Troubleshooting document table issues in MAIA

For technical details on how MAIA processes tables, see our MAIA Tables Reference.

When MAIA can't find or properly display tables from your documents, follow these troubleshooting steps:

Problem 1: MAIA says "table not found" / doesn’t show table upon request

Step 1: try page-specific queries

Instead of: "Show me Table 4.1"

Try: "Show me the table on page 15"

Step 2: get complete page content

If table still doesn't appear: "Give me the complete content of page 15 1-1"

Step 3: describe the content

Instead of: "The appendix table"

Try: "Table with quarterly sales data" or "cost breakdown table"

Step 4: add context

Try: "The comparison table in the methodology section"

Step 5: upload table separately

1. Copy the table in any actual table format (CSV, markdown, TSV)

2. Paste into a new .txt file

3. Upload to MAIA

4. Query the new file

Result: You should now be able to access the table data.

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Problem 2: MAIA shows incomplete table results

Step 1: request complete data

Ask: "Show me the complete table with [topic] data"

Step 2: query by row ranges

If still cut off:

1. Ask: "Show me rows 1-100 of this table"

2. Then: "Show me rows 100-200"

3. Continue until complete

Step 3: handle multi-page tables

Ask: "Show me all tables about [topic]" to get complete data sets

Result: You should get the full table content.

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Problem 3: table appears unformatted or messy

Step 1: request clean formatting

Ask: "Show this as a proper table" or "Format this table clearly"

Step 2: request specific export format

Try: "Export this as CSV format" or "Show as markdown table"

Step 3: ask for structured output

Try: "Show this table with clear column headers and rows"

Result: Table should display in readable format.

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Problem 4: tables in scanned documents not detected

Step 1: verify analysis mode

Ensure you're using Premium Mode (Advanced Analytics) for scanned PDFs

Step 2: try page content extraction

Ask: "What content do you see on page [X]?"

Step 3: use universal table trick

If table is visible but not detected, copy and paste into .txt file

Result: Scanned tables should be accessible.

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Still having issues? Write to support@getmaia.ai.