> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.chatbees.ai/chatbees/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.chatbees.ai/chatbees/api-references/document-operations/summarize-document.md).

# Summarize Document

After a document is uploaded, you can get a summary of the document. `summarize_document()` method returns a plain-text summary of the document.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```
POST /docs/summary HTTP/1.1
Api-Key: my_api_key
Content-Type: application/json
Host: my_account_id.us-west-2.aws.chatbees.ai

{
  "namespace_name": "string",
  "collection_name": "string",
  "doc_name": "string"
}

Response:
{
  "summary": "string"
}

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```
import chatbees as cb

# Configure API key
cb.init(api_key="my_api_key", account_id="my_account_id")

summary = cb.collection('llm_research').summarize_document('file.pdf')
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}