ExtractTable API allows extracting tabular data from an image or a PDF. The motivation is to make it easier for developers - not to worry about the table area, column or row coordinates, rotation et al in the input.
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This section will help to give you a glance on an overview that helps you to troubleshoot issues when coding.
Firstly, note that there are 3 different API endpoints - all endpoints must need a valid API Key passed in header as “x-api-key”
| Usage | Endpoint | Request Methods | Must contain | Common Mistakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Validate API Key | https://validator.extracttable.com/ | GET | a valid API Key passed in the request header as “x-api-key” | missing API key in request headers |
| Trigger a request | https://trigger.extracttable.com/ | POST | file data (not file location) in body as “input” of multipart/form-data | requesting as x-www-form-urlencoded |
| Retrieve the result | https://getresult.extracttable.com/ | GET | JobId- recieved in the trigger response | Invalid JobId / POST instead of GET |
i. Check if your API Key is valid and get the usage details of it
ii. Trigger a Job to process the file
iii. Retrieve the result of the triggered job - always check for JobStatus in the response which indicates the status of the job, described as below
Below are some code samples in differnt programming languages with differnt libraries developed internally or shared by our customers for public