iterationlayer Extract VAT100 Data
Tax and finance teams use this recipe to extract VAT100 fields from official forms into structured JSON for review, routing, and downstream filing preparation.
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": "vat100.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/vat100-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "taxpayer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
},
{
"name": "taxpayer_identifier",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer identifier"
},
{
"name": "issuer_or_authority",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
},
{
"name": "tax_period",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tax year or filing period"
},
{
"name": "tax_lines",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Reported tax lines",
"fields": [
{
"name": "code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Box, line, or tax code"
},
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Line description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Reported amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
},
{
"name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
},
{
"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": "vat100.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/vat100-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "taxpayer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
},
{
"name": "taxpayer_identifier",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer identifier"
},
{
"name": "issuer_or_authority",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
},
{
"name": "tax_period",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tax year or filing period"
},
{
"name": "tax_lines",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Reported tax lines",
"fields": [
{
"name": "code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Box, line, or tax code"
},
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Line description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Reported amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
},
{
"name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
},
{
"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": "vat100.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/vat100-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "taxpayer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
},
{
"name": "taxpayer_identifier",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Taxpayer identifier"
},
{
"name": "issuer_or_authority",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
},
{
"name": "tax_period",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Tax year or filing period"
},
{
"name": "tax_lines",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Reported tax lines",
"fields": [
{
"name": "code",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Box, line, or tax code"
},
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Line description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Reported amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "taxable_amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
},
{
"name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
},
{
"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: "vat100.pdf",
Url: "https://example.com/documents/vat100-sample.pdf",
},
},
Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "taxpayer_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "taxpayer_identifier",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Taxpayer identifier",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "issuer_or_authority",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employer, payer, or tax authority",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "tax_period",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Tax year or filing period",
},
il.ArrayFieldConfig{
Name: "tax_lines",
Type: "ARRAY",
Description: "Reported tax lines",
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "code",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Box, line, or tax code",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "description",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Line description",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Reported amount",
},
},
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "taxable_amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Taxable amount or tax base",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "tax_due_or_withheld",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Tax due, assessed, or withheld",
},
il.CurrencyCodeFieldConfig{
Name: "currency",
Type: "CURRENCY_CODE",
Description: "Currency code",
},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_ = result
}
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"id": "extract-vat100-data-trigger",
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"parameters": {
"resource": "documentExtraction",
"schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
"schemaJson": "{\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"taxpayer_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"taxpayer_identifier\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Taxpayer identifier\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"issuer_or_authority\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employer, payer, or tax authority\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tax_period\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Tax year or filing period\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tax_lines\",\n \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n \"description\": \"Reported tax lines\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"code\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Box, line, or tax code\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"description\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Line description\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Reported amount\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"taxable_amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Taxable amount or tax base\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tax_due_or_withheld\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Tax due, assessed, or withheld\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"currency\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_CODE\",\n \"description\": \"Currency code\"\n }\n ]\n}",
"files": {
"fileValues": [
{
"fileInputMode": "url",
"fileName": "vat100.pdf",
"fileUrl": "https://example.com/documents/vat100-sample.pdf"
}
]
}
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"settings": {
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}
Extract vat100 data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:
- taxpayer_name (TEXT): Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name
- taxpayer_identifier (TEXT): Taxpayer identifier
- issuer_or_authority (TEXT): Employer, payer, or tax authority
- tax_period (TEXT): Tax year or filing period
- tax_lines (ARRAY): Each with code (TEXT), description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- taxable_amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Taxable amount or tax base
- tax_due_or_withheld (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Tax due, assessed, or withheld
- currency (CURRENCY_CODE): Currency code
Response
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"taxpayer_name": {
"value": "Taxpayer Name",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAXPAYER NAME"
]
},
"taxpayer_identifier": {
"value": "Taxpayer Identifier",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAXPAYER IDENTIFIER"
]
},
"issuer_or_authority": {
"value": "Issuer Or Authority",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"ISSUER OR AUTHORITY"
]
},
"tax_period": {
"value": "Tax Period",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAX PERIOD"
]
},
"tax_lines": {
"value": [
{
"code": {
"value": "Code",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"CODE"
]
},
"description": {
"value": "Description",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"DESCRIPTION"
]
},
"amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "GBP"
},
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"GBP 1,234.56"
]
}
}
],
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAX LINES"
]
},
"taxable_amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "GBP"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"GBP 1,234.56"
]
},
"tax_due_or_withheld": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "GBP"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"GBP 1,234.56"
]
},
"currency": {
"value": "GBP",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"CURRENCY"
]
}
}
}