Documind Ai Structured Data Extraction

---
name: "Documind AI-Powered Structured Data Extraction from Documents"
slug: "documind-ai-structured-data-extraction"
description: "Documind is an open-source Node.js tool that uses AI to extract structured JSON data from PDFs and other documents. Define a custom schema for what you need, and Documind returns clean, typed data — supporting OpenAI and local LLM backends like Llama 3.2 Vision."
github_stars: 1468
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/DocumindHQ/documind"
category: "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework: "Custom Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "DocumindHQ/documind"
  github_stars: 1468
  npm_package: "documind"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 14
---

# Documind AI-Powered Structured Data Extraction from Documents

Documind is an open-source Node.js tool that uses AI to extract structured JSON data from PDFs and other documents. Define a custom schema for what you need, and Documind returns clean, typed data — supporting OpenAI and local LLM backends like Llama 3.2 Vision.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install ghostscript graphicsmagick
- npm install documind

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### **Node.js & NPM**
- Ensure Node.js (v18+) and NPM are installed on your system.
- **documind** requires an **.env** file to store sensitive information like your OpenAI API key.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- # On macOS
- # On Debian/Ubuntu

- Source: https://github.com/DocumindHQ/documind
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DocumindHQ/documind/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/documind-ai-structured-data-extraction/)