. Convert HTML to structured data: Use extract-html to pull both readable text and any embedded tables from an HTML file.
4. Read calendar events: Use extract-ics to get a list of events from an ICS calendar export.
5. Retrieve a file as base64: Use file-to-base64 with a file_id to get the raw file content encoded for inline transfer.

Important Notes

• Every extraction action requires either input_base64 or file_id -- at least one must be provided.
• Maximum file size is 100 MB. The file-to-base64 action has a stricter 10 MB limit for the returned content.
• The max_rows parameter applies to CSV, HTML tables, ODS, XLS, and XLSX extractions.
• The max_pages parameter applies only to PDF extraction.
• The include_text and include_tables options apply to HTML and PDF extraction.
• The output_field parameter lets you customize the key name in the response (default is "data").
• Text files are decoded as UTF-8, falling back to Latin-1 if needed.
• Spreadsheet actions (ODS, XLS, XLSX) return data organized by sheet, each with a name and rows array.

When To Use

• Use this skill for File To JSON Parsing on AgentPMT.
• Use it when an agent needs this specific tool's behavior, schema, inputs, outputs, and invocation shape.
• Search and activation keywords: file to json parsing, parsing uploaded csv files into structured records for database import or api submission, extracting tabular data from html reports or web page snapshots for analysis, converting calendar ics files into event objects for scheduling integrations, processing excel spreadsheets from user uploads into json for data transformation pipelines, extract csv, input base64, file id.
• Supported action names: extract-csv, extract-html, extract-ics, extract-json, extract-ods, extract-pdf, extract-rtf, extract-text, extract-xls, extract-xlsx, file-to-base64.

Use Cases

• Parsing uploaded CSV files into structured records for database import or API submission
• extracting tabular data from HTML reports or web page snapshots for analysis
• converting calendar ICS files into event objects for scheduling integrations
• processing Excel spreadsheets from user uploads into JSON for data transformation pipelines
• extracting text and tables from PDF invoices or contracts for automated document processing
• converting legacy XLS files from enterprise systems into modern JSON formats
• parsing RTF documents from email attachments into plaintext for content indexing
• scraping structured table data from HTML exports for reporting dashboards
• extracting event details from shared calendar files for synchronization workflows
• converting uploaded spreadsheet data into API-compatible payloads for third-party service integrations

Related Product Skills

• File Management: ../file-management (ClawHub: file-management, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/file-management; skills.sh: npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill file-management)

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Actions And Schema

Complete generated action schema: ./schema.md. Supported action count: 11. x402 availability: not enabled for this product.

• extract-csv (action slug: extract-csv): Parse a CSV file into structured row data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, max_rows, output_field.
• extract-html (action slug: extract-html): Parse an HTML file, extracting text content and/or table data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, include_tables, include_text, input_base64, max_rows, output_field.
• extract-ics (action slug: extract-ics): Parse an ICS calendar file and extract events with summary, start, end, location, and description. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, output_field.
• extract-json (action slug: extract-json): Parse a JSON file and return its contents as structured data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, output_field.
• extract-ods (action slug: extract-ods): Parse an OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) file, returning sheets with row data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, max_rows, output_field.
• extract-pdf (action slug: extract-pdf): Extract text and/or tables from a PDF document, page by page. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, include_tables, include_text, input_base64, max_pages, output_field.
• extract-rtf (action slug: extract-rtf): Parse an RTF (Rich Text Format) file and extract plain text. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, output_field.
• extract-text (action slug: extract-text): Read a plain text file and return its contents. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, output_field.
• extract-xls (action slug: extract-xls): Parse a legacy Excel (.xls) file, returning sheets with row data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, max_rows, output_field.
• extract-xlsx (action slug: extract-xlsx): Parse a modern Excel (.xlsx) file, returning sheets with row data. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64, max_rows, output_field.
• file-to-base64 (action slug: file-to-base64): Convert a file to base64-encoded string. File must be 10 MB or smaller for inline return. Price: 5 credits. Parameters: file_id, input_base64.

Live Schema And Examples

Use the compact schema above for ordinary calls. Before a new production integration, or whenever parameters, enum values, nested objects, outputs, or examples are unclear, fetch live details first.

