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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
receipts
/
analyze
Analyze Receipt
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/v1/receipts/analyze \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "s3_key": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "amount": 4500,
  "date": "2025-02-15",
  "vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
  "category": "travel"
}
Sends an uploaded receipt image to AWS Textract for OCR analysis. Returns extracted fields that can auto-fill an expense form.

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Request Body

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s3_key
string
required
S3 key of the previously uploaded receipt image.

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Response

{
  "amount": 4500,
  "date": "2025-02-15",
  "vendor": "Shell Gas Station",
  "category": "travel"
}
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amount
integer
Extracted total amount in cents. May be null if not detected.
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date
string
Extracted date in YYYY-MM-DD format. May be null.
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vendor
string
Extracted vendor name. May be null.
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category
string
Suggested category based on vendor name keywords. May be null.

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Errors

StatusCause
400Missing s3_key
422Textract could not analyze the image