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# List parse and extraction jobs

> List Parse and Extract jobs visible to your API key, newest first. Review filters, pagination parameters, and the fields returned for each job.

List the Parse and Extract jobs your API key can access, newest first. The response includes job metadata and pagination details.

Start with [Parse your first document](/transform/first-request).


## OpenAPI

````yaml transform/api/production-openapi.json GET /api/v2/jobs
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Unstructured Transform API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    One document in, the parsed document back. A single call takes a document
    and returns structured output; no job graph, no strategy selection, no model
    provider setup, and no polling loop. An optional schema switches the request
    from parse-only to parse-then-extract.
servers:
  - url: https://transform.unstructured.io
    description: Transform API
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Parse
    description: Document parsing and structured extraction.
  - name: Extract
    description: Structured fields from a parse that already exists.
  - name: Jobs
    description: Status and results of jobs.
  - name: Upload
    description: Upload and manage scratch documents
paths:
  /api/v2/jobs:
    get:
      tags:
        - Jobs
      summary: List parse and extraction jobs
      description: >-
        Returns this caller's visible jobs, newest first. Tenant scope comes
        from the credential; the request has no tenant parameter.
      operationId: jobsList
      parameters:
        - name: cursor
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Opaque pagination cursor from a previous response.
        - name: limit
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            type: integer
            default: 20
            minimum: 1
            maximum: 100
          description: Maximum number of jobs to return.
        - name: status
          in: query
          required: false
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobStatus'
          description: >-
            Return only jobs with this public status. completed_with_warnings
            maps to completed upstream and may include completed jobs without
            warnings.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of jobs visible to this caller.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobPage'
              example:
                jobs:
                  - id: 9eb6c914-02a5-4c5d-8490-a06476946a38
                    operation: parse
                    status: completed
                    created_at: '2026-09-02T18:34:26Z'
                    updated_at: '2026-09-02T18:36:10Z'
                    completed_at: '2026-09-02T18:36:10Z'
                    result_state: available
                    result_expires_at: null
                    file_id: invoice-9eb6c914.pdf
                    source:
                      file_id: invoice-9eb6c914.pdf
                      filename: invoice.pdf
                      mimetype: application/pdf
                      expires_at: '2026-09-18T18:34:26Z'
                  - id: 1af09d62-7c28-4d16-b254-7efaa17f3f41
                    operation: extract
                    status: processing
                    created_at: '2026-09-02T18:30:00Z'
                    updated_at: '2026-09-02T18:31:12Z'
                    completed_at: null
                    result_state: not_ready
                    result_expires_at: null
                    file_id: invoice-1af09d62.pdf
                    source:
                      file_id: invoice-1af09d62.pdf
                      filename: invoice.pdf
                      mimetype: application/pdf
                      expires_at: '2026-09-18T18:30:00Z'
                next_cursor: >-
                  eyJ2IjoxLCJjIjpbIjIwMjYtMDktMDJUMTg6MzA6MDAuMDAwMDAwKzAwOjAwIiwiMWFmMDlkNjItN2MyOC00ZDE2LWIyNTQtN2VmYWExN2YzZjQxIl19.dGVzdA
        '400':
          description: The job list request has an invalid cursor, limit, or status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                invalidRequest:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/JobsListInvalidRequest'
        '401':
          description: The caller credential was not accepted when listing jobs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                unauthorized:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/JobsListUnauthorized'
        '403':
          description: The caller is not permitted to list jobs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                forbidden:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/JobsListForbidden'
        '502':
          description: The job service failed while listing jobs.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              examples:
                upstreamFailure:
                  $ref: '#/components/examples/JobsListUpstreamFailure'
components:
  schemas:
    JobStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - queued
        - processing
        - failed
        - completed
        - completed_with_warnings
        - cancelled
      description: A public job lifecycle status.
    JobPage:
      type: object
      required:
        - jobs
        - next_cursor
      properties:
        jobs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobSummary'
        next_cursor:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Opaque cursor for the next page, or null at the end.
      additionalProperties: false
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
        - code
        - message
      description: A machine-readable code and an actionable message.
      properties:
        code:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorCode'
        message:
          type: string
          description: What went wrong, and what to do about it.
    JobSummary:
      type: object
      required:
        - id
        - operation
        - status
        - created_at
        - updated_at
        - completed_at
        - result_state
        - result_expires_at
        - file_id
        - source
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobId'
        operation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobOperation'
        filename:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The document's original uploaded filename.
        file_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            The authoritative source/input file ID. This is the ID accepted by
            GET /api/v2/upload/{fileId}, never a job ID, result artifact ID,
            storage key, or signed URL. Null for legacy or unassociated jobs.
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobStatus'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the job was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the job status last changed.
        completed_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: When the job reached a terminal status.
        result_state:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobResultState'
        result_expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: When the result stops being retrievable, if known.
        source:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceFile'
          nullable: true
          description: The associated original uploaded source file, when known.
      additionalProperties: false
    ErrorCode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - invalid_input
        - missing_input
        - invalid_output_format
        - output_option_unavailable
        - malformed_schema_json
        - schema_too_large
        - invalid_schema
        - unauthorized
        - quota_exceeded
        - file_too_large
        - unsupported_file_type
        - could_not_parse
        - rate_limited
        - parse_job_failed
        - profile_unavailable
        - result_expired
        - parse_not_complete
        - parse_expired
        - internal_error
        - not_found
        - method_not_allowed
        - job_not_terminal
        - forbidden
    JobId:
      type: string
      example: 9eb6c914-02a5-4c5d-8490-a06476946a38
      description: >-
        Identifies one piece of work, whichever path submitted it. The same id
        the blocking call returns.
    JobOperation:
      type: string
      enum:
        - parse
        - extract
      description: The operation that created the job.
    JobResultState:
      type: string
      enum:
        - not_ready
        - available
        - unavailable
      description: Whether a result can be retrieved for this job.
    SourceFile:
      type: object
      required:
        - file_id
        - filename
        - mimetype
        - expires_at
      description: >-
        A source file retained in the same 24-hour scratch storage used by
        explicit uploads. Polling jobs or downloading results does not extend
        this expiry. Callers may retrieve it with GET /api/v2/upload/{file_id}
        while it exists, and may delete it with DELETE /api/v2/upload/{file_id}
        without deleting the job or its result.
      properties:
        file_id:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The ID of the uploaded source file.
        filename:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The filename supplied with the source document, when available.
        mimetype:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: The detected MIME type of the source file.
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: When the source file will be automatically deleted.
      additionalProperties: false
  examples:
    JobsListInvalidRequest:
      summary: Job list parameters are invalid
      value:
        code: invalid_input
        message: Invalid cursor, limit, or status.
    JobsListUnauthorized:
      summary: Job list credential was rejected
      value:
        code: unauthorized
        message: The forwarded credential was not accepted.
    JobsListForbidden:
      summary: Caller cannot list jobs
      value:
        code: forbidden
        message: The forwarded credential is not allowed to list jobs.
    JobsListUpstreamFailure:
      summary: Job list dependency failed
      value:
        code: parse_job_failed
        message: The upstream service could not list jobs. Try again.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: unstructured-api-key
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````