Migration Guide: Parse Upload Endpoint v1 to v2

This guide will help you migrate from the v1 Parse upload endpoint to the new v2 endpoint, which introduces a structured configuration approach and improved organization of parsing options.

⚠️ Alpha Version Warning: The v2 endpoint is currently in alpha (v2alpha1) and is subject to breaking changes until the stable release. We recommend testing thoroughly and being prepared for potential API changes during development.

Overview of Changes

The v2 endpoint replaces individual form parameters with a single JSON configuration string, providing:

• Better organization: Related options are grouped into logical sections
• Type safety: Structured validation with clear schemas
• Parse mode separation: Only relevant options for your chosen parse mode are required
• Extensibility: Easier to add new features without endpoint bloat
• Validation: Better error messages and configuration validation

Key Differences

v1 Endpoint

POST /api/v1/parsing/upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

- 70+ individual form parameters
- Flat parameter structure
- All parameters available regardless of parse mode

v2 Endpoint

POST /api/v2alpha1/parse/upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

- Single 'configuration' JSON string parameter
- Hierarchical, structured configuration
- Parse mode-specific options
- Strict validation with clear error messages

Migration Steps

1. Update the Endpoint URL

Before (v1):

POST https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload

After (v2):

POST https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload

2. Replace Form Parameters with Configuration JSON

Instead of sending individual form parameters, you now send a single configuration parameter containing a JSON string.

Note: The file parameter remains unchanged - you still upload files the same way using multipart form data. Only the configuration approach has changed.

3. Migration Checklist

Before migrating, review this checklist:

• Check for always-enabled parameters: adaptive_long_table, high_res_ocr, merge_tables_across_pages_in_markdown, outlined_table_extraction are always enabled in v2
• Update page indexing: Change target_pages from 0-based to 1-based indexing
• Replace deprecated parameters: Remove gpt4o_mode, premium_mode, fast_mode, etc.
• Move language parameter: Move language to parse mode specific ocr_parameters
• Update cache parameters: Replace invalidate_cache + do_not_cache with single disable_cache
• Convert webhooks: Change from single webhook_url to webhook_configurations array
• Update prompts: Move prompt parameters to parse mode specific sections
• Test thoroughly: The alpha API may have additional breaking changes

Configuration Structure

The v2 configuration follows this structure:

{
  "client_name": "string (optional)",
  "parse_options": {
    "parse_mode": "preset|parse_with_llm|parse_with_agent|etc.",
    // Mode-specific options (see examples below)
  },
  "source_url": {
    "url": "string (optional)",
    "http_proxy": "string (optional)"
  },
  "webhook_configurations": [...],
  "input_options": {...},
  "crop_box": {...},
  "page_ranges": {...},
  "disable_cache": "boolean (optional)",
  "output_options": {...},
  "processing_control": {...}
}

Parse Mode Options

Important: You can only include the sub-object that corresponds to your chosen parse mode. For example, if you choose parse_mode: "preset", you can only include preset_options, not parse_with_llm_options.

Preset Mode

v1 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "preset=scientific" \
  -F "language=en,es" \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload"

v2 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'configuration={
    "parse_options": {
      "parse_mode": "preset",
      "preset_options": {
        "preset": "scientific",
        "ocr_parameters": {
          "languages": ["en", "es"]
        }
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload"

Parse with LLM Mode

v1 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "parse_mode=parse_page_with_llm" \
  -F "model=gpt-4o" \
  -F "user_prompt=Extract key information" \
  -F "disable_ocr=true" \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload"

v2 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'configuration={
    "parse_options": {
      "parse_mode": "parse_with_llm",
      "parse_with_llm_options": {
        "model": "gpt-4o",
        "prompts": {
          "user_prompt": "Extract key information"
        },
        "ignore": {
          "ignore_text_in_image": true
        }
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload"

