Run Extract Sync

POST /extract/sync

Run extract based on the passed in request parameters

This is a synchronous API endpoint. The request waits for the extraction process to complete and returns the result directly in the response.

Request

Headers

An API Key is required to access this endpoint.

Name	Value
x-api-key	your_api_key

Params

Either file or URL is required but not both. See Accepted File Types.

Name	Type	Description
file	file	File used for extraction
url	string	URL of the document used for extraction
schema	JSON (optional)	JSON schema
excludeOCRResult	boolean	Excludes OCR result from the response. Defaults to false
maintainFormat	boolean	Maintains format from the previous page. Defaults to false
pageRange	number[]	Only run on a specific page range. Defaults to all pages. Ex: pageRange=[1,2,3] will run on the first three pages.
extractPerPage	boolean	Runs the extraction on each page and returns an array of results. Good for applications with lots of repeated content. Defaults to false
webhookId	string (optional)	Unique ID for the webhook

Example JSON Schema

This is a JSON Schema, which defines the structure and validation rules for the JSON. For more examples and details, see JSON Schema Examples.

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "bill_to": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The name of person who receives the invoice"
        },
        "ship_to": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The location of the person who receives the invoice"
        },
        "balance_due": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "The total balance due"
        }
    }
}

Response

The API returns the response in JSON format.

The request will return a 200 with the result.

Example

200

{
  "result": {
    "ocr": {
      "pages": [
        {
          "page": 1,
          "content": "## SuperStore\\n\\n**INVOICE**  \\n# 47905\\n\\n**Date:**  \\nSep 13 2012\\n\\n**Ship Mode:**  \\nFirst Class\\n\\n**Balance Due:**  \\n$23,581.71\\n\\n---\\n\\n**Bill To:**  \\nAaron Hawkins\\n\\n**Ship To:**  \\nKamina, Katanga,  \\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo\\n\\n| Item                             | Quantity | Rate     | Amount     |\\n|----------------------------------|----------|----------|------------|\\n| Apple Smart Phone, Full Size     | 6        | $3,817.26 | $22,903.56 |\\n| Phones, Technology, TEC-PH-3148  |          |          |            |\\n\\n**Subtotal:** $22,903.56  \\n**Shipping:** $678.15  \\n**Total:** $23,581.71\\n\\n---\\n\\n**Notes:**  \\nThanks for your business!\\n\\n**Terms:**  \\nOrder ID : CG-2012-AH1003033-41165",
          "contentLength": 683
        }
      ],
      "fileName": "invoice_aaron20hawkins_47905",
      "inputTokens": 828,
      "outputTokens": 198,
      "completionTime": 6460
    },
    "extracted": {
      "bill_to": "Aaron Hawkins",
      "ship_to": "Kamina, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo",
      "balance_due": 23581.71
    },
    "inputTokens": 284,
    "outputTokens": 30
  }
}

400

{
  "error": "Invalid request"
}