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Ship content-processing workflows without vendor glue

You're maintaining Puppeteer for screenshots, Sharp for images, Tesseract for OCR — each with its own install headaches and breaking changes. Iteration Layer gives solo developers and small dev teams stable workflow contracts for extraction, transformation, and generation.

Zero data retention Made & hosted in the EU 100 trial credits

One output feeds the next

APIs that cover every step of EU content workflows — ingestion, transformation, generation, and exports. One key, one credit pool, and structured JSON responses designed to chain together.

Fits into your existing stack

Native SDKs for TypeScript, Python, and Go. OpenAPI spec for everything else. MCP server for AI agents and Claude Code skills. n8n integration for visual workflows.

EU AI workflow runtime

Run document, image, and file steps through one EU-hosted workflow layer with shared API conventions and billing.

You're dealing with this every day

Here's what changes when you stop juggling tools and start building pipelines.

Five libraries, five failure modes

Puppeteer for PDFs, Sharp for images, Tesseract for OCR, a CSV parser for spreadsheets — each with its own API style, error handling, and Docker configuration.

One API, every capability

Extract documents, transform images, generate PDFs, spreadsheets, and images — all from one SDK with structured JSON in and out. One set of docs, one set of conventions.

Three vendors, three invoices

Separate accounts, separate API keys, separate invoices. Every new cloud service adds credentials to manage and another bill to reconcile.

One key, one credit pool

A single API key and a shared credit pool across every operation. One invoice, one dashboard, one set of credentials to manage.

Glue code at every seam

Piping the output of one service into the input of another means format conversion, error handling, and retry logic you write and maintain yourself.

Structured output, no glue

Every API returns typed JSON designed to feed into the next. Extract data, then generate a report from the result — no format conversion or model-response parsing layer.

Real-world pipelines, ready to ship

Each recipe chains multiple APIs into a complete workflow. Pick one, tweak it, and deploy — or use it as a starting point for your own pipeline.

Official SDKs for every major language

Install the SDK, set your API key, and start chaining requests. Full type safety, automatic retries, and idiomatic error handling included.

European by design

Your data is processed on EU-hosted infrastructure and never stored beyond temporary logs. Zero data retention, GDPR-compliant workflows, and a Data Processing Agreement are available for every customer. Learn more about our security practices .

EU-hosted core processing

Application and processing infrastructure runs in Europe, with provider-scope ISO 27001 and BSI C5 evidence documented for procurement reviews.

Zero data retention

Customer files and processing results are not stored after the request. Usage logs are retained for 90 days and automatically deleted.

Clear answers for security teams

Give reviewers the answers they need up front: where files are processed, what is retained, which subprocessors are involved, and how AI inputs, outputs, review gates, and audit records move through each workflow.

Pricing

Start usage-based. Switch to a subscription when your volume becomes predictable.

Pay as you go

Usage-based

$0.099 to $0.069 / credit

Graduated pricing. Your effective rate decreases automatically as monthly usage grows.

  • No monthly commitment
  • Pay only for credits used
  • Automatic volume discounts as usage grows
Subscriptions

Predictable volume

From $19 /month

Fixed recurring credit packs with lower effective credit prices for steady usage.

  • Lower effective per-credit prices
  • Fixed recurring credit packs
  • Predictable monthly budget
Trial Week

Try Iteration Layer with 100 credits

$1 / 7 days

Start with one shared trial pool before choosing subscription or pay-as-you-go billing.

All APIs included 7-day trial Project-based budget caps Auto overage billing

Solving real problems, step by step

Vendor sprawl, GDPR headaches, broken pipelines — we wrote about the problems you're facing and how to fix them.

Frequently asked questions

What file formats can I process?
PDFs, DOCX, XLSX, CSV, PNG, JPEG, WebP, HEIF, GIF, SVG, HTML, Markdown, and plain text. See the Document Extraction docs for full format details.
Can I chain multiple operations together?
Yes. Every API returns structured JSON designed to feed into the next. Extract data from a document, generate a report from the results, create a thumbnail — all with one credit pool and one auth token.
What real workflows do you run with these APIs?
What languages and SDKs do you support?
Official SDKs for TypeScript, Python, and Go with full type safety and automatic retries. Full OpenAPI 3.1 spec for code generation in any other language. MCP server for AI agent frameworks.
How long does it take to get started?
Sign up, start the 7-day trial, get an API key, and make your first request in under five minutes. See the Getting Started guide.
How does pricing work?
Every API call costs a fixed number of credits. Credits are shared across all APIs — no per-service billing. Start with 100 trial credits, then choose a subscription or pay as you go. See Credits & Pricing.
What happens when the API returns an error?
Credits are automatically refunded for failed requests — no action needed. This applies to validation failures, server errors, and async webhook processing failures. See Errors.
Where is my data processed?
All processing runs on EU infrastructure. Files are processed in memory and never stored. Logs auto-delete after 90 days. We provide a Data Processing Agreement to all customers. See our Security page and GDPR-compliant document processing architecture guide.

Build your first workflow in minutes

Chain our APIs into a workflow you can test with your own data during the 7-day trial.

Zero data retention Made & hosted in the EU 100 trial credits