PDF Import

Get Based can read any lab report PDF — any format, any lab, any language, any country. Drop the file on the dashboard and the AI extracts all your results automatically.

Before You Start

You need an AI provider configured in Settings → AI Provider. If you haven't done this yet, see AI Providers first.

How to Import

1. Open the Get Based dashboard
2. Drag your lab PDF and drop it onto the drop zone at the top of the page
3. Wait while the AI reads and analyzes the report (typically 5–20 seconds)
4. Review the import preview
5. Click Confirm to save the results

That's it. Your data appears in charts immediately after confirming.

The Import Preview

Before anything is saved, Get Based shows you exactly what it found:

• Green — Matched: Markers recognized and mapped to a known biomarker (e.g., glucose, TSH, ferritin)
• Blue — New: Markers not in the built-in list, auto-created as custom markers with AI-suggested names and reference ranges
• Yellow — Unmatched: Results the AI found but could not confidently identify — these are skipped

Review the preview carefully. You can dismiss the import if something looks wrong and try again.

Any language, any format

Get Based handles reports from any country. The AI understands marker names in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and many other languages, and maps them to the correct biomarkers regardless of the name used.

What Gets Extracted

Get Based tracks 287+ biomarkers across 15 categories:

• Biochemistry (glucose, liver enzymes, kidney markers, electrolytes)
• Hormones (testosterone, estradiol, cortisol, DHEA, insulin, and more)
• Lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL, ratios)
• Hematology (CBC, red and white cell indices)
• Thyroid (TSH, T3, T4, antibodies)
• And 10 more categories

Markers not in the built-in schema are automatically created as custom markers and tracked alongside the built-in ones.

Privacy During Import

Your PDF is processed locally first. Personal information (name, address, date of birth, ID numbers) is stripped out before anything is sent to your AI provider. See PII Obfuscation for full details on how this works.

Common Questions

Can I import the same PDF twice? If you import a report for a date that already has data, the new values are merged with existing ones for that date. Existing values are not overwritten.

What if results are missing from the preview? Some PDFs use image-based scans rather than text. The AI can only extract text that pdf.js can read. Try a PDF exported directly from your lab's portal rather than a scanned photo if possible.

Can I undo an import? Not directly after confirming, but you can export your data as JSON before importing (as a backup), or use Settings → Backup & Restore to roll back to an automatic snapshot.