External Provider Mode (Azure OpenAI)

v1 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "parse_mode=parse_page_with_lvm" \
  -F "azure_openai_endpoint=https://myresource.openai.azure.com/" \
  -F "azure_openai_deployment_name=gpt-4-vision" \
  -F "azure_openai_key=your-key" \
  -F "azure_openai_api_version=2024-02-01" \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload"

v2 Example:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'configuration={
    "parse_options": {
      "parse_mode": "parse_with_external_provider",
      "parse_with_external_provider_options": {
        "azure_openai": {
          "endpoint": "https://myresource.openai.azure.com/",
          "deployment_name": "gpt-4-vision",
          "api_key": "your-key",
          "api_version": "2024-02-01"
        }
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload"

Parameter Mapping Reference

Basic Options

v1 Parameter	v2 Location	Notes
input_url	source_url.url	Moved to structured source configuration
http_proxy	source_url.http_proxy	Same functionality
max_pages	page_ranges.max_pages	Same functionality
target_pages	page_ranges.target_pages	Breaking change: Now uses 1-based indexing (user inputs “1,2,3” instead of “0,1,2”)
invalidate_cache and do_not_cache	disable_cache	Breaking change: Single boolean combines both v1 parameters
language	parse_options.{mode}_options.ocr_parameters.languages	Same functionality

Important: In v1, target_pages used 0-based indexing (e.g., “0,1,2” for pages 1, 2, 3). In v2, it uses 1-based indexing (e.g., “1,2,3” for the same pages) to be homogenous with the rest of the platform.

Always Enabled in v2 (Breaking Changes)

The following parameters are always enabled in v2 and cannot be disabled. We’re doing this to simplify calling LlamaParse and because these options give better results:

v1 Parameter	v2 Behavior	Breaking Change
adaptive_long_table	Always true	Breaking: Cannot be disabled in v2
high_res_ocr	Always true	Breaking: Cannot be disabled in v2
merge_tables_across_pages_in_markdown	Always true	Breaking: Cannot be disabled in v2
outlined_table_extraction	Always true	Breaking: Cannot be disabled in v2

Removed/Deprecated Parameters

The following v1 parameters are not supported in v2:

v1 Parameter	v2 Status	Migration Path
use_vendor_multimodal_model	Removed (was deprecated)	Use parse_mode: "parse_with_external_provider" instead
gpt4o_mode	Removed	Use parse_mode: "parse_with_llm" with model: "gpt-4o"
gpt4o_api_key	Removed	Use parse_mode: "parse_with_external_provider" with appropriate provider config
premium_mode	Removed	Use appropriate parse mode instead
fast_mode	Removed	Use parse_mode: "parse_without_ai" for faster processing
continuous_mode	Removed	No direct equivalent
parsing_instruction	Renamed	Use parse_options.{mode}_options.prompts.user_prompt
formatting_instruction	Renamed	Use parse_options.{mode}_options.prompts.user_prompt
system_prompt	Renamed	Use parse_options.{mode}_options.prompts.system_prompt_append
bounding_box	Renamed	Use crop_box object instead
input_s3_path and input_s3_region	Removed	Not supported in v2alpha1
output_s3_path_prefix and output_s3_region	Removed	Not supported in v2alpha1

Webhook Configuration Breaking Changes

v1 Parameter	v2 Location	Notes
webhook_url	webhook_configurations[0].webhook_url	Breaking: Now an array, but only first entry is used at the moment
webhook_configurations (string)	webhook_configurations (array)	Breaking: Format changed from JSON string to structured array

Not Yet Implemented in v2

The following options exist in the v2 schema but are not yet implemented:

• ignore_strikethrough_text (exists in schema but not processed)
• input_options.pdf.password (placeholder for future implementation)

Crop Box Options

v1 Parameter	v2 Location
bbox_top	crop_box.top
bbox_bottom	crop_box.bottom
bbox_left	crop_box.left
bbox_right	crop_box.right

Input Format Options

v1 Parameter	v2 Location
html_make_all_elements_visible	input_options.html.make_all_elements_visible
html_remove_fixed_elements	input_options.html.remove_fixed_elements
html_remove_navigation_elements	input_options.html.remove_navigation_elements
disable_image_extraction	input_options.pdf.disable_image_extraction
spreadsheet_extract_sub_tables	input_options.spreadsheet.detect_sub_tables_in_sheets

