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Overview

Using AnyParser, you can extract key-value information from your documents.

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Setup

Refer to the Quickstart guide to install the AnyParser SDK and get your api key. First, set up your AnyParser client.
anyparser_extract_key_value.py
from any_parser import AnyParser

ap = AnyParser(api_key="...")
Next, you’ll need to create your extract_instruction. This is a dictionary of the form {"key": "key description"} where the key is the name of the key to extract and the key description is a description of that key.
anyparser_extract_key_value.py
extract_instruction = {
                "social_security_number": "the social security number of the employee",
                "ein": "the employer identification number",
            }
Finally, use the extract_key_value method, passing in the following:
  • file_path (str): the path to the local file
  • extract_instruction (dict): keys to extract and their descriptions
anyparser_extract_key_value.py
key_value_result, total_time = ap.extract_key_value(file_path="/path/to/your/file", extract_instruction)
This will return two things:
  • key_value_result (dict): Dictionary with the keys specified in extract_instruction, and the values extracted from the document
  • total_time (str): the time elapsed in seconds

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Full Code

anyparser_extract_key_value.py
from any_parser import AnyParser

ap = AnyParser(api_key="...")

local_file_path = "/path/to/your/file"
extract_instruction = {
                "social_security_number": "the social security number of the employee",
                "ein": "the employer identification number",
            }

key_value_result, total_time = ap.extract_key_value(file_path="/path/to/your/file", extract_instruction)

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Output

A dictionary where the keys are the same as those in the input dictionary, and the values are the corresponding extracted results.

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Full Notebook Examples

Check out these notebooks for more detailed examples of using both sync and async AnyParser.

AnyParser Sync Extract Key Value Example

Extracting key-values from a fake W2 document.

AnyParser Async Extract Key Value Example

Extracting key-values from a fake W2 document.