# Jina Reader

> Converts any URL into LLM-friendly Markdown by prefixing it with https://r.jina.ai/.

- id: `jina-reader`
- category: APIs (`apis`)
- url: https://jina.ai/reader
- repo: https://github.com/jina-ai/reader
- status: active
- license: Apache-2.0
- tags: url-to-markdown, web-reading, grounding
- auth: none
- access notes: GET https://r.jina.ai/<url>; optional API key for higher rate limits.
- sources: https://github.com/jina-ai/reader , https://jina.ai/reader
- added: 2026-10-02
- updated: 2026-10-02
- last verified: 2026-10-02
- featured in: Web search APIs for agents (https://indexagentica.com/compare/web-search-apis/); Research agent stack (https://indexagentica.com/stacks/research-agent/)
- maintainer: Jina AI
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/jina-reader/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/jina-reader.json

Usable without a key at a base rate limit; adding a Jina API key raises the limit.