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Monite OCR API

The OCR API from Monite — 3 operation(s) for ocr.

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Operations 4

GET /ocr_tasks Get OCR tasks #
POST /ocr_tasks OCR a file from URL #
POST /ocr_tasks/upload_from_file Upload a file for OCR #
GET /ocr_tasks/{task_id} Get an OCR task by ID #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.monite.com/api/concepts/overview

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/openapi/monite-ocr-api-openapi.yml

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-payable-response-schema-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-receivables-search-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-credit-note-response-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-delivery-note-resource-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-payable-upload-with-data-schema-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/monite/refs/heads/main/json-schema/monite-payable-update-schema-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

monite-ocr-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Monite OCR API
  contact:
    name: Monite team
    url: https://monite.com/about/
    email: developers@monite.com
  termsOfService: https://monite.com/terms
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged OCR across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: monite-openapi-2023-09-01.json, monite-openapi-2024-05-25.json, monite-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.dev.monite.com/v1
  description: Development environment
- url: https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1
  description: Sandbox environment
- url: https://api.monite.com/v1
  description: Production environment (Europe)
- url: https://us.api.monite.com/v1
  description: Production environment (North America)
- url: https://api.monite.oaknorth.co.uk/v1
  description: Oak POC environment
tags:
- name: OCR
paths:
  /ocr_tasks:
    get:
      tags:
      - OCR
      summary: Get OCR tasks
      operationId: get_ocr_tasks
      parameters:
      - required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2023-09-01'
        name: x-monite-version
        in: header
      - description: Sort order (ascending by default). Typically used together with the `sort` parameter.
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderEnum'
          default: asc
        name: order
        in: query
      - description: The number of items (0 .. 100) to return in a single page of the response. The response may contain fewer items if it is the last or only page.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 100.0
          minimum: 1.0
          default: 100
        name: limit
        in: query
      - description: 'A pagination token obtained from a previous call to this endpoint. Use it to get the next or previous page of results for your initial query. If `pagination_token` is specified, all other query parameters are ignored and inferred from the initial query.


          If not specified, the first page of results will be returned.'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        name: pagination_token
        in: query
      - description: The field to sort the results by. Typically used together with the `order` parameter.
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CursorFields'
        name: sort
        in: query
      - description: Return only ocr tasks created after the specified date and time. The value must be in the ISO 8601 format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm[:ss[.ffffff]][Z|±hh:mm].
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        name: created_at__gt
        in: query
      - description: Return only ocr tasks created in Monite before the specified date and time.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        name: created_at__lt
        in: query
      - description: Return only ocr tasks created on or after the specified date and time.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        name: created_at__gte
        in: query
      - description: Return only ocr tasks created before or on the specified date and time.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        name: created_at__lte
        in: query
      - description: Return only ocr tasks that have the specified status.
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRTaskStatus'
        name: status
        in: query
      - description: Return only OCR tasks related to documents of a specific type.
        required: false
        schema:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRDocumentTypeEnum'
        name: document_type
        in: query
      - description: 'Return only ocr tasks with specified IDs. Valid but nonexistent IDs do not raise errors but produce no results.


