---
title: "Apache Tika Document Extractor"
description: "Wraps Apache Tika Server REST API for extracting structured text from PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, and 1,200+ file formats. Outputs clean markdown with metadata preservation using Tika /rmeta/text endpoint and recursive parsing mode."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/apache/tika"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Codex"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "apache/tika"
  github_stars: 3695
---

# Apache Tika Document Extractor

Wraps Apache Tika Server REST API for extracting structured text from PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, and 1,200+ file formats. Outputs clean markdown with metadata preservation using Tika /rmeta/text endpoint and recursive parsing mode.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/apache-tika-document-extractor/)