> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.watchdog.no/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Extract document text > Converts a document to Markdown text. PDF and DOCX support ocr and deterministic, PNG and JPEG support ocr, and XLSX, EML and MSG support deterministic. Returns 200 when text from this strategy already exists; otherwise follow the returned workflow run, then read the text with GET /v1/documents/{id}/text or download it with format=text. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi-preview.json post /v1/documents/{id}/extract openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Watchdog API version: 1.0.0 description: >- The Watchdog API is served from https://api.watchdog.no. Request bodies are limited to 2 MiB unless an endpoint says otherwise. Files are uploaded directly to storage, not through the API. servers: - url: https://api.watchdog.no description: Watchdog API security: [] paths: /v1/documents/{id}/extract: post: tags: - Documents summary: Extract document text description: >- Converts a document to Markdown text. PDF and DOCX support ocr and deterministic, PNG and JPEG support ocr, and XLSX, EML and MSG support deterministic. Returns 200 when text from this strategy already exists; otherwise follow the returned workflow run, then read the text with GET /v1/documents/{id}/text or download it with format=text. operationId: extractDocument parameters: - name: X-Organization-Id in: header required: false schema: type: string description: >- The organization to act in. Required for personal API keys; list the organizations you can access with GET /v1/organizations. - schema: type: string format: uuid required: true name: id in: path requestBody: required: false content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: strategy: type: string enum: - ocr - deterministic description: >- ocr recognizes text and tables from the rendered pages; deterministic converts the text embedded in the file. Defaults to ocr for PDF, PNG and JPEG, and deterministic otherwise. fallback_strategy: type: string enum: - ocr - deterministic description: >- A different strategy to try once if the first finds no text. Omit for no fallback. additionalProperties: false examples: ocr: summary: Text and table recognition (default for PDF and images) value: strategy: ocr fallback: summary: Embedded text, with OCR if none is found value: strategy: deterministic fallback_strategy: ocr deterministic: summary: Embedded text only value: strategy: deterministic responses: '200': description: The text already exists. text_url returns a download link to it. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: status: type: string enum: - ready text_url: type: string description: API path that returns a download link to the text. required: - status - text_url example: status: ready text_url: >- /v1/documents/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000/download?format=text&strategy=ocr '202': description: >- Extraction started, or the same extraction is already running. Poll the workflow run. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. Location: schema: type: string required: false description: Relative URL of the created or accepted resource. content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid workflow_run_item_id: type: string format: uuid required: - workflow_run_id - workflow_run_item_id '400': description: >- The request is invalid. details lists up to 20 field errors. Request bodies are limited to 2 MiB. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_validation_error' example: error: code: validation_error message: >- The request is invalid. details lists up to 20 field errors. Request bodies are limited to 2 MiB. request_id: req_example '401': description: The bearer token is missing or invalid. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. WWW-Authenticate: schema: type: string required: false description: Bearer authentication challenge, when supplied. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_invalid_token' example: error: code: invalid_token message: The bearer token is missing or invalid. request_id: req_example '403': description: >- Access denied. The error code says why: forbidden, token_disabled, organization_required, insufficient_role or mfa_required. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/Error_forbidden_token_disabled_organization_required_insufficient_role_mfa_required example: error: code: forbidden message: >- Access denied. The error code says why: forbidden, token_disabled, organization_required, insufficient_role or mfa_required. request_id: req_example '404': description: The resource does not exist in the current organization. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_not_found' example: error: code: not_found message: The resource does not exist in the current organization. request_id: req_example '409': description: >- A different extraction of this document is running (see workflow_run_id), or the uploaded file is missing or has changed. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: >- #/components/schemas/Error_extraction_in_progress_source_unavailable_conflict example: error: code: extraction_in_progress message: >- A different extraction of this document is running (see workflow_run_id), or the uploaded file is missing or has changed. request_id: req_example '415': description: >- This document type cannot be extracted. Extraction supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, EML, MSG, PNG and JPEG, judged by the declared MIME type. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_unsupported_media_type' example: error: code: unsupported_media_type message: >- This document type cannot be extracted. Extraction supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, EML, MSG, PNG and JPEG, judged by the declared MIME type. request_id: req_example '429': description: Too many requests. Wait for the Retry-After delay before retrying. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. Retry-After: schema: type: string example: '60' required: true description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_rate_limit_exceeded' example: error: code: rate_limit_exceeded message: >- Too many requests. Wait for the Retry-After delay before retrying. request_id: req_example '500': description: >- Unexpected server failure. Include the request ID when contacting support. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_internal_error' example: error: code: internal_error message: >- Unexpected server failure. Include the request ID when contacting support. request_id: req_example '503': description: >- The service is temporarily unavailable. If workflow_run_id is present, check that run before retrying; otherwise retry after Retry-After. headers: X-Request-Id: schema: type: string required: true description: >- Request ID, also included in error bodies. Include it when contacting support. Cache-Control: schema: type: string enum: - private, no-store - private, no-store, no-transform required: false description: API responses are private and must not be cached. X-RateLimit-Limit: schema: type: string example: '500' required: false description: >- Requests allowed per minute for this credential, or failed API key attempts allowed per minute from this IP address. Retry-After: schema: type: string example: '60' required: true description: Seconds to wait before retrying the request. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error_service_unavailable' example: error: code: service_unavailable message: >- The service is temporarily unavailable. If workflow_run_id is present, check that run before retrying; otherwise retry after Retry-After. request_id: req_example security: - ApiKeyBearer: [] components: schemas: Error_validation_error: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - validation_error message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_invalid_token: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - invalid_token message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_forbidden_token_disabled_organization_required_insufficient_role_mfa_required: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - forbidden - token_disabled - organization_required - insufficient_role - mfa_required message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_not_found: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - not_found message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_extraction_in_progress_source_unavailable_conflict: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - extraction_in_progress - source_unavailable - conflict message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_unsupported_media_type: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - unsupported_media_type message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_rate_limit_exceeded: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - rate_limit_exceeded message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_internal_error: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - internal_error message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error Error_service_unavailable: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - service_unavailable message: type: string request_id: type: string description: type: string details: type: array items: type: object properties: code: type: string field: type: string message: type: string required: - code - field - message maxItems: 20 workflow_run_id: type: string format: uuid import_id: type: string format: uuid existing_party: type: object properties: type: type: string enum: - supplier - recipient id: type: string format: uuid required: - type - id required: - code - message - request_id required: - error securitySchemes: ApiKeyBearer: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Personal API key sent as a bearer token, together with X-Organization-Id. The key must have at least the access level the endpoint requires (read, write or admin). ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.