> Source: https://txtfetch.com/pricing
> Plain-text twin — every page on txtfetch.com has one. https://txtfetch.com/text

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# Priced per document, not per surprise.

Metered on one honest unit: a document extracted. No per-page arithmetic, no per-megabyte fine print.

## Hobby

$0/month

Free, permanently — for side projects and trying it out.

-   500 documents / month
-   10 MB max file size
-   All 615 supported formats
-   Community support

[Get started](https://app.txtfetch.com/signup)

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## Developer

$19/month

For production pipelines that stay lean.

-   10,000 documents / month
-   50 MB max file size
-   OCR for scans & images
-   Priority support

[Get started](https://app.txtfetch.com/signup)

## Scale

$99/month

For ingestion at serious volume.

-   100,000 documents / month
-   200 MB max file size
-   Priority OCR queue
-   Uptime SLA (planned)

[Talk to us](https://txtfetch.com/contact?topic=scale)

**Billing:** Hobby is free, forever, with no card required. Developer and Scale are billed monthly via Stripe. Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime from your dashboard.

Coming from a per-page vendor? [See how per-document pricing changes the math](https://txtfetch.com/compare/per-page-pricing).

Every plan includes every response mode and quality tier: `format=markdown`, `format=json`, and `quality=premium`. A document is one document, whatever shape it comes back in. See [what comes back →](https://txtfetch.com/output).

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## Questions we'd ask too.

**What counts as a document?**: One extraction request: one URL fetched or one file uploaded. A 300-page PDF is still one document.

**Which file formats are supported?**: Apache Tika detects 1,683 media types and has a real parser behind 615 of them, checked against the exact build txtfetch runs (see txtfetch.com/formats/coverage). Supported formats include PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, ODF, HTML, EPUB, EML/MSG email, RTF, and plain-text families. Scanned documents and images go through OCR.

**Do you keep my documents?**: No. Documents are processed in memory and discarded when the response is returned. We store request metadata (timestamps, sizes, status) for metering. We never store content.

**How do I get an API key?**: Sign up at app.txtfetch.com. The free Hobby plan gets you a key instantly, no card required.

**What happens if extraction fails?**: You get an explicit error response with a machine-readable reason (unsupported format, encrypted file, fetch failure). It's never a silent empty string. Failed extractions don't count against your quota.

**What happens when I hit a rate limit or my monthly quota?**: You get a typed 429. It's rate_limited if you've exceeded your API key's per-minute request rate, or quota_exceeded if you've used up your plan's monthly document allowance. Both codes are disambiguated by error.code, and both carry a Retry-After header telling you exactly when to retry. Failed extractions never count against your monthly quota, only successful ones. Need a larger plan? Upgrade in your dashboard.

## Stop parsing. Start shipping.

Create an account and get an API key in minutes. The free Hobby plan needs no card.

[Get started →](https://app.txtfetch.com/signup)