# Azure Document Intelligence API Version Options in MarkItDown

> Explore Azure Document Intelligence API version options in MarkItDown. Learn how to select specific versions using the docintel API version parameter for custom setups.

- Repository: [Microsoft/markitdown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown)
- Tags: api-reference
- Published: 2026-04-11

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**MarkItDown defaults to Azure Document Intelligence API version `2024-07-31-preview`, but allows you to specify any supported version via the `docintel_api_version` parameter when initializing the converter.**

The `microsoft/markitdown` library integrates with Azure Document Intelligence (formerly Form Recognizer) to convert complex documents like PDFs into markdown. Because Azure regularly releases new API versions with enhanced model capabilities, MarkItDown provides flexible configuration options to target specific API endpoints rather than forcing a static version.

## Default Azure Document Intelligence API Version

When you instantiate `MarkItDown`