• Exact schema: call agentpmt-tool-search-and-execution with action: "get_schema", and tool_id: "file-to-json-parsing".
• Detailed examples: call agentpmt-tool-search-and-execution with action: "get_instructions" and tool_id: "file-to-json-parsing", or call this product with action: "get_instructions" when the product tool is already selected.
• Treat returned live schema and instructions as more specific than this generated summary.

MCP schema lookup through the main AgentPMT MCP server:

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "AgentPMT-Tool-Search-and-Execution",
    "arguments": {
      "action": "get_schema",
      "tool_id": "file-to-json-parsing"
    }
  }
}

For live examples, keep the same MCP tool and use these arguments:

{
  "action": "get_instructions",
  "tool_id": "file-to-json-parsing"
}

Authenticated AgentPMT REST schema lookup body:

{
  "name": "agentpmt-tool-search-and-execution",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "get_schema",
    "tool_id": "file-to-json-parsing"
  }
}

Authenticated AgentPMT REST live examples body:

{
  "name": "agentpmt-tool-search-and-execution",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "get_instructions",
    "tool_id": "file-to-json-parsing"
  }
}

Call This Tool

Product slug: file-to-json-parsing

Marketplace page: https://www.agentpmt.com/marketplace/file-to-json-parsing

• AgentPMT account route: first use ../agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup to connect the main MCP server or REST API for an Agent Group where this tool is enabled.
• x402 route: not enabled for this product.
• AgentPMT overview: use ../what-is-agentpmt for marketplace, Agent Group, workflow, MCP, REST, and payment concepts.

If those setup skills are not installed beside this product skill, use the downloads below.

Core AgentPMT setup skills:

• What AgentPMT is: ../what-is-agentpmt
  • ClawHub page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/what-is-agentpmt
  • OpenClaw install: openclaw skills install what-is-agentpmt
  • skills.sh install: npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill what-is-agentpmt
• AgentPMT account MCP/REST setup: ../agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup
  • ClawHub page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup
  • OpenClaw install: openclaw skills install agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup
  • skills.sh install: npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup

skills.sh install script:

npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill what-is-agentpmt
npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup

MCP call shape after the main AgentPMT MCP server is connected:

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "File-To-JSON-Parsing",
    "arguments": {
      "action": "extract-csv",
      "file_id": "example file id",
      "input_base64": "example input base64",
      "max_rows": 1000,
      "output_field": "data"
    }
  }
}

Use the exact tool name returned by tools/list; the name above is the expected readable form.

Authenticated AgentPMT REST call body:

{
  "name": "file-to-json-parsing",
  "parameters": {
    "action": "extract-csv",
    "file_id": "example file id",
    "input_base64": "example input base64",
    "max_rows": 1000,
    "output_field": "data"
  }
}

Use the setup skill for the account connection details before making REST calls.

Response Handling

• Treat the returned JSON as the source of truth for this tool call.
• If the response includes warnings or correction targets, apply them before retrying.
• If the response includes a passed or success-style boolean, use it as the workflow gate.
• If validation fails or the response shape is unclear, call get_schema or get_instructions before retrying.
• If extract-csv fails, preserve the request parameters and retry only after fixing schema, auth, or payment errors.

Security

• Do not place account secrets, wallet private keys, mnemonics, signatures, or payment headers in prompts or logs.
• Keep tool inputs scoped to the minimum content needed for the task.
• Use the setup skills for credential handling; this product skill only defines product-specific behavior.

AgentPMT Reference

• What AgentPMT is: ../what-is-agentpmt (ClawHub: what-is-agentpmt, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/what-is-agentpmt; skills.sh: npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill what-is-agentpmt)
• AgentPMT account MCP/REST setup: ../agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup (ClawHub: agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup, page: https://clawhub.ai/agentpmt/agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup; skills.sh: npx skills add AgentPMT/agent-skills --skill agentpmt-account-mcp-rest-api-setup)
• Marketplace product: https://www.agentpmt.com/marketplace/file-to-json-parsing
• AgentPMT main MCP server: https://api.agentpmt.com/mcp/
• AgentPMT REST invoke endpoint: https://api.agentpmt.com/products/purchase