AWS Textract

Use AWS Textract to extract text, handwriting, tables, forms, key-value pairs, and supported document-analysis features. Expense and identity-document actions return their corresponding structured results.

Single-page parsing supports JPEG, PNG, and single-page PDF supplied as a file or URL. Multi-page parsing supports PDF and TIFF stored in S3; provide the document's s3://bucket/key URI. Choose the document mode supported by the selected action.

Use the block

Integrate AWS Textract into your workflow to extract text, tables, forms, and key-value pairs from documents. Single-page mode supports JPEG, PNG, and single-page PDF. Multi-page mode supports multi-page PDF and TIFF.

Actions

AWS Textract Parser

Parse documents using AWS Textract OCR and document analysis

Inputs and outputs

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`accessKeyId`	string	Yes	AWS Access Key ID
`secretAccessKey`	string	Yes	AWS Secret Access Key
`region`	string	Yes	AWS region for Textract service (e.g., us-east-1)
`processingMode`	string	No	Document type: single-page or multi-page. Defaults to single-page.
`file`	file	No	Document to be processed (JPEG, PNG, or single-page PDF).
`s3Uri`	string	No	S3 URI for multi-page processing (s3://bucket/key).
`featureTypes`	array	No	Feature types to detect: TABLES, FORMS, QUERIES, SIGNATURES, LAYOUT. If not specified, only text detection is performed.
`queries`	array	No	Custom queries to extract specific information. Only used when featureTypes includes QUERIES.

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`blocks`	array	Array of Block objects containing detected text, tables, forms, and other elements
↳ `BlockType`	string	Type of block (PAGE, LINE, WORD, TABLE, CELL, KEY_VALUE_SET, etc.)
↳ `Id`	string	Unique identifier for the block
↳ `Text`	string	The text content (for LINE and WORD blocks)
↳ `TextType`	string	Type of text (PRINTED or HANDWRITING)
↳ `Confidence`	number	Confidence score (0-100)
↳ `Page`	number	Page number
↳ `Geometry`	object	Location and bounding box information
↳ `BoundingBox`	object
↳ `Height`	number	Height as ratio of document height
↳ `Left`	number	Left position as ratio of document width
↳ `Top`	number	Top position as ratio of document height
↳ `Width`	number	Width as ratio of document width
↳ `Polygon`	array	Polygon coordinates
↳ `X`	number	X coordinate
↳ `Y`	number	Y coordinate
↳ `Relationships`	array	Relationships to other blocks
↳ `Type`	string	Relationship type (CHILD, VALUE, ANSWER, etc.)
↳ `Ids`	array	IDs of related blocks
↳ `EntityTypes`	array	Entity types for KEY_VALUE_SET (KEY or VALUE)
↳ `SelectionStatus`	string	For checkboxes: SELECTED or NOT_SELECTED
↳ `RowIndex`	number	Row index for table cells
↳ `ColumnIndex`	number	Column index for table cells
↳ `RowSpan`	number	Row span for merged cells
↳ `ColumnSpan`	number	Column span for merged cells
↳ `Query`	object	Query information for QUERY blocks
↳ `Text`	string	Query text
↳ `Alias`	string	Query alias
↳ `Pages`	array	Pages to search
`documentMetadata`	object	Metadata about the analyzed document
↳ `pages`	number	Number of pages in the document
`modelVersion`	string	Version of the Textract model used for processing

AWS Textract Analyze Expense

Extract structured invoice and receipt fields using AWS Textract AnalyzeExpense

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`accessKeyId`	string	Yes	AWS Access Key ID
`secretAccessKey`	string	Yes	AWS Secret Access Key
`region`	string	Yes	AWS region for Textract service (e.g., us-east-1)
`processingMode`	string	No	Document type: single-page or multi-page. Defaults to single-page.
`file`	file	No	Invoice or receipt to be processed (JPEG, PNG, or single-page PDF).
`filePath`	string	No	URL to an invoice or receipt to be processed, if not uploaded directly.
`s3Uri`	string	No	S3 URI for multi-page processing (s3://bucket/key).

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`expenseDocuments`	array	Detected expense documents with summary fields and line items
↳ `expenseIndex`	number	Index of the expense document
↳ `summaryFields`	array	Header fields such as vendor name, invoice date, and totals
↳ `lineItemGroups`	array	Groups of line items (e.g., purchased items and their prices)
↳ `lineItemGroupIndex`	number	Index of the line item group
↳ `lineItems`	array	Individual line items within the group
↳ `lineItemExpenseFields`	array	Fields for a single line item (description, quantity, price)
`documentMetadata`	object	Metadata about the analyzed document
↳ `pages`	number	Number of pages in the document
`modelVersion`	string	Version of the AnalyzeExpense model used (multi-page/async only)

AWS Textract Analyze ID

Extract identity document fields using AWS Textract AnalyzeID

Input

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`accessKeyId`	string	Yes	AWS Access Key ID
`secretAccessKey`	string	Yes	AWS Secret Access Key
`region`	string	Yes	AWS region for Textract service (e.g., us-east-1)
`file`	file	No	Front of the identity document (JPEG, PNG, or PDF).
`filePath`	string	No	URL to the front of the identity document, if not uploaded directly.
`fileBack`	file	No	Back of the identity document, if applicable (JPEG, PNG, or PDF).
`filePathBack`	string	No	URL to the back of the identity document, if not uploaded directly.

Output

Parameter	Type	Description
`identityDocuments`	array	Detected identity documents with normalized fields
↳ `documentIndex`	number	Index of the document page set
↳ `identityDocumentFields`	array	Normalized fields such as FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, DATE_OF_BIRTH, DOCUMENT_NUMBER, EXPIRATION_DATE
↳ `type`	object	Normalized field label
↳ `text`	string	Field label text
↳ `confidence`	number	Confidence score (0-100)
↳ `valueDetection`	object	Detected value for the field, with a normalized value for dates
↳ `text`	string	Field value text
↳ `confidence`	number	Confidence score (0-100)
`documentMetadata`	object	Metadata about the analyzed document
↳ `pages`	number	Number of pages analyzed
`modelVersion`	string	Version of the AnalyzeID model used for processing