Azure AI Document Intelligence TS
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This skill provides a guide for using the @azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence REST SDK in TypeScript. It covers authentication, document analysis using prebuilt or custom models, document classification, and managing models. The SDK supports processing documents via URL or local file buffers, utilizing asynchronous polling to retrieve results from complex document analysis tasks.
What it does
- Extracts text, tables, and structured data from various document types.
- Supports prebuilt models for invoices, receipts, IDs, tax forms, and more.
- Enables building and training custom document models and classifiers.
- Provides utilities for asynchronous operation polling and pagination.
- Offers robust error handling with type guards for REST responses.
When to use it
- When you need to automate data extraction from business documents like invoices or receipts.
- When building applications that require document classification or specialized document parsing.
- When integrating Azure AI document services into a TypeScript or Node.js environment.
- When you need to process documents stored in Azure Blob Storage using custom models.
Advantages
- Leverages powerful prebuilt AI models for common document types.
- Flexible support for both cloud-hosted and local file-based document processing.
- Includes built-in helpers for managing long-running operations and pagination.
- Supports custom model training to handle specialized or unique document layouts.
Usage examples
- “How do I extract data from an invoice using the Azure Document Intelligence SDK?”
- The agent provides a code snippet using the prebuilt-invoice model, showing how to post the document URL and use the getLongRunningPoller to retrieve vendor and total fields.
- “Show me how to train a custom document model.”
- The agent demonstrates the /documentModels:build endpoint, explaining how to point the service to a container URL containing training data.
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Azure Document Intelligence REST SDK for TypeScript
Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using prebuilt and custom models.
Installation
npm install @azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence @azure/identityEnvironment Variables
DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.cognitiveservices.azure.com
DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY=<api-key>
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in productionAuthentication
Important: This is a REST client. DocumentIntelligence is a function, not a class.
DefaultAzureCredential
import DocumentIntelligence from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
import { DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]});
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-node-latest#credential-classes
// const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
const client = DocumentIntelligence(
process.env.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT!,
credential
);API Key
import DocumentIntelligence from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
const client = DocumentIntelligence(
process.env.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT!,
{ key: process.env.DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY! }
);Analyze Document (URL)
import DocumentIntelligence, {
isUnexpected,
getLongRunningPoller,
AnalyzeOperationOutput
} from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentModels/{modelId}:analyze", "prebuilt-layout")
.post({
contentType: "application/json",
body: {
urlSource: "https://example.com/document.pdf"
},
queryParameters: { locale: "en-US" }
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as AnalyzeOperationOutput;
console.log("Pages:", result.analyzeResult?.pages?.length);
console.log("Tables:", result.analyzeResult?.tables?.length);Analyze Document (Local File)
import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
const fileBuffer = await readFile("./document.pdf");
const base64Source = fileBuffer.toString("base64");
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentModels/{modelId}:analyze", "prebuilt-invoice")
.post({
contentType: "application/json",
body: { base64Source }
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as AnalyzeOperationOutput;Prebuilt Models
| Model ID | Description |
|---|---|
prebuilt-read | OCR - text and language extraction |
prebuilt-layout | Text, tables, selection marks, structure |
prebuilt-invoice | Invoice fields |
prebuilt-receipt | Receipt fields |
prebuilt-idDocument | ID document fields |
prebuilt-tax.us.w2 | W-2 tax form fields |
prebuilt-healthInsuranceCard.us | Health insurance card fields |
prebuilt-contract | Contract fields |
prebuilt-bankStatement.us | Bank statement fields |
Extract Invoice Fields
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentModels/{modelId}:analyze", "prebuilt-invoice")
.post({
