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OCR a file from URL

POST
/ocr_tasks
POST
/v1/ocr_tasks
$curl -X POST https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1/ocr_tasks \
>     -H "x-monite-version: 2024-05-25" \
>     -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d '{
>  "file_url": "file_url"
>}'
1{
2  "id": "id",
3  "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
4  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
5  "status": "processing",
6  "document_type": "invoice",
7  "recognized_data": {
8    "type": "invoice",
9    "recipient": {
10      "address": {
11        "city": "city",
12        "country": "AF",
13        "postal_code": "postal_code",
14        "state": "state",
15        "street_and_number": "street_and_number"
16      },
17      "bank_account": {
18        "bank_account_number": "bank_account_number",
19        "iban": "iban",
20        "swift_bic": "swift_bic"
21      },
22      "email": "email",
23      "name": "name",
24      "tax_number": "tax_number",
25      "vat_number": "vat_number"
26    },
27    "sender": {
28      "address": {
29        "city": "city",
30        "country": "AF",
31        "postal_code": "postal_code",
32        "state": "state",
33        "street_and_number": "street_and_number"
34      },
35      "bank_account": {
36        "bank_account_number": "bank_account_number",
37        "iban": "iban",
38        "swift_bic": "swift_bic"
39      },
40      "email": "email",
41      "name": "name",
42      "tax_number": "tax_number",
43      "vat_number": "vat_number"
44    },
45    "amount_paid": 1.1,
46    "currency": "AED",
47    "document_number": "document_number",
48    "due_date": "due_date",
49    "issue_date": "issue_date",
50    "line_items": [
51      {
52        "description": "description",
53        "line_reference": "line_reference",
54        "name": "name",
55        "quantity": 1.1,
56        "subtotal": 1.1,
57        "tax_amount": 1.1,
58        "tax_rate": 1.1,
59        "total_amount": 1.1,
60        "unit": "unit",
61        "unit_price": 1.1
62      }
63    ],
64    "payment_terms": "payment_terms",
65    "subtotal": 1.1,
66    "tax_amount": 1.1,
67    "tax_rate": 1.1,
68    "total_amount": 1.1
69  }
70}
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Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Headers

x-monite-versionstringRequired
x-monite-entity-idstringOptional
The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
file_urlstringRequired
document_typeenumOptional
Allowed values:

Response

OCR task has been accepted for execution.
idstringformat: "uuid"
created_atdatetime
updated_atdatetime
statusenum
Allowed values:
document_typeenum
Allowed values:
recognized_dataobject

Errors

400
Post OCR Tasks Request Bad Request Error
401
Post OCR Tasks Request Unauthorized Error
413
Post OCR Tasks Request Content Too Large Error
415
Post OCR Tasks Request Unsupported Media Type Error
421
Post OCR Tasks Request Misdirected Request Error
422
Post OCR Tasks Request Unprocessable Entity Error
424
Post OCR Tasks Request Failed Dependency Error
429
Post OCR Tasks Request Too Many Requests Error