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# Extract structured data

> Extract structured fields from a document with a JSON Schema, or reuse a completed Parse. Read the returned values and follow pending jobs.

Extract needs a document and a schema. A schema describes the fields and types you want returned.

## Extract directly from a document

Use direct Extract when you have a file and want structured data in one request. Direct Extract does not require a Parse ID.

Set `UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY` to your API key and replace the file path. To run the Python or TypeScript example, first install the [Python SDK](/transform/sdk-python) or [TypeScript SDK](/transform/sdk-typescript).

```bash wrap theme={null}
export UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY="your-api-key"
```

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
    ```python wrap theme={null}
    from unstructured_transform_client import TransformClient

    schema = {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {"invoice_number": {"type": "string"}},
        "required": ["invoice_number"],
        "additionalProperties": False,
    }

    with TransformClient() as client:
        result = client.extract.from_document(input="document.pdf", schema=schema)
        print(result)
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="TypeScript">
    ```typescript wrap theme={null}
    import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
    import { TransformClient, isAccepted } from "unstructured-transform-client";

    const client = new TransformClient();
    const file = new File([await readFile("document.pdf")], "document.pdf");
    const schema = {
      type: "object",
      properties: { invoice_number: { type: "string" } },
      required: ["invoice_number"],
      additionalProperties: false,
    };

    const outcome = await client.extract.fromDocument({ input: file, schema });
    if (isAccepted(outcome)) {
      console.log("Extract job ID:", outcome.body.id);
    } else {
      console.log(outcome.body.extractedData?.[0]?.data);
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="cURL">
    ```bash wrap theme={null}
    curl https://transform.unstructured.io/api/v2/extract \
      -H "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
      -F "input=@document.pdf" \
      --form-string 'schema={"type":"object","properties":{"invoice_number":{"type":"string"}}}'
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Extract from a completed Parse

Reuse a Parse when you want to extract different fields from content you already processed. Set `PARSE_ID` to its completed result's `id`. The cURL example also requires `jq`.

```bash wrap theme={null}
export PARSE_ID="your-completed-parse-id"
```

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Python">
    ```python wrap theme={null}
    import os
    from unstructured_transform_client import TransformClient

    schema = {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {"invoice_number": {"type": "string"}},
        "required": ["invoice_number"],
        "additionalProperties": False,
    }

    with TransformClient() as client:
        result = client.extract.run(parse_id=os.environ["PARSE_ID"], schema=schema)
        print(result)
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="TypeScript">
    ```typescript wrap theme={null}
    import { TransformClient, isAccepted } from "unstructured-transform-client";

    const client = new TransformClient();
    const parseId = process.env.PARSE_ID;
    if (!parseId) {
      throw new Error("Set PARSE_ID to a completed Parse result's id.");
    }
    const schema = {
      type: "object",
      properties: { invoice_number: { type: "string" } },
      required: ["invoice_number"],
      additionalProperties: false,
    };

    const outcome = await client.extract.run({ parseId, schema });
    if (isAccepted(outcome)) {
      console.log("Extract job ID:", outcome.body.id);
    } else {
      console.log(outcome.body.extractedData?.[0]?.data);
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="cURL">
    ```bash wrap theme={null}
    curl https://transform.unstructured.io/api/v2/extract \
      -H "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      --data "$(jq -n --arg id "$PARSE_ID" '{parse_id: $id, schema: {"type":"object","properties":{"invoice_number":{"type":"string"}}}}')"
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Use JSON for `parse_id` requests and multipart form data for `input` or `file_id`. Send one document source per request. If the document source is missing or the fields conflict, correct the request. See [error codes and fixes](/transform/recovery).

See [Chain Parse and Extract](/transform/chaining) for the complete sequence.

## Read the result

For a completed HTTP 200 result, read `extracted_data[i].data`. The [captured response](/transform/extract-response) contains `invoice_number: "DEMO-001"` and `total: 10.0`.

HTTP 202 means the job continues. Keep the complete `Location` URL, including its query parameters, and follow [request progress](/transform/jobs). Do not reconstruct an extraction retrieval URL from the job ID alone.

See [schema guidance](/transform/extract-schema) and the [endpoint reference](/transform/api/extractRun).


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