Extract Terms and Conditions

Legal agencies, compliance teams, and e-commerce platforms use this recipe to extract key clauses from vendor or partner terms — pulling out termination conditions, liability caps, data handling provisions, and governing law for contract review and risk assessment.

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": "vendor-terms-cloudpeak.pdf",
        "url": "https://example.com/contracts/vendor-terms-cloudpeak-2026.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "schema": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "document_title",
          "type": "TEXT",
          "description": "Title of the terms document"
        },
        {
          "name": "effective_date",
          "type": "DATE",
          "description": "Effective date of the terms"
        },
        {
          "name": "parties",
          "type": "TEXT",
          "description": "Parties to the agreement"
        },
        {
          "name": "termination_clause",
          "type": "TEXTAREA",
          "description": "Termination conditions and notice period"
        },
        {
          "name": "liability_limitation",
          "type": "TEXTAREA",
          "description": "Liability limitation or cap"
        },
        {
          "name": "indemnification",
          "type": "TEXTAREA",
          "description": "Indemnification obligations"
        },
        {
          "name": "data_handling",
          "type": "TEXTAREA",
          "description": "Data processing and privacy provisions"
        },
        {
          "name": "governing_law",
          "type": "TEXT",
          "description": "Governing law and jurisdiction"
        },
        {
          "name": "payment_terms",
          "type": "TEXT",
          "description": "Payment terms and conditions"
        },
        {
          "name": "auto_renewal",
          "type": "BOOLEAN",
          "description": "Whether the agreement auto-renews"
        }
      ]
    }
  }'

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

const result = await client.extractDocument({
  files: [
    {
      type: "url",
      name: "vendor-terms-cloudpeak.pdf",
      url: "https://example.com/contracts/vendor-terms-cloudpeak-2026.pdf",
    },
  ],
  schema: {
    fields: [
      { name: "document_title", type: "TEXT", description: "Title of the terms document" },
      { name: "effective_date", type: "DATE", description: "Effective date of the terms" },
      { name: "parties", type: "TEXT", description: "Parties to the agreement" },
      { name: "termination_clause", type: "TEXTAREA", description: "Termination conditions and notice period" },
      { name: "liability_limitation", type: "TEXTAREA", description: "Liability limitation or cap" },
      { name: "indemnification", type: "TEXTAREA", description: "Indemnification obligations" },
      { name: "data_handling", type: "TEXTAREA", description: "Data processing and privacy provisions" },
      { name: "governing_law", type: "TEXT", description: "Governing law and jurisdiction" },
      { name: "payment_terms", type: "TEXT", description: "Payment terms and conditions" },
      { name: "auto_renewal", type: "BOOLEAN", description: "Whether the agreement auto-renews" },
    ],
  },
});

from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.extract_document(
    files=[
        {
            "type": "url",
            "name": "vendor-terms-cloudpeak.pdf",
            "url": "https://example.com/contracts/vendor-terms-cloudpeak-2026.pdf",
        }
    ],
    schema={
        "fields": [
            {"name": "document_title", "type": "TEXT", "description": "Title of the terms document"},
            {"name": "effective_date", "type": "DATE", "description": "Effective date of the terms"},
            {"name": "parties", "type": "TEXT", "description": "Parties to the agreement"},
            {"name": "termination_clause", "type": "TEXTAREA", "description": "Termination conditions and notice period"},
            {"name": "liability_limitation", "type": "TEXTAREA", "description": "Liability limitation or cap"},
            {"name": "indemnification", "type": "TEXTAREA", "description": "Indemnification obligations"},
            {"name": "data_handling", "type": "TEXTAREA", "description": "Data processing and privacy provisions"},
            {"name": "governing_law", "type": "TEXT", "description": "Governing law and jurisdiction"},
            {"name": "payment_terms", "type": "TEXT", "description": "Payment terms and conditions"},
            {"name": "auto_renewal", "type": "BOOLEAN", "description": "Whether the agreement auto-renews"},
        ]
    },
)

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: "vendor-terms-cloudpeak.pdf",
				Url: "https://example.com/contracts/vendor-terms-cloudpeak-2026.pdf",
			},
		},
		Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
			Fields: []any{
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "document_title",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Title of the terms document",
				},
				il.DateFieldConfig{
					Name: "effective_date",
					Type: "DATE",
					Description: "Effective date of the terms",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "parties",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Parties to the agreement",
				},
				il.TextareaFieldConfig{
					Name: "termination_clause",
					Type: "TEXTAREA",
					Description: "Termination conditions and notice period",
				},
				il.TextareaFieldConfig{
					Name: "liability_limitation",
					Type: "TEXTAREA",
					Description: "Liability limitation or cap",
				},
				il.TextareaFieldConfig{
					Name: "indemnification",
					Type: "TEXTAREA",
					Description: "Indemnification obligations",
				},
				il.TextareaFieldConfig{
					Name: "data_handling",
					Type: "TEXTAREA",
					Description: "Data processing and privacy provisions",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "governing_law",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Governing law and jurisdiction",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "payment_terms",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Payment terms and conditions",
				},
				il.BooleanFieldConfig{
					Name: "auto_renewal",
					Type: "BOOLEAN",
					Description: "Whether the agreement auto-renews",
				},
			},
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	_ = result
}

