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# Extract response format

> Read extracted values in the structure defined by your schema. Inspect a captured invoice response and handle missing citation metadata.

Extract returns the data requested by your schema. Read the completed result before deciding how your application handles each value.

## Read extracted data

Completed Extract responses place document fields at the top level, without a `document` wrapper. Read values from `extracted_data[i].data`.

The data value retains the shape defined for the extraction, including object, array, scalar, or null.

The capture below uses [invoice extraction schema](/transform/examples/invoice-schema.json). It requests `invoice_number` as a string and `total` as a number. The response returns `DEMO-001` and `10.0`.

## Handle missing evidence

An absent `field_metadata` property means the response supplies no citation metadata for that entry. Do not interpret missing evidence as a confidence score.

## Retrieve a pending result

HTTP 202 means the request is still running. Keep the complete `Location` URL and follow [request progress](/transform/jobs). The endpoint reference includes schemas for pending responses.

## Captured response

The demo script produced this HTTP 200 response on September 9, 2026 from a fictional invoice. Example UUIDs replace the job IDs. The response passed the schema check against the saved API specification.

```json wrap theme={null}
{
  "id": "22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222",
  "status": "completed",
  "profile": null,
  "markdown": null,
  "format_version": "2.0",
  "metadata": {
    "page_count": 1
  },
  "extracted_data": [
    {
      "data": {
        "invoice_number": "DEMO-001",
        "total": 10.0
      }
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "elements": [
    {
      "element_id": "d64bd09fafbdcf88ec5ec8f063fe9775",
      "type": "Title",
      "text": "SYNTHETIC TEST INVOICE",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "a25cbc192e0bdd517d829e9c29aa32da",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Invoice number: DEMO-001",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "74463288dd65014cfb279193410876bc",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Seller: Example Seller",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "464c724fdb8d81a7b2475ea6ab93683f",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Buyer: Example Buyer",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "ed7357039dc52b65406ccd68155352ae",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Item: Test notebook",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "7a8013c89bece182838ec50f06022ec3",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Quantity: 2",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "e62d929718fd713251aeb2a1ea28cbb4",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Unit price: 5.00 USD",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "949db58f4e79a45bae765f5cb0025c00",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "Total: 10.00 USD",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    },
    {
      "element_id": "16a40c4aa02ff980983d6db9c0222c7a",
      "type": "NarrativeText",
      "text": "This is fictional test data. No payment is due.",
      "metadata": {
        "page_number": 1,
        "coordinates": null,
        "text_as_html": null
      }
    }
  ]
}
```