> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.unstructured.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
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# Parse response format

> Read Markdown or individual elements from a completed Parse response. Inspect a captured example and follow progress when a request is pending.

Parse returns document content for your application. Read the output after processing completes to confirm the content your application will consume.

## Read parsed content

Read each element's `type`, `text`, and `metadata.page_number`. The captured example below contains nine elements from one page.

## Choose a representation

The OpenAPI contract defaults `output` to `markdown`. Request `elements` for individual document elements; the captured response then returns `markdown: null`. See [Parse parameters](/transform/api/parseRun).

## Handle an accepted request

HTTP 202 means the request is still running. Keep the complete `Location` URL and follow [request progress](/transform/jobs). The endpoint reference includes schemas for pending responses.

See [asynchronous processing](/transform/jobs) for progress and [Extract](/transform/extract) to request structured fields.

## Captured response

The demo script produced this HTTP 200 response on September 9, 2026 from a fictional invoice. Example UUIDs replace the job IDs. The response passed the schema check against the saved API specification.

```json wrap theme={null}
{
  "id": "11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111",
  "status": "completed",
  "profile": "balanced",
  "markdown": null,
  "format_version": "2.0",
  "metadata": {
    "page_count": 1
  },
  "extracted_data": [],
  "warnings": [],
  "elements": [
    {
      "element_id": "d64bd09fafbdcf88ec5ec8f063fe9775",
      "type": "Title",
      "text": "SYNTHETIC TEST INVOICE",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "a25cbc192e0bdd517d829e9c29aa32da",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Invoice number: DEMO-001",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "74463288dd65014cfb279193410876bc",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Seller: Example Seller",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "464c724fdb8d81a7b2475ea6ab93683f",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Buyer: Example Buyer",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "ed7357039dc52b65406ccd68155352ae",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Item: Test notebook",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "7a8013c89bece182838ec50f06022ec3",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Quantity: 2",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "e62d929718fd713251aeb2a1ea28cbb4",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Unit price: 5.00 USD",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "949db58f4e79a45bae765f5cb0025c00",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Total: 10.00 USD",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "16a40c4aa02ff980983d6db9c0222c7a",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "This is fictional test data. No payment is due.",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    }
  ]
}
```