How to Parse a Tax Invoice with Line Items using PDF.co Document Parser

Parse a Tax Invoice with Line Items – Step-by-Step

Go to your PDF.co Document Parser
Click on New Template
Load Source File
Add Objects
Run Template
Result
Save your Template

With this step-by-step tutorial with screenshots, you will learn how to parse a tax invoice with line items using PDF.co Document Parser.

I have here a sample invoice with line items. We will use this for our tutorial:

First, log in to your PDF.co account here.

Step 1 – Go to your PDF.co Document Parser

On your PDF.co dashboard, click the Document Parser menu at the top of the page

Step 2 – Click on New Template

On your PDF.co Document Parser page, click on New Template

Step 3 – Load Source File

Select the file that you want to parse

Step 4 – Add Objects

We will use Add FIELD from RECTANGLE selection to get the Client Name, Invoice Date, Invoice No, and Invoice Total
We will use Add TABLE field based on TEXT SEARCH to get the Line Items

To get the Line Items using Add TABLE field based on TEXT SEARCH. You need to use these properties. Just change the name of row/columns depending on the names that you have with your own invoice:

{
"start": {
"expression": "PRICE{{Spaces}}TOTAL",
"regex": true
},
"end": {
"expression": "INVOICE TOTAL{{Spaces}}{{Money}}",
"regex": true
},
"columns": [
{
"name": "ItemNo"
},
{
"name": "Qty",
"dataType": "decimal"
},
{
"name": "Unit"
},
{
"name": "Description"
},
{
"name": "Price",
"dataType": "decimal"
},
{
"name": "Total",
"dataType": "decimal"
}
],
"multipage": true
}

Step 5 – Run Template

Once you’re finished adding the objects. Time to run your template

Step 6 – Result

Here’s the parsed tax invoice

Step 7 – Save your template

Once you’re finished with your template. You may save it for future use.

You’ve learned how to parse a tax invoice with line items using PDF.co Document Parser through this tutorial.

Parse a Tax Invoice with Line Items – Step-by-Step