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        "schemaJson": "{\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"document_title\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Title of the terms document\"},{\"name\":\"effective_date\",\"type\":\"DATE\",\"description\":\"Effective date of the terms\"},{\"name\":\"parties\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Parties to the agreement\"},{\"name\":\"termination_clause\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Termination conditions and notice period\"},{\"name\":\"liability_limitation\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Liability limitation or cap\"},{\"name\":\"indemnification\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Indemnification obligations\"},{\"name\":\"data_handling\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Data processing and privacy provisions\"},{\"name\":\"governing_law\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Governing law and jurisdiction\"},{\"name\":\"payment_terms\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Payment terms and conditions\"},{\"name\":\"auto_renewal\",\"type\":\"BOOLEAN\",\"description\":\"Whether the agreement auto-renews\"}]}",
        "files": {
          "fileValues": [
            {
              "fileInputMode": "url",
              "fileName": "vendor-terms-cloudpeak.pdf",
              "fileUrl": "https://example.com/contracts/vendor-terms-cloudpeak-2026.pdf"
            }
          ]
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Extract terms and conditions from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:

- document_title (TEXT): Title of the terms document
- effective_date (DATE): Effective date of the terms
- parties (TEXT): Parties to the agreement
- termination_clause (TEXTAREA): Termination conditions and notice period
- liability_limitation (TEXTAREA): Liability limitation or cap
- indemnification (TEXTAREA): Indemnification obligations
- data_handling (TEXTAREA): Data processing and privacy provisions
- governing_law (TEXT): Governing law and jurisdiction
- payment_terms (TEXT): Payment terms and conditions
- auto_renewal (BOOLEAN): Whether the agreement auto-renews

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "document_title": {
      "value": "CloudPeak SaaS Master Services Agreement",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "citations": ["CloudPeak SaaS Master Services Agreement"]
    },
    "effective_date": {
      "value": "2026-04-01",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "citations": ["Effective Date: April 1, 2026"]
    },
    "parties": {
      "value": "CloudPeak Solutions B.V. and Whitmore Legal Advisors LLP",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "citations": ["between CloudPeak Solutions B.V. (\"Provider\") and Whitmore Legal Advisors LLP (\"Customer\")"]
    },
    "termination_clause": {
      "value": "Either party may terminate with 90 days written notice. CloudPeak may terminate immediately for non-payment after a 30-day cure period. Upon termination, Customer data is exported within 30 days and deleted within 90 days.",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "citations": ["Either party may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days prior written notice", "Provider may terminate immediately if Customer fails to cure non-payment within thirty (30) days"]
    },
    "liability_limitation": {
      "value": "Total aggregate liability is capped at the fees paid during the 12 months preceding the claim. Neither party is liable for indirect, consequential, incidental, or punitive damages.",
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "citations": ["aggregate liability shall not exceed the total fees paid during the twelve (12) months preceding the event", "neither party shall be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, or punitive damages"]
    },
    "indemnification": {
      "value": "CloudPeak indemnifies Customer against third-party IP infringement claims arising from use of the service. Customer indemnifies CloudPeak against claims arising from Customer's data or misuse of the platform.",
      "confidence": 0.94,
      "citations": ["Provider shall indemnify Customer against third-party claims alleging intellectual property infringement", "Customer shall indemnify Provider against claims arising from Customer Data"]
    },
    "data_handling": {
      "value": "CloudPeak processes data as a data processor under GDPR. All data is stored in EU-based data centers (Frankfurt, Amsterdam). A Data Processing Agreement is incorporated by reference. Sub-processors require prior written consent.",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "citations": ["Provider acts as a data processor under GDPR", "Data stored in EU-based data centers", "Data Processing Agreement incorporated by reference"]
    },
    "governing_law": {
      "value": "Laws of the Netherlands. Disputes resolved in the courts of Amsterdam.",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "citations": ["governed by the laws of the Netherlands", "courts of Amsterdam shall have exclusive jurisdiction"]
    },
    "payment_terms": {
      "value": "Net 30 from invoice date. Invoices issued quarterly in advance. Late payments accrue interest at 1.5% per month.",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": ["Payment due within thirty (30) days of invoice", "invoiced quarterly in advance", "late payments shall accrue interest at 1.5% per month"]
    },
    "auto_renewal": {
      "value": true,
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": ["Agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless either party provides sixty (60) days written notice"]
    }
  }
}

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