          To specify multiple IDs, repeat this parameter for each value: `id__in=<id1>&id__in=<id2>`'
        required: false
        schema:
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          type: array
        name: id__in
        in: query
      - description: The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          examples:
          - 9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4
        name: x-monite-entity-id
        in: header
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRTasksPaginationResponse'
        '405':
          description: Method Not Allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '404':
          description: OCR request is not found
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
    post:
      tags:
      - OCR
      summary: OCR a file from URL
      operationId: post_ocr_tasks
      parameters:
      - required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2023-09-01'
        name: x-monite-version
        in: header
      - description: The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          examples:
          - 9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4
        name: x-monite-entity-id
        in: header
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateOCRRequestPayload'
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: OCR task has been accepted for execution.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OcrTaskResponseSchema'
        '405':
          description: Method Not Allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '400':
          description: OCR previously tried to recognize this file and failed.
        '413':
          description: File size exceeds the limit for OCR processing.
        '415':
          description: Unsupported file format. OCR supports only PNG, JPG, and PDF.
        '421':
          description: The specified file URL is not reachable.
        '424':
          description: The specified file URL is reachable but returned an HTTP error status code.
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.dev.monite.com/v1
      description: Development environment
    - url: https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1
      description: Sandbox environment
    - url: https://api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (Europe)
    - url: https://us.api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (North America)
    - url: https://api.monite.oaknorth.co.uk/v1
      description: Oak POC environment
  /ocr_tasks/upload_from_file:
    post:
      tags:
      - OCR
      summary: Upload a file for OCR
      operationId: post_ocr_tasks_upload_from_file
      parameters:
      - required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2023-09-01'
        name: x-monite-version
        in: header
      - required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRDocumentTypeEnum'
        name: document_type
        in: query
      - description: The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          examples:
          - 9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4
        name: x-monite-entity-id
        in: header
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRFileUpload'
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: OCR task has been accepted for execution.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OcrTaskResponseSchema'
        '405':
          description: Method Not Allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '400':
          description: OCR failed to process the specified file.
        '413':
          description: File size exceeds the limit for OCR processing.
        '415':
          description: Unsupported file format. OCR supports only PNG, JPG, and PDF.
        '422':
          description: File name is too long.
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.dev.monite.com/v1
      description: Development environment
    - url: https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1
      description: Sandbox environment
    - url: https://api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (Europe)
    - url: https://us.api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (North America)
    - url: https://api.monite.oaknorth.co.uk/v1
      description: Oak POC environment
  /ocr_tasks/{task_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - OCR
      summary: Get an OCR task by ID
      operationId: get_ocr_tasks_id
      parameters:
      - required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        example: '2023-09-01'
        name: x-monite-version
        in: header
      - required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name: task_id
        in: path
      - description: The ID of the entity that owns the requested resource.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          examples:
          - 9d2b4c8f-2087-4738-ba91-7359683c49a4
        name: x-monite-entity-id
        in: header
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OcrTaskResponseSchema'
        '405':
          description: Method Not Allowed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchemaResponse'
        '404':
          description: OCR task with the specified ID was not found.
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
      security:
      - HTTPBearer: []
    servers:
    - url: https://api.dev.monite.com/v1
      description: Development environment
    - url: https://api.sandbox.monite.com/v1
      description: Sandbox environment
    - url: https://api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (Europe)
    - url: https://us.api.monite.com/v1
      description: Production environment (North America)
    - url: https://api.monite.oaknorth.co.uk/v1
      description: Oak POC environment
components:
  schemas:
    OCRBankDetails:
      properties:
