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Extract structured fields from proforma invoice documents.

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Extract Proforma Invoice Data

Finance teams use this recipe to extract Proforma Invoice fields into structured JSON for accounts receivable, accounts payable, tax, and ERP workflows.

APIs Used

Document Extraction (1 credit per page)

Prerequisites

You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at platform.iterationlayer.com during the 7-day trial.

For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the Iteration Layer Integration Guide.

Implementation

curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/document-extraction/v1/extract \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "proforma-invoice.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/proforma-invoice-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "seller_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Seller, supplier, or issuer name"
      },
      {
        "name": "buyer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Buyer, customer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "document_number",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Invoice or fiscal document number"
      },
      {
        "name": "issue_date",
        "type": "DATE",
        "description": "Issue date"
      },
      {
        "name": "line_items",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Line items, services, or taxable supplies",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Item or service description"
          },
          {
            "name": "quantity",
            "type": "DECIMAL",
            "description": "Quantity"
          },
          {
            "name": "unit_price",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Unit price"
          },
          {
            "name": "line_total",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Line total"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "total_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Total payable amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
}'
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";

const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const result = await client.extractDocument({
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "proforma-invoice.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/proforma-invoice-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "seller_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Seller, supplier, or issuer name"
      },
      {
        "name": "buyer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Buyer, customer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "document_number",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Invoice or fiscal document number"
      },
      {
        "name": "issue_date",
        "type": "DATE",
        "description": "Issue date"
      },
      {
        "name": "line_items",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Line items, services, or taxable supplies",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Item or service description"
          },
          {
            "name": "quantity",
            "type": "DECIMAL",
            "description": "Quantity"
          },
          {
            "name": "unit_price",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Unit price"
          },
          {
            "name": "line_total",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Line total"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "total_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Total payable amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
});
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer

client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.extract_document(**{
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "proforma-invoice.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/proforma-invoice-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "seller_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Seller, supplier, or issuer name"
      },
      {
        "name": "buyer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Buyer, customer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "document_number",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Invoice or fiscal document number"
      },
      {
        "name": "issue_date",
        "type": "DATE",
        "description": "Issue date"
      },
      {
        "name": "line_items",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Line items, services, or taxable supplies",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Item or service description"
          },
          {
            "name": "quantity",
            "type": "DECIMAL",
            "description": "Quantity"
          },
          {
            "name": "unit_price",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Unit price"
          },
          {
            "name": "line_total",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Line total"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "total_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Total payable amount"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
})
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
	client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

	result, err := client.ExtractDocument(il.ExtractDocumentRequest{
		Files: []il.FileInput{
			il.FileInput{
				Type: "url",
				Name: "proforma-invoice.pdf",
				Url: "https://example.com/documents/proforma-invoice-sample.pdf",
			},
		},
		Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
			Fields: []any{
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "seller_name",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Seller, supplier, or issuer name",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "buyer_name",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Buyer, customer, or recipient name",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "document_number",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Invoice or fiscal document number",
				},
				il.DateFieldConfig{
					Name: "issue_date",
					Type: "DATE",
					Description: "Issue date",
				},
				il.ArrayFieldConfig{
					Name: "line_items",
					Type: "ARRAY",
					Description: "Line items, services, or taxable supplies",
					Fields: []any{
						il.TextFieldConfig{
							Name: "description",
							Type: "TEXT",
							Description: "Item or service description",
						},
						il.DecimalFieldConfig{
							Name: "quantity",
							Type: "DECIMAL",
							Description: "Quantity",
						},
						il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
							Name: "unit_price",
							Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
							Description: "Unit price",
						},
						il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
							Name: "line_total",
							Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
							Description: "Line total",
						},
					},
				},
				il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
					Name: "tax_amount",
					Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
					Description: "Tax amount",
				},
				il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
					Name: "total_amount",
					Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
					Description: "Total payable amount",
				},
				il.CurrencyCodeFieldConfig{
					Name: "currency",
					Type: "CURRENCY_CODE",
					Description: "Currency code",
				},
			},
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	_ = result
}
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        "schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
        "schemaJson": "{\n  \"fields\": [\n    {\n      \"name\": \"seller_name\",\n      \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n      \"description\": \"Seller, supplier, or issuer name\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"buyer_name\",\n      \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n      \"description\": \"Buyer, customer, or recipient name\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"document_number\",\n      \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n      \"description\": \"Invoice or fiscal document number\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"issue_date\",\n      \"type\": \"DATE\",\n      \"description\": \"Issue date\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"line_items\",\n      \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n      \"description\": \"Line items, services, or taxable supplies\",\n      \"fields\": [\n        {\n          \"name\": \"description\",\n          \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n          \"description\": \"Item or service description\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"name\": \"quantity\",\n          \"type\": \"DECIMAL\",\n          \"description\": \"Quantity\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"name\": \"unit_price\",\n          \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n          \"description\": \"Unit price\"\n        },\n        {\n          \"name\": \"line_total\",\n          \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n          \"description\": \"Line total\"\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"tax_amount\",\n      \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n      \"description\": \"Tax amount\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"total_amount\",\n      \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n      \"description\": \"Total payable amount\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"name\": \"currency\",\n      \"type\": \"CURRENCY_CODE\",\n      \"description\": \"Currency code\"\n    }\n  ]\n}",
        "files": {
          "fileValues": [
            {
              "fileInputMode": "url",
              "fileName": "proforma-invoice.pdf",
              "fileUrl": "https://example.com/documents/proforma-invoice-sample.pdf"
            }
          ]
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}
Extract proforma invoice data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:

- seller_name (TEXT): Seller, supplier, or issuer name
- buyer_name (TEXT): Buyer, customer, or recipient name
- document_number (TEXT): Invoice or fiscal document number
- issue_date (DATE): Issue date
- line_items (ARRAY): Each with description (TEXT), quantity (DECIMAL), unit_price (CURRENCY_AMOUNT), line_total (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- tax_amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Tax amount
- total_amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Total payable amount
- currency (CURRENCY_CODE): Currency code

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "seller_name": {
      "value": "Seller Name",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "SELLER NAME"
      ]
    },
    "buyer_name": {
      "value": "Buyer Name",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "BUYER NAME"
      ]
    },
    "document_number": {
      "value": "BL-2026-00418",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "DOCUMENT NUMBER"
      ]
    },
    "issue_date": {
      "value": "2026-04-15",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "15 Apr 2026"
      ]
    },
    "line_items": {
      "value": [
        {
          "description": {
            "value": "Description",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "quantity": {
            "value": 12.5,
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "QUANTITY"
            ]
          },
          "unit_price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1234.56",
              "currency": "EUR"
            },
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "EUR 1,234.56"
            ]
          },
          "line_total": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1234.56",
              "currency": "EUR"
            },
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "EUR 1,234.56"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "LINE ITEMS"
      ]
    },
    "tax_amount": {
      "value": {
        "amount": "1234.56",
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "EUR 1,234.56"
      ]
    },
    "total_amount": {
      "value": {
        "amount": "1234.56",
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "EUR 1,234.56"
      ]
    },
    "currency": {
      "value": "EUR",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "CURRENCY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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