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# /raw-extract

## Creates a Raw Extraction Job

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://waveline.ai/api/v1/raw-extract`

Creates a new job that converts documents into plain text.&#x20;

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                   |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------- |
| Content-Type                                    | String | Should be `application/json`. |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | `Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>`       |

#### Request Body

| Name                                         | Type   | Description                                                           |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| contentUrl<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | A URL pointing to your data. (e.g. <https://example.com/invoice.pdf>) |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK The job has been successfully created." %}

```typescript
{
    "id": string,
    "createdAt": string,
    "status": "CREATED",
    "type": "raw-extract",
    "message": string,
    "pages": number, // Number of billed pages in this job
    "fileName": string,
    "result": null, // Is null after creation
    "urls": {
        "get": string; // Query this URL to get the status/result of your job
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request Missing body, wrong structure, ..." %}

```typescript
{
    "error": string
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="401: Unauthorized Provided API key is not valid." %}

```typescript
{
    "error": string
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500: Internal Server Error An internal server error on our side happened. Please report to <team@waveline.ai> if this happens." %}

```typescript
{
    "error": string
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="402: Payment Required Your account is missing a billing method." %}

```typescript
{
    "error": string
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

&#x20;:warning:To use this endpoint, book a [meeting](https://calendly.com/waveline/30min-landing) to discuss how you would like the result formatted:warning:

With this endpoint, you can extract everything from PDFs: Text, Titles, Tables, Images etc. To give you a better intuition have a look at our [Example](/extract/examples/raw-extraction.md).&#x20;

```bash
curl -X POST "https://waveline.ai/api/v1/raw-extract" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/pdf" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
     -d '{
          "fileName": "pointe_8-8.pdf",
          "contentType": "application/pdf",
          "contentUrl": "https://vwxzjwxlflvltwsntpsb.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/documentation/pointe_8-8.pdf",
        }'
```

If you already have an account, you can [get an API key here](https://waveline.ai/extract/dashboard/api-keys).&#x20;


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