        bank_account_number:
          type: string
        iban:
          type: string
        swift_bic:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
    OCRReceipt:
      properties:
        currency:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyEnum'
        discount:
          type: number
        document_number:
          type: string
        issued_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        line_items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRReceiptLineItem'
          type: array
        sender:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCounterpartDetails'
        subtotal:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        tax_type:
          type: string
        total_amount:
          type: number
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - receipt
          default: receipt
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - line_items
      - sender
    OCRInvoice:
      properties:
        amount_paid:
          type: number
        currency:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyEnum'
        document_number:
          type: string
        due_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        issue_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        line_items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRLineItem'
          type: array
        payment_terms:
          type: string
        recipient:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCounterpartDetails'
        sender:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCounterpartDetails'
        subtotal:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        total_amount:
          type: number
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - invoice
          default: invoice
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - sender
      - recipient
    OCRCounterpartDetails:
      properties:
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRAddressDetails'
        bank_account:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRBankDetails'
        email:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        tax_number:
          type: string
        vat_number:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - address
      - bank_account
    CursorFields:
      type: string
      enum:
      - id
      - created_at
    CreateOCRRequestPayload:
      properties:
        document_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRDocumentTypeEnum'
        file_url:
          type: string
      type: object
      required:
      - file_url
    OCRLineItem:
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
        line_reference:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: number
        subtotal:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        total_amount:
          type: number
        unit:
          type: string
        unit_price:
          type: number
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
    OrderEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
    OCRTasksPaginationResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OcrTaskResponseSchema'
          type: array
        next_pagination_token:
          type: string
          description: A token that can be sent in the `pagination_token` query parameter to get the next page of results, or `null` if there is no next page (i.e. you've reached the last page).
        prev_pagination_token:
          type: string
          description: A token that can be sent in the `pagination_token` query parameter to get the previous page of results, or `null` if there is no previous page (i.e. you've reached the first page).
      type: object
      required:
      - data
      description: A paginated list of ocr requests.
    CurrencyEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - AED
      - AFN
      - ALL
      - AMD
      - ANG
      - AOA
      - ARS
      - AUD
      - AWG
      - AZN
      - BAM
      - BBD
      - BDT
      - BGN
      - BHD
      - BIF
      - BMD
      - BND
      - BOB
      - BRL
      - BSD
      - BTN
      - BWP
      - BYN
      - BZD
      - CAD
      - CDF
      - CHF
      - CLP
      - CNY
      - COP
      - CRC
      - CVE
      - CZK
      - DJF
      - DKK
      - DOP
      - DZD
      - EGP
      - ETB
      - EUR
      - FJD
      - FKP
      - GBP
      - GEL
      - GHS
      - GIP
      - GMD
      - GNF
      - GTQ
      - GYD
      - HKD
      - HNL
      - HTG
      - HUF
      - IDR
      - ILS
      - INR
      - IQD
      - ISK
      - JMD
      - JOD
      - JPY
      - KES
      - KGS
      - KHR
      - KMF
      - KRW
      - KWD
      - KYD
      - KZT
      - LAK
      - LBP
      - LKR
      - LRD
      - LSL
      - LYD
      - MAD
      - MDL
      - MGA
      - MKD
      - MMK
      - MNT
      - MOP
      - MUR
      - MVR
      - MWK
      - MXN
      - MYR
      - MZN
      - NAD
      - NGN
      - NIO
      - NOK
      - NPR
      - NZD
      - OMR
      - PAB
      - PEN
      - PGK
      - PHP
      - PKR
      - PLN
      - PYG
      - QAR
      - RON
      - RSD
      - RUB
      - RWF
      - SAR
      - SBD
      - SCR
      - SEK
      - SGD
      - SHP
      - SLE
      - SOS
      - SRD
      - SSP
      - SVC
      - SZL
      - THB
      - TJS
      - TMT
      - TND
      - TOP
      - TRY
      - TTD
      - TWD
      - TZS
      - UAH
      - UGX
      - USD
      - UYU
      - UZS
      - VND
      - VUV
      - WST
      - XAF
      - XCD
      - XOF
      - XPF
      - YER
      - ZAR
      - ZMW
    ErrorSchema:
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
      type: object
      required:
      - message
    OCRReceiptLineItem:
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
        discount_amount:
          type: number
