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Full text extraction for search indexing and analytics.

“TiKA” is less common than generic terms like “streaming server” or “Origin server.” This comparison assumes TiKA acts as an intelligent media origin with tokenized authentication and fragment handling (e.g., for HLS/DASH). tikaserverendpointscompared

Use /tika if you are feeding the output directly into a system that only cares about raw text (like a primitive search engine) and you want to minimize JSON parsing overhead on the client side. Full text extraction for search indexing and analytics

| Feature | /tika | /rmeta | /unpack | /detect | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Plain Text / XHTML | JSON Object | ZIP Archive | MIME Type String | | Metadata Included? | Only in Headers | Yes (in JSON) | Yes (in Manifest) | No | | Handles Embedded Files? | Merges text | Recursively parses | Extracts binaries | N/A | | Response Format | Text/XML | JSON | application/zip | Text | | Typical Use Case | Search Indexing | Data Enrichment | Forensics/Archiving | Validation | | Feature | /tika | /rmeta | /unpack

Returns a JSON array where each object represents a single part of the document (the main file plus each embedded file).