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# Extract structured data

> Extract structured fields from a document with a JSON Schema, or reuse a completed Parse. Read the returned values and follow pending jobs.

Extract needs a document and a schema. A schema describes the fields and types you want returned.

## Extract directly from a document

Use this when you have a file and want structured data in one request. Set `UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY` to your API key and replace the file path.

```bash wrap theme={null}
export UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY="your-api-key"
```

```bash wrap theme={null}
curl https://transform.unstructured.io/api/v2/extract \
  -H "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
  -F "input=@document.pdf" \
  --form-string 'schema={"type":"object","properties":{"invoice_number":{"type":"string"}},"required":["invoice_number"],"additionalProperties":false}'
```

## Extract from a completed Parse

Reuse a Parse when you want to extract different fields from content you already processed. Set `PARSE_ID` to its completed result's `id`. This shell example also requires `jq`.

```bash wrap theme={null}
curl https://transform.unstructured.io/api/v2/extract \
  -H "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data "$(jq -n --arg id "$PARSE_ID" '{parse_id: $id, schema: {"type":"object","properties":{"invoice_number":{"type":"string"}},"required":["invoice_number"],"additionalProperties":false}}')"
```

Use JSON for `parse_id` requests and multipart form data for `input` or `file_id`. Send one document source per request. A missing document source or invalid combination requires correcting the request; see [error codes and fixes](/transform/recovery).

See [Chain Parse and Extract](/transform/chaining) for the complete sequence.

## Read the result

For a completed HTTP 200 result, read `extracted_data[i].data`. The [captured response](/transform/extract-response) contains `invoice_number: "DEMO-001"` and `total: 10.0`.

HTTP 202 means the job continues. Keep the complete `Location` URL, including its query parameters, and follow [request progress](/transform/jobs). Do not reconstruct an extraction retrieval URL from the job ID alone.

See [schema guidance](/transform/extract-schema) and the [endpoint reference](/transform/api/extractRun).