Document AI API reference.

Quickstart

From signup to first API call in 5 minutes. Pick a language SDK or use REST directly.

1. Get an API key

Go to abscode.com/signup. No credit card required. You'll receive free trial credit and an API key immediately.

2. Install the SDK

pip install abscode

3. Make your first call

from abscode import DocumentAI

client = DocumentAI(api_key="abs_sk_...")

result = client.ocr.extract(
    file="path/to/document.pdf"
)

print(result.text)
print(result.confidence)

Authentication

All API calls require an API key passed in the Authorization header. Keys are issued in the portal and can be rotated at any time.

curl -X POST https://api.abscode.com/v1/ocr/extract \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer abs_sk_..." \
  -F "file=@document.pdf"

Rate limits

Per-account rate limits prevent runaway costs and protect fair-use for all customers. Scale with your top-up pack.

Rate-limit headers on every response: X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset.

Error codes

All errors return a JSON body with code, message, and request_id.

OCR Full Text · POST /v1/ocr/extract

Pricing: flat per-page

Extract every word from PDFs, TIFFs, scanned images, and photos. Returns raw text, per-page confidence, and an optional searchable PDF overlay.

Request

Example

result = client.ocr.extract(
    file="document.pdf",
    languages=["en", "hi"],
    output_searchable_pdf=True
)

print(result.text)
print(result.searchable_pdf_url)

Aadhaar Masking · POST /v1/aadhaar-masking/redact

Pricing: flat per-page

Availability: India only.

UIDAI-compliant automatic Aadhaar number redaction. Detects 12-digit Aadhaar patterns and QR code regions across documents. Output preserves the original document layout.

Request

result = client.aadhaar_masking.redact(
    file="customer_kyc_pack.pdf"
)

print(result.masked_pdf_url)
print(result.redactions_count)

Extraction Basic · POST /v1/extraction/basic

Pricing: flat per-page

Pre-trained extraction for invoices, bank statements, receipts, KYC forms, contracts, payslips, lab reports, and ID documents. Returns named fields with bounding boxes.

Request

result = client.extraction.basic(
    file="invoice.pdf",
    document_type="invoice"
)

print(result.fields)
# {'invoice_number': 'INV-2026-001', 'total': 12450.00...}

Extraction Pro · POST /v1/extraction/pro

Pricing: flat per-page

Everything in Extraction Basic, plus per-field confidence scores, format validation (GSTIN, IFSC, PAN, Aadhaar VID, IBAN), and cross-field guardrails (invoice total reconciles, bank statement balances, date plausibility).

{
  "invoice_number": { "value": "INV-2026-0017", "confidence": 0.99 },
  "vendor_gstin": { "value": "27AAAAA0000A1Z5", "confidence": 0.94,
    "validation": "passed", "check_digit": "verified" },
  "total_amount": { "value": 12450.00, "confidence": 0.97,
    "reconciles_with_line_items": true },
  "guardrails": { "all_passed": true, "warnings": [] }
}

Document Analysis · POST /v1/analysis/run

Pricing: Custom, contact sales for scoping

Rule-based intelligent document review, NDA gap analysis, contract compliance, regulatory filing validation, policy adherence checks. Rules are codified per use case during onboarding, then exposed as an endpoint scoped to your account.

Jobs API (async)

For multi-page documents, batches, or any workload where synchronous response time matters less than throughput, use the async pattern:

# 1. Create job
job = client.jobs.create(api="extraction.basic")

# 2. Upload one or more documents
client.jobs.upload(job.id, file="batch_001.pdf")

# 3. Poll or receive webhook
status = client.jobs.get(job.id)

Webhooks

Register a callback URL in the portal. We POST job.completed events with a signed payload (HMAC-SHA256). Retry policy: exponential backoff for 24 hours.

{
  "event": "job.completed",
  "job_id": "job_01HZ...",
  "api": "extraction.basic",
  "result_url": "https://api.abscode.com/v1/jobs/job_01HZ.../result",
  "timestamp": "2026-06-08T05:21:11Z"
}

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