ActionMistral AIUpdated September 2026

How do I OCR a document with Mistral?

Short answer: You can mistral ocr (document → markdown) in Mistral AI by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Mistral AI Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) in Mistral AI — start free All 6 Mistral AI actions

Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) in Mistral AI — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Model model	options	Required	Model. Options: Mistral OCR (latest)
Document URL document_url	string	Required	Public URL to a PDF or image
Include Image Base64 include_image_base64	options	Optional	Include Image Base64. Options: No, Yes (returns extracted images)

Sample request

{
  "model": "{{trigger.model}}",
  "document_url": "https://example.com/report.pdf",
  "include_image_base64": "{{trigger.include_image_base64}}"
}

Returns

{
  "model": "mistral-ocr-latest",
  "pages": [
    {
      "index": 0,
      "images": [],
      "markdown": "# Report\n\nSection 1...",
      "dimensions": {
        "width": 1224,
        "height": 1584
      }
    }
  ],
  "usage_info": {
    "doc_size_bytes": 50000,
    "pages_processed": 1
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown).

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Mistral AI

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Mistral AI

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown).

What does the Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) action do in Mistral AI?

Mistral's specialised OCR model — converts PDFs/images to clean Markdown preserving headings, tables, multi-column layout. Better than general vision-LLM OCR for structured document processing.

What inputs does Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) require?

Required: Model, Document URL. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Mistral AI returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Mistral AI returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) support batch operations?

Run Mistral OCR (Document → Markdown) inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Mistral AI's rate limits.

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