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Extract Product Catalog Entry

Extract product name, SKU, price, and specifications from a catalog document into structured JSON for e-commerce workflows.

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E-commerce teams and marketplace operators use this recipe to digitize a supplier catalog entry. Upload a catalog PDF and receive structured JSON with product name, SKU, price, and description — ready for import into your product database or storefront.

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Request
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/document-extraction/v1/extract \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "files": [
      {
        "type": "url",
        "name": "catalog.pdf",
        "url": "https://example.com/catalogs/supplier-catalog.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "schema": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "products",
          "type": "ARRAY",
          "description": "List of products in the catalog",
          "fields": [
            {
              "name": "name",
              "type": "TEXT",
              "description": "Product name"
            },
            {
              "name": "sku",
              "type": "TEXT",
              "description": "Stock keeping unit identifier"
            },
            {
              "name": "price",
              "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
              "description": "Product price"
            },
            {
              "name": "description",
              "type": "TEXTAREA",
              "description": "Product description"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }'
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "products": {
      "value": [
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "ProGrip Wireless Mouse",
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["ProGrip Wireless Mouse"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "PG-WM-2026",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: PG-WM-2026"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "34.99",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.98,
            "citations": ["$34.99"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity, 1600 DPI sensor, and rechargeable battery lasting up to 90 days.",
            "confidence": 0.94,
            "citations": ["Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity"]
          }
        },
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "UltraType Mechanical Keyboard",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": ["UltraType Mechanical Keyboard"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "UT-MK-1050",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: UT-MK-1050"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "89.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["$89.00"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, RGB backlighting, and detachable USB-C cable.",
            "confidence": 0.93,
            "citations": [
              "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "citations": []
    }
  }
}
Request
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const result = await client.extractDocument({
  files: [
    {
      type: "url",
      name: "catalog.pdf",
      url: "https://example.com/catalogs/supplier-catalog.pdf",
    },
  ],
  schema: {
    fields: [
      {
        name: "products",
        type: "ARRAY",
        description: "List of products in the catalog",
        fields: [
          {
            name: "name",
            type: "TEXT",
            description: "Product name",
          },
          {
            name: "sku",
            type: "TEXT",
            description: "Stock keeping unit identifier",
          },
          {
            name: "price",
            type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            description: "Product price",
          },
          {
            name: "description",
            type: "TEXTAREA",
            description: "Product description",
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
});
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "products": {
      "value": [
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "ProGrip Wireless Mouse",
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["ProGrip Wireless Mouse"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "PG-WM-2026",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: PG-WM-2026"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "34.99",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.98,
            "citations": ["$34.99"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity, 1600 DPI sensor, and rechargeable battery lasting up to 90 days.",
            "confidence": 0.94,
            "citations": ["Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity"]
          }
        },
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "UltraType Mechanical Keyboard",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": ["UltraType Mechanical Keyboard"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "UT-MK-1050",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: UT-MK-1050"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "89.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["$89.00"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, RGB backlighting, and detachable USB-C cable.",
            "confidence": 0.93,
            "citations": [
              "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "citations": []
    }
  }
}
Request
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.extract_document(
    files=[
        {
            "type": "url",
            "name": "catalog.pdf",
            "url": "https://example.com/catalogs/supplier-catalog.pdf",
        }
    ],
    schema={
        "fields": [
            {
                "name": "products",
                "type": "ARRAY",
                "description": "List of products in the catalog",
                "fields": [
                    {
                        "name": "name",
                        "type": "TEXT",
                        "description": "Product name",
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "sku",
                        "type": "TEXT",
                        "description": "Stock keeping unit identifier",
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "price",
                        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
                        "description": "Product price",
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "description",
                        "type": "TEXTAREA",
                        "description": "Product description",
                    },
                ],
            },
        ]
    },
)
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "products": {
      "value": [
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "ProGrip Wireless Mouse",
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["ProGrip Wireless Mouse"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "PG-WM-2026",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: PG-WM-2026"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "34.99",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.98,
            "citations": ["$34.99"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity, 1600 DPI sensor, and rechargeable battery lasting up to 90 days.",
            "confidence": 0.94,
            "citations": ["Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity"]
          }
        },
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "UltraType Mechanical Keyboard",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": ["UltraType Mechanical Keyboard"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "UT-MK-1050",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: UT-MK-1050"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "89.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["$89.00"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, RGB backlighting, and detachable USB-C cable.",
            "confidence": 0.93,
            "citations": [
              "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "citations": []
    }
  }
}
Request
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
    client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

    result, err := client.ExtractDocument(il.ExtractDocumentRequest{
        Files: []il.FileInput{
            il.FileInput{
                Type: "url",
                Name: "catalog.pdf",
                Url: "https://example.com/catalogs/supplier-catalog.pdf",
            },
        },
        Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
            Fields: []any{
                il.ArrayFieldConfig{
                    Name: "products",
                    Type: "ARRAY",
                    Description: "List of products in the catalog",
                    Fields: []any{
                        il.TextFieldConfig{
                            Name: "name",
                            Type: "TEXT",
                            Description: "Product name",
                        },
                        il.TextFieldConfig{
                            Name: "sku",
                            Type: "TEXT",
                            Description: "Stock keeping unit identifier",
                        },
                        il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
                            Name: "price",
                            Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
                            Description: "Product price",
                        },
                        il.TextareaFieldConfig{
                            Name: "description",
                            Type: "TEXTAREA",
                            Description: "Product description",
                        },
                    },
                },
            },
        },
    })
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }

    _ = result
}
Response
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "products": {
      "value": [
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "ProGrip Wireless Mouse",
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["ProGrip Wireless Mouse"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "PG-WM-2026",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: PG-WM-2026"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "34.99",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.98,
            "citations": ["$34.99"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity, 1600 DPI sensor, and rechargeable battery lasting up to 90 days.",
            "confidence": 0.94,
            "citations": ["Ergonomic wireless mouse with 2.4GHz connectivity"]
          }
        },
        {
          "name": {
            "value": "UltraType Mechanical Keyboard",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": ["UltraType Mechanical Keyboard"]
          },
          "sku": {
            "value": "UT-MK-1050",
            "confidence": 0.99,
            "citations": ["SKU: UT-MK-1050"]
          },
          "price": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "89.00",
              "currency": "USD"
            },
            "confidence": 0.97,
            "citations": ["$89.00"]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, RGB backlighting, and detachable USB-C cable.",
            "confidence": 0.93,
            "citations": [
              "Full-size mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "citations": []
    }
  }
}
Template
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    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### Step 1: Extract Data\nResource: **Document Extraction**\n\nConfigure the Document Extraction parameters below, then connect your credentials.",
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      "name": "Manual Trigger"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "documentExtraction",
        "schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
        "schemaJson": "{\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"products\",\"type\":\"ARRAY\",\"description\":\"List of products in the catalog\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"name\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Product name\"},{\"name\":\"sku\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Stock keeping unit identifier\"},{\"name\":\"price\",\"type\":\"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\"description\":\"Product price\"},{\"name\":\"description\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Product description\"}]}]}",
        "files": {
          "fileValues": [
            {
              "fileInputMode": "url",
              "fileName": "catalog.pdf",
              "fileUrl": "https://example.com/catalogs/supplier-catalog.pdf"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
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      "name": "Extract Data",
      "credentials": {
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      ]
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  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  }
}
Prompt
Extract product catalog entries from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:

- products (ARRAY): Each with:
  - name (TEXT): Product name
  - sku (TEXT): Stock keeping unit identifier
  - price (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Product price
  - description (TEXTAREA): Product description

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