contentType: "application/json",
body: { urlSource: invoiceUrl }
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as AnalyzeOperationOutput;
const invoice = result.analyzeResult?.documents?.[0];
if (invoice) {
console.log("Vendor:", invoice.fields?.VendorName?.content);
console.log("Total:", invoice.fields?.InvoiceTotal?.content);
console.log("Due Date:", invoice.fields?.DueDate?.content);
}Extract Receipt Fields
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentModels/{modelId}:analyze", "prebuilt-receipt")
.post({
contentType: "application/json",
body: { urlSource: receiptUrl }
});
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as AnalyzeOperationOutput;
const receipt = result.analyzeResult?.documents?.[0];
if (receipt) {
console.log("Merchant:", receipt.fields?.MerchantName?.content);
console.log("Total:", receipt.fields?.Total?.content);
for (const item of receipt.fields?.Items?.values || []) {
console.log("Item:", item.properties?.Description?.content);
console.log("Price:", item.properties?.TotalPrice?.content);
}
}List Document Models
import DocumentIntelligence, { isUnexpected, paginate } from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
const response = await client.path("/documentModels").get();
if (isUnexpected(response)) {
throw response.body.error;
}
for await (const model of paginate(client, response)) {
console.log(model.modelId);
}Build Custom Model
const initialResponse = await client.path("/documentModels:build").post({
body: {
modelId: "my-custom-model",
description: "Custom model for purchase orders",
buildMode: "template", // or "neural"
azureBlobSource: {
containerUrl: process.env.TRAINING_CONTAINER_SAS_URL!,
prefix: "training-data/"
}
}
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = await poller.pollUntilDone();
console.log("Model built:", result.body);Build Document Classifier
import { DocumentClassifierBuildOperationDetailsOutput } from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
const containerSasUrl = process.env.TRAINING_CONTAINER_SAS_URL!;
const initialResponse = await client.path("/documentClassifiers:build").post({
body: {
classifierId: "my-classifier",
description: "Invoice vs Receipt classifier",
docTypes: {
invoices: {
azureBlobSource: { containerUrl: containerSasUrl, prefix: "invoices/" }
},
receipts: {
azureBlobSource: { containerUrl: containerSasUrl, prefix: "receipts/" }
}
}
}
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as DocumentClassifierBuildOperationDetailsOutput;
console.log("Classifier:", result.result?.classifierId);Classify Document
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentClassifiers/{classifierId}:analyze", "my-classifier")
.post({
contentType: "application/json",
body: { urlSource: documentUrl },
queryParameters: { split: "auto" }
});
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
const result = await poller.pollUntilDone();
console.log("Classification:", result.body.analyzeResult?.documents);Get Service Info
const response = await client.path("/info").get();
if (isUnexpected(response)) {
throw response.body.error;
}
console.log("Custom model limit:", response.body.customDocumentModels.limit);
console.log("Custom model count:", response.body.customDocumentModels.count);Polling Pattern
import DocumentIntelligence, {
isUnexpected,
getLongRunningPoller,
AnalyzeOperationOutput
} from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";
// 1. Start operation
const initialResponse = await client
.path("/documentModels/{modelId}:analyze", "prebuilt-layout")
.post({ contentType: "application/json", body: { urlSource } });
// 2. Check for errors
if (isUnexpected(initialResponse)) {
throw initialResponse.body.error;
}
// 3. Create poller
const poller = getLongRunningPoller(client, initialResponse);
// 4. Optional: Monitor progress
poller.onProgress((state) => {
console.log("Status:", state.status);
});
// 5. Wait for completion
const result = (await poller.pollUntilDone()).body as AnalyzeOperationOutput;Key Types
import DocumentIntelligence, {
isUnexpected,
getLongRunningPoller,
paginate,
parseResultIdFromResponse,
AnalyzeOperationOutput,
DocumentClassifierBuildOperationDetailsOutput
} from "@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence";Best Practices
Use getLongRunningPoller() - Document analysis is async, always poll for results
Check isUnexpected() - Type guard for proper error handling
Choose the right model - Use prebuilt models when possible, custom for specialized docs
Handle confidence scores - Fields have confidence values, set thresholds for your use case
Use pagination - Use
paginate()helper for listing modelsPrefer neural mode - For custom models, neural handles more variation than template
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Created by: Microsoft (https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/0696600436a9669184ce47e8d8b2ceac62e4bfac/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-ai-document-intelligence-ts)
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