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# Unstructured API reference overview

> Get descriptions of operation, path and query parameters, response fields and codes, and code examples to help you call the Unstructured API.

## <Icon icon="file" size={32} /><Icon icon="arrow-right" size={32} />  Source connectors

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[Source connector operations](/api-reference/api/source/list-sources) connect workflows to remotely hosted source locations. These locations hold the documents and semi-structured data that Unstructured Pipelines processes. [Learn more about source connectors](/api-reference/workflow/sources/overview).

## <Icon icon="arrow-right" size={32} /><Icon icon="database" size={32} />  Destination connectors

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[Destination connector operations](/api-reference/api/destination/list-destinations) connect workflows to remotely hosted blob storage, databases, and vector stores. Pipelines delivers output results to these destinations. [Learn more about destination connectors](/api-reference/workflow/destinations/overview).

## <Icon icon="square" size={32} /><Icon icon="arrow-right" size={32} /><Icon icon="square" size={32} />  Workflows

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[Workflow operations](/api-reference/api/workflow/list-workflows) define and manage sequences of activities in Unstructured Pipelines. These activities ingest remotely hosted documents and semi-structured data, process them, and deliver the results to remotely hosted blob storage, databases, and vector stores. [Learn more about workflows](/api-reference/workflow/workflows).

## <Icon icon="swatchbook" size={32} />  Templates

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[Template operations](/api-reference/api/template/list-templates) return information about common Unstructured Pipelines workflow patterns. You can apply a pattern to your workflows for predictable, consistent results.

## <Icon icon="screwdriver-wrench" size={32} />  Jobs

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For [Unstructured Pipelines](/pipelines/overview), specific [job operations](/api-reference/api/job/list-jobs) run and manage workflows in Unstructured Pipelines. [Learn more about job operations for Pipelines](/api-reference/workflow/jobs).

For [Unstructured Transform](/transform/overview), specific [job operations](/api-reference/api/job/list-jobs) send locally hosted files to the Unstructured Transform service for processing. [Learn more about job operations for Transform](/api-reference/transform/overview).

## <Icon icon="bell" size={32} />  Notifications

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[Notification operations](/api-reference/api/notification/list-notifications) alert recipients when an Unstructured Pipelines workflow changes state. States include in progress, completed, stopped, and failed. Learn about [webhooks](/api-reference/webhooks) and [email notifications](/api-reference/email).

## See also

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  <Card title="Retry failed API calls" icon="arrow-rotate-right" href="/api-reference/workflow/retries">
    <Badge color="green" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Pipelines</Badge> <Badge color="blue" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Transform</Badge><br />
    <Badge color="purple" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Python SDK</Badge> <Badge disabled icon="lock" color="gray" size="lg" shape="rounded">REST clients</Badge><br />
    For the Unstructured Python SDK, if an API request fails, you can programmatically retry the request with an exponential backoff strategy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Choose from available models" icon="robot" href="/api-reference/workflow/models">
    <Badge color="green" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Pipelines</Badge> <Badge color="blue" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Transform</Badge><br />
    <Badge color="purple" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Python SDK</Badge> <Badge icon="check" color="orange" size="lg" shape="rounded">REST clients</Badge><br />
    For Pipelines workflows, you can pick a specific model to use in some kinds of workflow nodes. Some of these models might not be available, depending on your organization's Unstructured deployment type.
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  <Card title="Handle API errors" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/api-reference/workflow/errors">
    <Badge color="green" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Pipelines</Badge> <Badge color="blue" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Transform</Badge><br />
    <Badge color="purple" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Python SDK</Badge> <Badge disabled icon="lock" color="gray" size="lg" shape="rounded">REST clients</Badge><br />
    For the Unstructured Python SDK, you can programmatically detect and react to errors.
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  <Card title="Migrate from previous API versions" icon="arrow-right" href="/api-reference/workflow/migration">
    <Badge color="green" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Pipelines</Badge> <Badge disabled icon="lock" color="gray" size="lg" shape="rounded">Transform</Badge><br />
    <Badge color="purple" icon="check" size="lg" shape="rounded">Python SDK</Badge> <Badge disabled icon="lock" color="gray" size="lg" shape="rounded">REST clients</Badge><br />
    For Pipelines, move your existing code to the latest Unstructured Python SDK version.
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