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Extract text, tables, and structured data from documents using Azure Document Intelligence (@azure-rest/ai-document-intelligence). Use when processing invoices, receipts, IDs, forms, or building custom document models.
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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.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/microsoft/azure-ai-document-intelligence-ts/download

  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip azure-ai-document-intelligence-ts.zip -d .agents/skills

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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/identity

Environment 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 production

Authentication

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 IDDescription
prebuilt-readOCR - text and language extraction
prebuilt-layoutText, tables, selection marks, structure
prebuilt-invoiceInvoice fields
prebuilt-receiptReceipt fields
prebuilt-idDocumentID document fields
prebuilt-tax.us.w2W-2 tax form fields
prebuilt-healthInsuranceCard.usHealth insurance card fields
prebuilt-contractContract fields
prebuilt-bankStatement.usBank 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

  1. Use getLongRunningPoller() - Document analysis is async, always poll for results

  2. Check isUnexpected() - Type guard for proper error handling

  3. Choose the right model - Use prebuilt models when possible, custom for specialized docs

  4. Handle confidence scores - Fields have confidence values, set thresholds for your use case

  5. Use pagination - Use paginate() helper for listing models

  6. Prefer neural mode - For custom models, neural handles more variation than template

Files

LICENSE

    MIT License

    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.

    Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
    of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
    in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
    to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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    furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

    The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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    THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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    SOFTWARE

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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Needs: Needs an API key, Needs Node.js

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  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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