        line_reference:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: number
        subtotal:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        total_amount:
          type: number
        unit:
          type: string
        unit_price:
          type: number
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
    OCRCreditNote:
      properties:
        currency:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrencyEnum'
        document_number:
          type: string
        issue_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        line_items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRLineItem'
          type: array
        original_invoice_number:
          type: string
        recipient:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCounterpartDetails'
        sender:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCounterpartDetails'
        subtotal:
          type: number
        tax_amount:
          type: number
        tax_rate:
          type: number
        total_amount:
          type: number
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - credit_note
          default: credit_note
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
      required:
      - sender
      - recipient
      - line_items
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
      type: object
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
        msg:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
    AllowedCountries:
      type: string
      enum:
      - AF
      - AX
      - AL
      - DZ
      - AS
      - AD
      - AO
      - AI
      - AQ
      - AG
      - AR
      - AM
      - AW
      - AU
      - AT
      - AZ
      - BS
      - BH
      - BD
      - BB
      - BY
      - BE
      - BZ
      - BJ
      - BM
      - BT
      - BO
      - BA
      - BW
      - BV
      - BR
      - IO
      - BN
      - BG
      - BF
      - BI
      - KH
      - CM
      - CA
      - IC
      - CV
      - KY
      - CF
      - EA
      - TD
      - CL
      - CN
      - CX
      - CC
      - CO
      - KM
      - CG
      - CD
      - CK
      - CR
      - CI
      - HR
      - CU
      - CY
      - CZ
      - DK
      - DJ
      - DM
      - DO
      - EC
      - EG
      - SV
      - GQ
      - ER
      - EE
      - SZ
      - ET
      - FK
      - FO
      - FJ
      - FI
      - FR
      - GF
      - PF
      - TF
      - GA
      - GM
      - GE
      - DE
      - GH
      - GI
      - GR
      - GL
      - GD
      - GP
      - GU
      - GT
      - GG
      - GN
      - GW
      - GY
      - HT
      - HM
      - VA
      - HN
      - HK
      - HU
      - IS
      - IN
      - ID
      - IR
      - IQ
      - IE
      - IM
      - IL
      - IT
      - JM
      - JP
      - JE
      - JO
      - KZ
      - KE
      - KI
      - KP
      - KR
      - KW
      - KG
      - LA
      - LV
      - LB
      - LS
      - LR
      - LY
      - LI
      - LT
      - LU
      - MO
      - MG
      - MW
      - MY
      - MV
      - ML
      - MT
      - MH
      - MQ
      - MR
      - MU
      - YT
      - MX
      - FM
      - MD
      - MC
      - MN
      - ME
      - MS
      - MA
      - MZ
      - MM
      - NA
      - NR
      - NP
      - NL
      - AN
      - NC
      - NZ
      - NI
      - NE
      - NG
      - NU
      - NF
      - MP
      - MK
      - 'NO'
      - OM
      - PK
      - PW
      - PS
      - PA
      - PG
      - PY
      - PE
      - PH
      - PN
      - PL
      - PT
      - PR
      - QA
      - RE
      - RO
      - RU
      - RW
      - SH
      - KN
      - LC
      - PM
      - VC
      - WS
      - SM
      - ST
      - SA
      - SN
      - RS
      - SC
      - SL
      - SG
      - SK
      - SI
      - SB
      - SO
      - ZA
      - SS
      - GS
      - ES
      - LK
      - SD
      - SR
      - SJ
      - SE
      - CH
      - SY
      - TW
      - TJ
      - TZ
      - TH
      - TL
      - TG
      - TK
      - TO
      - TT
      - TN
      - TR
      - TM
      - TC
      - TV
      - UG
      - UA
      - AE
      - GB
      - US
      - UM
      - UY
      - UZ
      - VU
      - VE
      - VN
      - VG
      - VI
      - WF
      - EH
      - YE
      - ZM
      - ZW
      - BL
      - BQ
      - CW
      - MF
      - SX
    OCRFileUpload:
      properties:
        file:
          type: string
          format: binary
      type: object
      required:
      - file
    ErrorSchemaResponse:
      properties:
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorSchema'
      type: object
      required:
      - error
    OCRAddressDetails:
      properties:
        city:
          type: string
        country:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AllowedCountries'
        postal_code:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        street_and_number:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: false
      type: object
    OCRDocumentTypeEnum:
      type: string
      enum:
      - invoice
      - credit_note
      - receipt
    OcrTaskResponseSchema:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        document_type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRDocumentTypeEnum'
        recognized_data:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRInvoice'
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRCreditNote'
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRReceipt'
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OCRTaskStatus'
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - created_at
      - updated_at
      - status
    OCRTaskStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
      - processing
      - success
      - error
  securitySchemes:
    HTTPBearer:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
x-refined-from:
- monite-openapi-2023-09-01.json
- monite-openapi-2024-05-25.json
- monite-openapi.yml