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Web Files to Text MCP Server

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Web Files to Text is answering right now. Last checked 14 min ago.

Download files from URL lists, turn PDFs into Markdown and read text from images. Pay per file.

Uptime history 26 hours of history
26 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
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Tools
hidden behind auth
363 ms
Response time
average over 24h
API key
Access
streamable-http

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Web Files to Text every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 14 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add web-files --transport http https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-files": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.web-files]
url = "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-files": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "web-files": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint answered with an authorization challenge. The server is running, but you need an API key from its owner to call it.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=chris_elder/bulk-file-downloader,chris_elder/pdf-to-markdown,chris_elder/image-to-text-ocr streamable-http needs key 311 ms 14 min ago

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Web Files to Text — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no tool list for Web Files to Text?
The server answered our handshake with an authorization challenge, so it is running — but it will not describe its tools to an anonymous client. To see them you need to connect with your own credentials. We record it as alive, not as broken: 100.0% of checks in the last 24 hours got a reply.
Is Web Files to Text working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 363 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect Web Files to Text?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address. You will need your own key: it refuses anonymous clients.
Does Web Files to Text need an API key?
Yes. Every time we knock, Web Files to Text answers with an authorization challenge instead of its tool list — that is how we know it is running and gated rather than broken. Bring your own credentials and it will talk.
How fast is Web Files to Text?
It answers our handshake in 363 ms on average, which is faster than 36% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.