Extract Busta Paga Data
Payroll and HR teams use this recipe to extract Italian busta paga fields into structured payroll records for reconciliation and employee document workflows.
APIs Used
Document Extraction (1 credit per page)
Prerequisites
You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at platform.iterationlayer.com during the 7-day trial.
For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the Iteration Layer Integration Guide.
Implementation
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": "busta-paga.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/busta-paga-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "employee_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee codice fiscale"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "employer_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer tax code or VAT number"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payslip month or period date"
},
{
"name": "qualification_level",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee qualification, level, or contract classification"
},
{
"name": "gross_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Retribuzione lorda"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings rows",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Deduction rows including INPS, IRPEF, regional, and municipal deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_income",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable income"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Net amount paid"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
}'
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await client.extractDocument({
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "busta-paga.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/busta-paga-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "employee_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee codice fiscale"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "employer_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer tax code or VAT number"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payslip month or period date"
},
{
"name": "qualification_level",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee qualification, level, or contract classification"
},
{
"name": "gross_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Retribuzione lorda"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings rows",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Deduction rows including INPS, IRPEF, regional, and municipal deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_income",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable income"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Net amount paid"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
});
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.extract_document(**{
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "busta-paga.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/busta-paga-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "employee_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee codice fiscale"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "employer_tax_code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer tax code or VAT number"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payslip month or period date"
},
{
"name": "qualification_level",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee qualification, level, or contract classification"
},
{
"name": "gross_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Retribuzione lorda"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings rows",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Deduction rows including INPS, IRPEF, regional, and municipal deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_income",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable income"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Net amount paid"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
})
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: "busta-paga.pdf",
Url: "https://example.com/documents/busta-paga-sample.pdf",
},
},
Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employee_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employee name",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employee_tax_code",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employee codice fiscale",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employer_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employer name",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employer_tax_code",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employer tax code or VAT number",
},
il.DateFieldConfig{
Name: "pay_period",
Type: "DATE",
Description: "Payslip month or period date",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "qualification_level",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employee qualification, level, or contract classification",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "gross_pay",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Retribuzione lorda",
},
il.ArrayFieldConfig{
Name: "earnings",
Type: "ARRAY",
Description: "Earnings rows",
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "description",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Earning description",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Earning amount",
},
},
},
il.ArrayFieldConfig{
Name: "deductions",
Type: "ARRAY",
Description: "Deduction rows including INPS, IRPEF, regional, and municipal deductions",
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "description",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Deduction description",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Deduction amount",
},
},
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "taxable_income",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Taxable income",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "net_pay",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Net amount paid",
},
il.CurrencyCodeFieldConfig{
Name: "currency",
Type: "CURRENCY_CODE",
Description: "Currency code",
},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_ = result
}
{
"name": "Extract Busta Paga Data",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Extract Busta Paga Data\n\nPayroll and HR teams use this recipe to extract Italian busta paga fields into structured payroll records for reconciliation and employee document workflows.\n\n**Note:** This workflow uses the Iteration Layer community node (`n8n-nodes-iterationlayer`). Install it via Settings > Community Nodes on self-hosted n8n, or add it directly on n8n Cloud with Verified Community Nodes enabled.",
"height": 280,
"width": 500,
"color": 2
},
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"typeVersion": 1,
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200,
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],
"id": "extract-busta-paga-data-overview",
"name": "Overview"
},
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
300
],
"id": "extract-busta-paga-data-trigger",
"name": "Manual Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "documentExtraction",
"schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
"schemaJson": "{\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"employee_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employee name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"employee_tax_code\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employee codice fiscale\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"employer_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employer name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"employer_tax_code\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employer tax code or VAT number\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"pay_period\",\n \"type\": \"DATE\",\n \"description\": \"Payslip month or period date\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"qualification_level\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employee qualification, level, or contract classification\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"gross_pay\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Retribuzione lorda\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"earnings\",\n \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n \"description\": \"Earnings rows\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"description\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Earning description\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Earning amount\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"deductions\",\n \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n \"description\": \"Deduction rows including INPS, IRPEF, regional, and municipal deductions\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"description\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Deduction description\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Deduction amount\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"taxable_income\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Taxable income\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"net_pay\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Net amount paid\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"currency\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_CODE\",\n \"description\": \"Currency code\"\n }\n ]\n}",
"files": {
"fileValues": [
{
"fileInputMode": "url",
"fileName": "busta-paga.pdf",
"fileUrl": "https://example.com/documents/busta-paga-sample.pdf"
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-iterationlayer.iterationLayer",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
500,
300
],
"id": "extract-busta-paga-data-extract",
"name": "Extract Data",
"credentials": {
"iterationLayerApi": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Iteration Layer API"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Manual Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
}
}
Extract busta paga data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:
- employee_name (TEXT): Employee name
- employee_tax_code (TEXT): Employee codice fiscale
- employer_name (TEXT): Employer name
- employer_tax_code (TEXT): Employer tax code or VAT number
- pay_period (DATE): Payslip month or period date
- qualification_level (TEXT): Employee qualification, level, or contract classification
- gross_pay (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Retribuzione lorda
- earnings (ARRAY): Each with description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- deductions (ARRAY): Each with description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- taxable_income (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Taxable income
- net_pay (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Net amount paid
- currency (CURRENCY_CODE): Currency code
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"employee_name": {
"value": "Maria Keller",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYEE NAME"
]
},
"employee_tax_code": {
"value": "Employee Tax Code",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYEE TAX CODE"
]
},
"employer_name": {
"value": "Northwind GmbH",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYER NAME"
]
},
"employer_tax_code": {
"value": "Employer Tax Code",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYER TAX CODE"
]
},
"pay_period": {
"value": "2026-04-15",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"15 Apr 2026"
]
},
"qualification_level": {
"value": "Qualification Level",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"QUALIFICATION LEVEL"
]
},
"gross_pay": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"earnings": {
"value": [
{
"description": {
"value": "Description",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"DESCRIPTION"
]
},
"amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
}
}
],
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EARNINGS"
]
},
"deductions": {
"value": [
{
"description": {
"value": "Description",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"DESCRIPTION"
]
},
"amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
}
}
],
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"DEDUCTIONS"
]
},
"taxable_income": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"net_pay": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"currency": {
"value": "EUR",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"CURRENCY"
]
}
}
}