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# TypeScript SDK

> Install the TypeScript SDK to parse documents and extract fields. Follow pending extractions, iterate over jobs, and configure request retries.

The TypeScript SDK lets you parse documents and extract fields without building HTTP requests by hand.

## Install the package

Install from npm. You need Node 22 or newer, npm, version 0.18.19 or newer of the SDK, and a [Transform API key](/transform/authentication).

Run this command from your project directory:

```bash wrap theme={null}
npm install "unstructured-transform-client@^0.18.19"
```

## Set your API key

In zsh, export your key before running a script:

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

Keep your key out of source control and shared scripts.

## Parse a document synchronously

Set `UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY` to your [API key](/transform/authentication) and save your input as `document.pdf`. Use Node 22 or newer.

To try the example without your own file, download the [ACME Corp Annual Report sample PDF](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Unstructured-IO/docs-samples/main/pdf/ACME_Corp_Financial_Report.pdf) and save it as `document.pdf` in your project directory.

Save this example as `parse.mjs`. These examples use JavaScript syntax with the TypeScript SDK, so Node can run them directly.

```typescript wrap theme={null}
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { TransformClient } from "unstructured-transform-client";

const client = new TransformClient();
const file = new File([await readFile("document.pdf")], "document.pdf");
const outcome = await client.parse.run({ input: file });
console.log(outcome.body);
```

Run `node parse.mjs` from the project directory in the shell where you exported your key.

The call waits for processing to finish and prints the returned response. A completed Parse contains Markdown by default; no output options are required.

If you omit `apiKey`, the TypeScript SDK reads `UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY` from the environment.

The client defaults to `https://transform.unstructured.io`. Pass `serverUrl` only when you target a different deployment.

## Extract fields next

To extract structured fields, follow [Chain Parse and Extract](/transform/chaining). That guide defines a schema and reuses a completed Parse ID.

## Handle long-running requests

If you omit `waitSeconds`, the call waits for the result in the original request. Set `waitSeconds` to request a bounded wait, or use zero to return a pending job without waiting. See [wait behavior and request progress](/transform/jobs#choose-how-long-to-wait) for HTTP 200, HTTP 202, and timeout handling.

### Retrieve an asynchronous Parse

Set `waitSeconds: 0` on `client.parse.run` to receive a pending job handle. Server-side asynchronous processing is separate from JavaScript promises: `await` waits for that response, not for the document to finish processing.

Save this complete example as `parse-async.mjs` and run `node parse-async.mjs` with your API key set and `document.pdf` in the project directory:

```typescript wrap theme={null}
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { TransformClient, isAccepted } from "unstructured-transform-client";

const client = new TransformClient();

const file = new File([await readFile("document.pdf")], "document.pdf");

// Submit once and retain the job ID for retrieval.
const submitted = await client.parse.run({ input: file, waitSeconds: 0 });
if (isAccepted(submitted)) {
  console.log("Parse job ID:", submitted.body.id);
  let job = await client.jobs.get(submitted.body.id);
  // Poll the same job until processing reaches a final status.
  while (job.status === "queued" || job.status === "processing") {
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
    job = await client.jobs.get(submitted.body.id);
  }
  // Retrieval wraps the parsed document under result.
  if (job.status === "completed" || job.status === "completed_with_warnings") {
    console.log(job.result);
  } else if (job.status === "failed") {
    throw new Error(JSON.stringify(job.error));
  } else {
    console.log("Parse stopped:", job.status);
  }
} else {
  console.log(submitted.body);
}
```

The two-second delay is an example polling interval, not a server requirement. Stop the script to stop polling; this does not cancel the server job. Keep the job ID to resume retrieval. If you request `output: "elements"`, pass it to `jobs.get` too and read `job.result.elements` after success.

### Poll an accepted extraction

Use the current Transform SDK release. Replace `your-completed-parse-id` with a completed Parse ID. The example schema requests an invoice number; adapt it using the [schema guide](/transform/extract-schema).

```typescript wrap theme={null}
import { TransformClient, isAccepted } from "unstructured-transform-client";

const client = new TransformClient();

const parseId = "your-completed-parse-id";
const schema = {"type": "object", "properties": {"invoice_number": {"type": "string"}}, "required": ["invoice_number"], "additionalProperties": false};

const extraction = await client.extract.run({
  parseId, schema, waitSeconds: 0,
});
if (isAccepted(extraction)) {
  const deadline = Date.now() + 300_000;
  let job = await client.jobs.get(extraction.body.id);
  while (job.status === "queued" || job.status === "processing") {
    if (Date.now() >= deadline) {
      throw new Error(`extraction ${extraction.body.id} is still ${job.status}`);
    }
    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
    job = await client.jobs.get(extraction.body.id);
  }
  console.log(job.status, job.result?.extractedData);
} else if (extraction.body.status === "completed" || extraction.body.status === "completed_with_warnings") {
  console.log(extraction.body.extractedData);
} else {
  console.log(`Extraction stopped: ${extraction.body.status}`);
}
```

The two-second delay is an example polling interval, not a server requirement. Keep the job ID to resume retrieval. Check the final status before using `job.result.extractedData`.

### Iterate over jobs

```typescript wrap theme={null}
import { TransformClient } from "unstructured-transform-client";

const client = new TransformClient();

for await (const job of client.jobs.iterate({ status: "completed" })) {
  console.log(job.id, job.status);
}
```

`iterate` follows cursors and yields individual jobs. Use `jobs.list()` when you need one page at a time.

### Configure retries

Add `retries` when creating your client:

```typescript wrap theme={null}
import { TransformClient } from "unstructured-transform-client";

const client = new TransformClient({
  retries: { maxAttempts: 5, maxElapsedMs: 20_000 },
});
```

Pass `retries: false` to disable retries. The client uses backoff for eligible transient failures. A submission that might already have created a job is not retried after a read timeout or server response, to avoid duplicate jobs.

See [Chain Parse and Extract](/transform/chaining) for a complete sequence that passes the Parse ID into Extract.