Unstructured API Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Unstructured API hosting and run a private document-to-JSON processing endpoint on your own server, so your documents never go through a third-party hosted service. xCloud generates a 48-character API key enforced on every processing request, brings up the pinned 0.1.2 image, and publishes the API over HTTPS on your domain — nothing to configure by hand.

Deploy your Unstructured API

No terminal
No technical skills needed
No lock-in, cancel anytime

From Sign-Up to a Live Document API In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting Unstructured API normally means a very large image pull, a generated API key, a domain and a certificate before the first document converts. This is the same result without assembling any of it by hand.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Unstructured API from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and submit — there are no extra fields; xCloud generates the API key. The image is large, so the first install takes extra time.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Unstructured API 0.1.2 image by immutable digest, require the generated API key on the unstructured-api-key header for every processing request, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain with the container bound to localhost.
Step 03
Send Your First Request
Copy the API URL and key from the credentials panel and send a request, for example POST https://your-domain/general/v0/general with files=@sample.txt and strategy=fast, passing the key in the unstructured-api-key header.

Everything Unstructured API Does, On Your Own Server

Unstructured API runs in full here — the same partitioning, chunking and strategy options as the hosted version, with your documents staying on infrastructure you control.

Documents Into Structured JSON
Titles, narrative text, list items, tables and more, with page numbers and parent relationships preserved.
Built For RAG And Search Pipelines
Feed retrieval, search and LLM ingestion pipelines from your own infrastructure instead of a hosted service.
A Strategy Per Request
Choose fast for text-based files, hi_res for layout-aware parsing, or ocr_only for scanned documents.
Every Request Requires Your Key
Anonymous and wrong keys are rejected with 401 on every processing call.
Optional Chunking
basic and by_title chunking produce embedding-ready output without a separate processing step.
Stateless By Design
Uploaded files and results are not kept as application data, and the API key survives an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Document Processing 24/7

Managed hosting for Unstructured API, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Unstructured API 0.1.2 deployed instantly
Official pinned image digest
Generated API key
Container bound to localhost
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Unstructured API hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 16 GB

Cloud VPS 24 GB

More cores and memory for hi_res parsing and concurrent jobs.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Unstructured API itself is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Document API?

Unstructured API hosting on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What does Unstructured API do?

It partitions documents — PDFs, images, Office files, plain text and more — into structured JSON elements such as titles, narrative text, list items and tables, ready to index, chunk and send to LLMs. This template deploys version 0.1.2.

How do I sign in?

There is no web UI. Use the generated API key in the unstructured-api-key request header; the key is shown in the installation credentials alongside the API URL.

What runs alongside it?

Nothing. It is a single container behind xCloud's HTTPS proxy, with no database and no other private services.

What should I back up?

No application data is stored on the server. Keep your API key in your client configuration and your source documents and outputs in your own systems.

Backups in xCloud

What are the server requirements?

The reviewed template asks for 2 CPU cores, 4096 MB of RAM and 45 GB of disk as a floor — the image is very large (about 16.5 GB uncompressed) and Docker needs roughly 26 GB of working space while pulling it. This page sells the 16 GB tier as the entry rung, since a 4 GB floor leaves too little room on a 6 GB box once the operating system is up.

Why is the disk requirement 45 GB?

The x86_64 image bundles large GPU runtime libraries, and Docker needs about 26 GB of working space while pulling and unpacking it, on top of what the running container itself uses.

How do I rotate the API key?

Update UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY in the Environment editor, restart the application, and update every API client with the new key at the same time.

Does the API key rate-limit requests?

No. It authenticates requests but does not throttle them, so avoid exposing high-cost strategies such as hi_res or ocr_only to untrusted clients.

Which processing strategy should I use?

Pass strategy=fast explicitly for text-based files on small servers. strategy=auto can escalate text-less PDFs to hi_res, which loads layout models and needs roughly 1.5-3 GB more RAM.

Is Unstructured API free?

Yes. Unstructured API is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license. xCloud charges for the managed server it runs on, not for the software itself.

Can I self-host Unstructured API with this template?

Yes — that is exactly what this template deploys. It brings up the pinned 0.1.2 image, requires a generated API key on every processing request, and publishes it over HTTPS on your domain instead of assembled by hand.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update Unstructured API?

No. The template pins Unstructured API 0.1.2 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release. Read the upstream release notes and retest key rejection and a sample extraction before changing versions.

Is xCloud officially partnered with Unstructured API?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the Unstructured API project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source Unstructured API project.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.