| name | bohrium-pdf-parser |
| description | Parse PDF documents via open.bohrium.com. Use when: user asks about extracting text, tables, charts, formulas, or molecules from PDF files on Bohrium, submitting PDFs by URL or file upload. NOT for: file management, dataset management, or knowledge base operations. |
SKILL: Bohrium PDF Parser
Overview
Parse PDF documents using the open.bohrium.com PDF parsing service. Extract text, tables, charts, formulas, and molecular structures from PDFs. Two submission methods:
- URL submission โ provide a PDF download link (e.g. arXiv link)
- File upload โ upload a local PDF file
No CLI support โ all operations use the HTTP API.
Authentication
BOHR_ACCESS_KEY is read from the OpenClaw config ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:
"bohrium-pdf-parser": {
"enabled": true,
"apiKey": "YOUR_BOHR_ACCESS_KEY",
"env": {
"BOHR_ACCESS_KEY": "YOUR_BOHR_ACCESS_KEY"
}
}
OpenClaw automatically injects env.BOHR_ACCESS_KEY into the runtime.
Common Code Template
import os, time, requests
AK = os.environ.get("BOHR_ACCESS_KEY", "")
BASE = "https://open.bohrium.com/openapi/v2/parse"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {AK}"}
HEADERS_JSON = {**HEADERS, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
Parsing Workflow
1. Submit PDF (URL or file upload) โ get token
2. Poll result with token โ complete when status == "success"
Synchronous mode (sync=true) blocks until parsing completes but does not include content in the response โ you still need get-result to retrieve it. Asynchronous mode (sync=false, default) requires polling get-result until status is success.
URL Submission
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/trigger-url-async", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.06922",
"sync": False,
"textual": True,
"table": True,
"molecule": True,
"chart": True,
"figure": False,
"expression": True,
"equation": True,
"pages": [0],
"timeout": 1800
})
data = r.json()
token = data["token"]
print(f"Token: {token}, Status: {data['status']}")
Response Fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|
token | Task identifier for querying results |
status | Initial status is undefined |
created_time | Creation time |
time_dict | Per-stage timing (only download_pdf at this point) |
File Upload
from pathlib import Path
pdf_path = Path("./paper.pdf")
with open(pdf_path, "rb") as f:
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/trigger-file-async",
headers=HEADERS,
files={"file": (pdf_path.name, f, "application/pdf")},
data={
"sync": "false",
"textual": "true",
"table": "true",
"molecule": "true",
"chart": "true",
"figure": "false",
"expression": "true",
"equation": "true",
"pages": 0,
"timeout": 1800
})
token = r.json()["token"]
Important: pages in multipart/form-data only accepts a single integer (e.g. 0), not a JSON array [0], or you'll get an int_parsing error. In JSON request bodies, arrays like [0, 1, 2] are supported.
Query Parse Result
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/get-result", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"token": token,
"content": True,
"objects": False,
"pages_dict": True
})
data = r.json()
print(f"Status: {data['status']}, Content length: {len(data.get('content', ''))}")
Response Fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|
status | success / undefined (processing) / failed |
token | Task identifier |
content | Extracted text (LaTeX markup format) |
pages_dict | Per-page result dictionary |
lang | Detected language (en / zh etc.) |
proc_page / total_page | Processed / total pages |
proc_textual / total_textual | Processed / total text blocks |
proc_table / total_table | Processed / total tables |
proc_mol / total_mol | Processed / total molecules |
proc_equa / total_equa | Processed / total equations |
time_dict | Per-stage timing details |
cost | Cost |
Full Async Polling Example
import os, time, requests
AK = os.environ.get("BOHR_ACCESS_KEY", "")
BASE = "https://open.bohrium.com/openapi/v2/parse"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {AK}"}
HEADERS_JSON = {**HEADERS, "Content-Type": "application/json"}
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/trigger-url-async", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.06922",
"sync": False,
"textual": True, "table": True, "molecule": False,
"chart": False, "figure": False,
"expression": True, "equation": True,
"pages": [0],
"timeout": 1800
})
submit = r.json()
if submit.get("code"):
print(f"Submit failed: {submit.get('message')}")
exit(1)
token = submit["token"]
print(f"Submitted, token={token}")
for attempt in range(30):
time.sleep(2)
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/get-result", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"token": token,
"content": True,
"objects": False,
"pages_dict": False
})
result = r.json()
status = result.get("status", "")
print(f" [{attempt+1}] status={status}")
if status == "success":
print(f"Done! Content length: {len(result.get('content', ''))}")
print(f"Language: {result.get('lang')}, Cost: {result.get('cost')}")
print(f"Preview: {result.get('content', '')[:200]}")
break
elif status == "failed":
print(f"Failed: {result.get('description', 'unknown error')}")
break
else:
print("Timeout: task did not complete within 60 seconds")
Synchronous Mode Example
Synchronous mode (sync=true) blocks until parsing completes, so no polling is needed. However, the response does not include the content field โ you still need to call get-result to retrieve the parsed content:
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/trigger-url-async", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.06922",
"sync": True,
"textual": True, "table": True,
"molecule": False, "chart": False, "figure": False,
"expression": True, "equation": True,
"pages": [0],
"timeout": 1800
})
submit = r.json()
token = submit["token"]
r = requests.post(f"{BASE}/get-result", headers=HEADERS_JSON, json={
"token": token,
"content": True, "objects": False, "pages_dict": False
})
result = r.json()
print(f"Content: {result['content'][:200]}")
Parse Options Reference
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|
sync | bool | false | true blocks until complete (still need get-result for content), false requires polling |
textual | bool | - | Extract text content |
table | bool | - | Extract tables |
molecule | bool | - | Extract molecular structures |
chart | bool | - | Extract charts |
figure | bool | - | Extract figures/images |
expression | bool | - | Extract math expressions |
equation | bool | - | Extract equations |
pages | list[int] | all | Pages to parse (0-indexed) |
timeout | int | - | Timeout in seconds |
curl Examples
AK="$BOHR_ACCESS_KEY"
BASE="https://open.bohrium.com/openapi/v2/parse"
curl -s -X POST "$BASE/trigger-url-async" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AK" \
-d '{"url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2107.06922","sync":false,"textual":true,"table":true,"molecule":false,"chart":false,"figure":false,"expression":true,"equation":true,"pages":[0],"timeout":1800}'
curl -s -X POST "$BASE/trigger-file-async" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AK" \
-F "file=@paper.pdf" \
-F "sync=false" -F "textual=true" -F "table=true" \
-F "pages=0"
curl -s -X POST "$BASE/get-result" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AK" \
-d '{"token":"YOUR_TOKEN","content":true,"objects":false,"pages_dict":true}'
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Cause | Solution |
|---|
AccessKey is required | Missing or incorrect auth | Use Authorization: Bearer $BOHR_ACCESS_KEY |
int_parsing error | pages sent as JSON array in file upload | Use a single integer for pages in multipart form |
status: undefined | Async task not yet complete | Poll get-result again; recommended interval: 2 seconds |
| Connection timeout | Domain/network issue | Use open.bohrium.com; test connectivity via curl -I https://open.bohrium.com/openapi |
| Content has LaTeX markup | Normal behavior | Results use \begin{title} etc. to mark structure; post-process to extract plain text |
| Large file parses slowly | Many pages or complex content | Use pages parameter to limit scope |