Why use the managed service

Running the API server yourself means operating infrastructure. A managed service removes that:

No infrastructure to run. No servers, GPUs, scaling, upgrades, or operational monitoring — it is hosted and maintained for you.
Simple integration. It exposes the same REST API as the self-hosted server, so wiring it into applications and AI agents is just an HTTP call — point your client at the managed endpoint and go. Client code stays portable: typically you only swap the base URL and supply your API key.
Same Docling conversion. The same document understanding and output formats as the open-source library and server.

Available managed services

Docling for IBM watsonx

A fully managed, hosted instance of the Docling service, exposing the same REST API described in these pages. You provide the service URL and an API key, then call it like any other endpoint.

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