Jina Reader
Turns any URL into LLM-friendly text: put https://r.jina.ai/ in front of a URL. · Jina AI · AI
Overview
Jina Reader needs no sign-up for basic use. An API key raises the limits and starts with a free token balance.
Good fit
Use when you need a fast, zero-setup way to read web pages into an LLM.
- scripts
- AI agents
- prototypes
Not a fit
Avoid for heavy crawling; use a crawler with clear quotas.
- bulk crawling
Quickstart · 3 steps
- Open https://r.jina.ai/<your URL> in a browser or with curl.
- For higher limits, get a free API key.
- Send the key in the Authorization header.
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