Ignore Options (Parse Mode Specific)

v1 Parameter	v2 Location	Available In Modes
skip_diagonal_text	parse_options.{mode}_options.ignore.ignore_diagonal_text	All modes except preset
disable_ocr	parse_options.{mode}_options.ignore.ignore_text_in_image	All modes except preset

Output Options

v1 Parameter	v2 Location
annotate_links	output_options.markdown.annotate_links
page_prefix	output_options.markdown.pages.prefix
page_separator	output_options.markdown.pages.custom_page_separator
page_suffix	output_options.markdown.pages.suffix
hide_headers	output_options.markdown.headers_footers.hide_headers
hide_footers	output_options.markdown.headers_footers.hide_footers
compact_markdown_table	output_options.markdown.tables.compact_markdown_tables
output_tables_as_HTML	output_options.markdown.tables.output_tables_as_markdown (inverted)
guess_xlsx_sheet_name	output_options.tables_as_spreadsheet.guess_sheet_name
extract_layout	output_options.extract_layout.enable
take_screenshot	output_options.screenshots.enable
output_pdf_of_document	output_options.export_pdf.enable

Processing Control

v1 Parameter	v2 Location
job_timeout_in_seconds	processing_control.timeouts.base_in_seconds
job_timeout_extra_time_per_page_in_seconds	processing_control.timeouts.extra_time_per_page_in_seconds
page_error_tolerance	processing_control.job_failure_conditions.allowed_page_failure_ratio

Complete Migration Examples

Simple Document Parsing

v1:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "parse_mode=parse_page_with_agent" \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload"

v2:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'configuration={
    "parse_options": {
      "parse_mode": "parse_with_agent",
      "parse_with_agent_options": {}
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload"

Complex Configuration with Custom Output

v1:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F "parse_mode=parse_page_with_llm" \
  -F "model=gpt-4o" \
  -F "user_prompt=Extract financial data" \
  -F "max_pages=10" \
  -F "page_prefix=## Page " \
  -F "hide_headers=true" \
  -F "extract_layout=true" \
  -F "webhook_url=https://example.com/webhook" \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v1/parsing/upload"

v2:

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'configuration={
    "parse_options": {
      "parse_mode": "parse_with_llm",
      "parse_with_llm_options": {
        "model": "gpt-4o",
        "prompts": {
          "user_prompt": "Extract financial data"
        }
      }
    },
    "page_ranges": {
      "max_pages": 10
    },
    "output_options": {
      "markdown": {
        "pages": {
          "prefix": "## Page "
        },
        "headers_footers": {
          "hide_headers": true
        }
      },
      "extract_layout": {
        "enable": true
      }
    },
    "webhook_configurations": [{
      "webhook_url": "https://example.com/webhook",
      "webhook_events": ["parse.done"]
    }]
  }' \
  "https://api.cloud.llamaindex.ai/api/v2alpha1/parse/upload"

Python SDK Migration

v1 (llama-parse):

from llama_cloud_services import LlamaParse

parser = LlamaParse(
    api_key="llx-...",
    result_type="markdown",
    parsing_instruction="Extract key information",
    max_pages=10
)
result = parser.load_data("document.pdf")

v2 (llama-cloud-services):

from llama_cloud_services import LlamaParse

parser = LlamaParse(
    api_key="llx-...",
    preset="scientific",
    max_pages=10
)
result = parser.parse("document.pdf")

# Advanced configuration
config = {
    "parse_options": {
        "parse_mode": "parse_with_llm",
        "parse_with_llm_options": {
            "prompts": {
                "user_prompt": "Extract key information"
            }
        }
    },
    "page_ranges": {"max_pages": 10}
}

parser = LlamaParse(api_key="llx-...", configuration=config)
result = parser.parse("document.pdf")

Error Handling

v2 provides more detailed error messages:

v1 Errors:

400: Invalid parameter combination

v2 Errors:

{
  "detail": [
    {
      "type": "value_error",
      "loc": ["parse_options", "parse_with_llm_options"],
      "msg": "parse_with_llm_options can only be used with parse_mode 'parse_with_llm'",
      "input": {...}
    }
  ]
}

The v1 endpoint will remain available for the foreseeable future, so you can migrate at your own pace. However, new features and improvements will be focused on the v2 endpoint structure.