Default parsing configurations

Introduction

Reducto applies a set of default parsing configurations to every request. These defaults are designed to cover the most common document types and workflows, so you can start parsing without specifying every parameter in your API calls. By understanding the defaults, you can:

Avoid sending long, repetitive configuration lists with each request
Decide when to override a setting for your specific use case
Use parse output as the foundation for extraction, making it a good place to debug issues

This page lists the defaults, explains their purpose, and shows how to override them when needed.

Default configurations (Parse)

Start with defaults. Add overrides only where your workflow requires different behavior.

Basic options

Setting	Default	Description
options.ocr_mode	standard	Whether or not to use Agentic OCR.
options.extraction_mode	ocr	Extraction source for text content.
options.chunking.chunk_mode	variable	Chunking strategy for parsed text.
options.table_summary.enabled	false	Include AI-generated table summaries.
options.figure_summary.enabled	false	Include AI-generated figure/image summaries.
options.filter_blocks	[]	Block types to exclude from output.
options.force_url_result	false	Force returning result via URL (vs inline JSON).

Advanced options

Setting	Default	Description
advanced_options.ocr_system	highres	OCR system preset.
advanced_options.table_output_format	html	Table rendering format in output.
advanced_options.merge_tables	false	Merge adjacent tables on a page.
advanced_options.include_formula_information	false	Include spreadsheet formula details.
advanced_options.continue_hierarchy	true	Preserve document hierarchy across chunks.
advanced_options.large_table_chunking.enabled	true	Split very large tables into chunks.
advanced_options.large_table_chunking.size	50	Max rows per large-table chunk.
advanced_options.spreadsheet_table_clustering	default	Splits up tables inside tables with multiple.
advanced_options.add_page_markers	false	Insert page boundary markers into text.
advanced_options.remove_text_formatting	false	Strip bold/italics and text styling.
advanced_options.return_ocr_data	false	Return low-level OCR words/lines data.
advanced_options.filter_line_numbers	false	Remove leading line numbers.
advanced_options.read_comments	false	Parses comments from the PDF.
advanced_options.persist_results	false	Persist outputs for later retrieval.
advanced_options.exclude_hidden_sheets	false	Skip hidden sheets in spreadsheets.
advanced_options.exclude_hidden_rows_cols	false	Skip hidden rows/columns in spreadsheets.
advanced_options.enable_change_tracking	false	Detects strikethrough and underlines, and adds scripts.

Experimental options

Setting	Default	Description
experimental_options.enrich.enabled	false	Enable post-parse enrichment pass.
experimental_options.enrich.mode	standard	Block types to be enriched.
experimental_options.native_office_conversion	false	Use Windows VM instead of LibreOffice to convert files.
experimental_options.enable_checkboxes	false	Detect and return checkbox fields.
experimental_options.enable_equations	false	Detect and return math equations.
experimental_options.rotate_pages	true	Auto-rotate misoriented pages.
experimental_options.rotate_figures	false	Auto-rotate figures/images. This is separate from page rotation.
experimental_options.enable_scripts	false	Detect and return subscripts and superscripts.
experimental_options.return_figure_images	false	Return figure images.
experimental_options.return_table_images	false	Return table images.
experimental_options.layout_model	default	Layout analysis model. Beta is newer.
experimental_options.embed_text_metadata_pdf	false	Write OCR text layer back into returned PDF.
experimental_options.danger_filter_wide_boxes	false	Do not use. Filter overly wide bounding boxes.

Defaults in action

Both of these calls are equivalent — the first sets every default explicitly, while the second relies on built-in defaults.

Explicit configuration example

result = client.parse.run(
    document_url=SAMPLE_URL,
    options={
        "ocr_mode": "standard",
        "extraction_mode": "ocr",
        "table_summary": {"enabled": False},
        "figure_summary": {"enabled": False},
    },
    advanced_options={
        "ocr_system": "highres",
        "table_output_format": "html",
        "continue_hierarchy": True,
        "large_table_chunking": {"enabled": True, "size": 50},
    },
    experimental_options={
        "rotate_pages": True,
        "layout_model": "default",
    },
    priority=True
)

Default configuration example

result = client.parse.run(document_url=SAMPLE_URL)

When to Override Defaults

Most of the time, you can rely on the default configurations. However, use cases and document formats vary widely, here are a few examples:

Disable page auto-rotation
If you don’t expect scans or skewed content, you can disable rotate_pages for a reduction in latency.
Return figures and tables
Helpful for research papers or scientific documents where charts and illustrations are common. Enable return_figure_images and return_table_images.
Different languages
Use multilingual mode for ocr_system for documents that have non-Germanic languages.

Refer to our parsing best practices for more examples.

Next Steps

Learn more about all available parameters in the Parse API Reference.
Try different configurations interactively in the Studio Playground.
Continue to Extraction to see how parse output is used as the foundation for structured data.

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Default parsing configurations

Introduction

Default configurations (Parse)

Defaults in action

When to Override Defaults

Next Steps

​Introduction

​Default configurations (Parse)

​Defaults in action

​When to Override Defaults

​Next Steps

Introduction

Default configurations (Parse)

Defaults in action

When to Override Defaults

Next Steps