1. Create extraction

POST /createExtraction

Initiates a new document extraction process. This endpoint allows you to define an extraction with specific fields, options, and configurations. Once created, you can use the returned extractionId to upload files for processing.

Postman Collection

For a complete and interactive set of API requests, please refer to our Postman Integrationcollection.

Server URL

https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Body

Name	Type	Required	Description	Dedicated page
name	string	true	A descriptive name for the extraction.
description	string	false	A description for the extraction.
language	string	true	Document's language for accurate extraction.	Supported Languages
options	object	false	Additional processing options.	Options
fields	object	true	An array of objects, each specifying a field to extract.	Fields

To fully customize your data extraction request, understanding the fields parameter is crucial. This parameter allows you to specify exactly what information you want to extract, with options for string, object, and array types to match your data structure needs.

📋Fields

Customize your extraction process with additional options such as table analysis and handwritten text recognition.

⚙️Options

Body Example

{
    "extractionDetails": { 
        "name": "CVs Extraction",
        "description": "...",
        "language": "English",
        "options": {
            "hasTable": false,
            "handwrittenTextRecognition": false,
            "checkboxRecognition": false
        },
        "fields": [
            {
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "key": "name"
            },
            {
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "key": "surname"
            },
            {
                "description": "",
                "example": "",
                "key": "phone_number"
            },
            {
                "description": "last job title name",
                "example": "Programmer",
                "key": "last_job_position"
            },
            {
                "description": "the number of years in numbers",
                "example": "6",
                "key": "years_of_experience"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Code Example

JavaScript

const axios = require('axios');

/**
 * Initiates a new document extraction process with the provided details.
 * 
 * @param {string} token - The authorization token for API access.
 * @param {Object} extractionDetails - The details of the extraction to be created.
 * @returns {Promise<Object>} The promise that resolves to the API response with the new extraction ID.
 */
async function createExtraction(token, extractionDetails) {
    const url = "https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/createExtraction";

    try {
        const response = await axios.post(url, {
            extractionDetails
        }, {
            headers: {
                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
            }
        });

        // Handling response
        return response.data; // Directly return the parsed JSON response
    } catch (error) {
        // Handling errors
        throw error.response ? error.response.data : new Error('An unknown error occurred');
    }
}

async function main() {
    const token = 'apiKey';
    const extractionDetails = {
        "name": "CVs Extraction",
        "description": "...",
        "language": "English",
        "options": {
            "hasTable": false,
            "handwrittenTextRecognition": false
        },
        "fields": [
            { "description": "", "example": "", "key": "name" },
            { "description": "", "example": "", "key": "surname" },
            { "description": "", "example": "", "key": "phone_number" },
            { "description": "last job title name", "example": "Programmer", "key": "last_job_position" },
            { "description": "the number of years in numbers", "example": "6", "key": "years_of_experience" }
        ]
    };

    try {
        const response = await createExtraction(token, extractionDetails);
        console.log("New Extraction Created:", response);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error("Failed to create new extraction:", error);
    }
}

main();

Python

import requests


def create_extraction(token, extraction_details):
    url = "https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/createExtraction"
    headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}

    try:
        response = requests.post(url, json=extraction_details, headers=headers)
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raises an HTTPError if the response status code is 4XX/5XX
        return response.json()  # Returns the parsed JSON response
    except requests.RequestException as e:
        # Handles any requests-related errors
        print(e)
        return None


# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    token = "apiKey"
    extraction_details = {
        "extractionDetails": {
            "name": "CVs Extraction",
            "description": "...",
            "language": "English",
            "options": {"hasTable": False, "handwrittenTextRecognition": False},
            "fields": [
                {"description": "", "example": "", "key": "name"},
                {"description": "", "example": "", "key": "surname"},
                {"description": "", "example": "", "key": "phone_number"},
                {
                    "description": "last job title name",
                    "example": "Programmer",
                    "key": "last_job_position",
                },
                {
                    "description": "the number of years in numbers",
                    "example": "6",
                    "key": "years_of_experience",
                },
            ],
        }
    }

    response = create_extraction(token, extraction_details)
    print("New Extraction Created:", response)

PHP

<?php

/**
 * Initiates a new document extraction process with the provided details.
 * 
 * @param string $token The authorization token for API access.
 * @param array $extractionDetails The details of the extraction to be created.
 * @return mixed The API response with the new extraction ID or an error message.
 */
function createExtraction($token, $extractionDetails) {
    $url = 'https://api.extracta.ai/api/v1/createExtraction';

    // Initialize cURL session
    $ch = curl_init($url);

    // Prepare the payload
    $payload = json_encode(['extractionDetails' => $extractionDetails]);

    // Set cURL options
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . $token,
    ]);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);

    try {
        // Execute cURL session
        $response = curl_exec($ch);

        // Check for cURL errors
        if (curl_errno($ch)) {
            throw new Exception('Curl error: ' . curl_error($ch));
        }

        // For simplicity, returning the decoded response for now
        return $response;
    } catch (Exception $e) {
        // Handle exceptions or errors here
        return 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
    } finally {
        // Always close the cURL session
        curl_close($ch);
    }
}

// Example usage
$token = 'apiKey';
$extractionDetails = [
    "name" => "CVs Extraction",
    "description" => "...",
    "language" => "English",
    "options" => [
        "hasTable" => false,
        "handwrittenTextRecognition" => false
    ],
    "fields" => [
        ["description" => "", "example" => "", "key" => "name"],
        ["description" => "", "example" => "", "key" => "surname"],
        ["description" => "", "example" => "", "key" => "phone_number"],
        ["description" => "last job title name", "example" => "Programmer", "key" => "last_job_position"],
        ["description" => "the number of years in numbers", "example" => "6", "key" => "years_of_experience"]
    ]
];

try {
    $response = createExtraction($token, $extractionDetails);
    echo $response;
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Failed to create new extraction: " . $e->getMessage();
}

?>

Responses

200

{
    "status": "created",
    "createdAt": 1712547789609,
    "extractionId": "extractionId"
}

400

{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "Language is required"
}

500

{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "Error creating extraction"
}