Global Invoice Recognition and Extraction Skill

Powered by Laiye ADP (Agentic Document Processing), this skill delivers intelligent, high-precision parsing and information extraction for standard and non-standard invoices, bills, and vouchers from all regions worldwide. It supports all file types including electronic PDFs, scanned documents, and photographs, and outputs standardized structured JSON data for seamless integration with business processes and downstream automation.

New users receive 100 free credits per month (refreshed monthly) for invoice extraction and other document processing scenarios. Limited-Time Offer: Use the invoice extraction feature for the first time and receive an additional 1,000 free pages of global invoice extraction — limited to the first 100 users only, first come first served! ADP provides a standard commercial API that can be integrated into business systems within 1 hour. \x3C/br> Register now: Global | China Mainland

Why choose us?

• Global invoices with zero barriers — multi-language, multi-format precision recognition
• 100+ languages fully covered: English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Thai, and all other major languages — invoices and receipts all supported
• Adaptive to all formats: standard VAT invoices, unstructured receipts, mixed-format bills — all recognized
• 95%+ accuracy: precise extraction of key fields, dramatically reducing manual verification, translation, and data entry costs
• Agentic self-optimization: continuously fine-tuned on your business data — the more you use it, the more accurate and tailored it becomes

Quick Start Guide

Core Workflow

1. Install dependencies: On first run, install the ADP CLI tool.
2. Authentication setup: On first run, execute adp config get to check credentials. If not configured, prompt the user to provide an API Key.
3. Get app list: On first run, retrieve the out-of-the-box app list via adp app-id list --app-type 0, find the invoice extraction app, and record its app_id (prefixed with ootb_). For subsequent runs, prefer adp app-id cache.
4. Execute extraction: Run adp extract url \x3CURL> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> or adp extract local \x3Cfile-path> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id>.
5. Process results: Parse the returned JSON to extract structured fields such as invoice number, date, supplier, buyer, currency, tax amount, total amount, and line items.
6. Error handling: When a command fails, parse the stderr JSON to determine the error type and recovery action.

Scenario-to-Command Mapping

Single Invoice Recognition

Batch Recognition

Async Processing

Concurrency Limit: Free users support a maximum of 2 documents for concurrent processing, while paid users support up to 10 documents concurrently.

Step 1: Install ADP CLI

# Method 1: npm (recommended, cross-platform)
npm install -g @laiye-adp/agentic-doc-parse-and-extract-cli

# Method 2: Shell script (Linux / macOS, when npm is unavailable)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laiye-ai/adp-cli/main/scripts/adp-init.sh | bash

# Method 3: PowerShell script (Windows, when npm is unavailable)
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laiye-ai/adp-cli/main/scripts/adp-init.ps1 | iex

Or download prebuilt binaries from GitHub Releases.

Step 2: Get API Key & Configure Authentication

Register and obtain an API Key (100 free credits per month + limited-time bonus: 1,000 free invoice extraction pages):

• Global (all other regions): https://adp-global.laiye.com/
• China Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan: https://adp.laiye.com/

adp config set --api-key \x3Cyour-api-key>
adp config set --api-base-url https://adp.laiye.com
adp config get

Step 3: Get the Invoice Extraction App ID

ADP provides out-of-the-box built-in extraction apps for global invoices/receipts, supporting multiple languages and currencies with no additional configuration required.

App Types

ADP apps are divided into two categories, distinguished by the app_type field:

Invoice recognition is an out-of-the-box app and can be queried using --app-type 0.

Query and Filter Invoice Apps

# Query OOTB apps only (recommended)
adp app-id list --app-type 0

# Or query all apps
adp app-id list

Find the app whose app_label contains "Invoice", "Receipt", or "Bill" in the returned list, and record its app_id:

[
  {
      "app_id": "ootb_*****c8d1",
      "app_label": [
        "Invoice",
        "Receipt",
        "Information Extraction",
        "High accuracy",
        "High-speed extraction"
      ],
      "app_name": "Invoice/Receipt",
      "app_type": 0
    }
]

In the example above, "app_id": "ootb_*****c8d1" is the global invoice extraction app. app_type of 0 indicates an out-of-the-box app; 1 indicates a custom app.

Cache App ID (Recommended)

After the initial query, prefer using cache for subsequent requests to avoid redundant API calls:

# Use cache for subsequent calls
adp app-id cache

Important: Each account's app_id is unique and fixed — it will not change unless the user explicitly deletes the app. It is recommended that the Agent save the invoice app's app_id in context and reuse it directly in subsequent calls.

Step 4: Execute Invoice Extraction

Single Invoice Extraction (URL)

adp extract url https://example.com/invoice.pdf --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id>

Single Invoice Extraction (Local File)

adp extract local ./invoice.pdf --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id>

Single Invoice Extraction (Base64)

adp extract base64 \x3Cbase64-string> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --file-name \x3Cfilename.ext>

Response Example

ADP automatically supports invoice recognition in 100+ languages across all regions globally and automatically detects currencies. Extraction results are returned as unified structured JSON. The response contains two types of fields: regular fields and table fields (line items).

The following example is a simplified format showing only core fields. The full response also includes field_confidence (confidence score) and references (source location) metadata — see "Common Field Structure" below for details.

[
  {
    "field_key": "invoice_number",
    "field_name": "Invoice Number",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "INV-2026-003721"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "invoice_date",
    "field_name": "Invoice Date",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "2026-03-15"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "due_date",
    "field_name": "Due Date",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "2026-04-15"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "currency",
    "field_name": "Currency",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "USD"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "supplier_name",
    "field_name": "Supplier Name",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "Acme Global Trading Co., Ltd."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "supplier_address",
    "field_name": "Supplier Address",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "1234 Commerce Blvd, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "buyer_name",
    "field_name": "Buyer Name",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "Eastern International Trading Co., Ltd."
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "buyer_address",
    "field_name": "Buyer Address",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "1000 Lujiazui Ring Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "subtotal",
    "field_name": "Subtotal",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "8,500.00"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "tax_amount",
    "field_name": "Tax Amount",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "680.00"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "total_amount",
    "field_name": "Total Amount",
    "field_values": [
      {
        "field_value": "9,180.00"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "field_key": "line_items",
    "field_name": "Line Items",
    "field_confidence": 0.98,
    "table_values": [
      [
        {
          "field_name": "Description",
          "field_key": "line_items_description",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "Industrial Sensor Module X200"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Quantity",
          "field_key": "line_items_quantity",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "50"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Unit Price",
          "field_key": "line_items_unit_price",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "120.00"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Amount",
          "field_key": "line_items_amount",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "6,000.00"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      [
        {
          "field_name": "Description",
          "field_key": "line_items_description",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "Connector Kit CK-50 (Pack of 100)"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Quantity",
          "field_key": "line_items_quantity",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "25"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Unit Price",
          "field_key": "line_items_unit_price",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "100.00"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "field_name": "Amount",
          "field_key": "line_items_amount",
          "field_values": [
            {
              "field_value": "2,500.00"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    ]
  }
]

Extraction Field Reference

Note: field_key and field_name are always returned in English. field_value is multilingual — its content reflects the language of the source document (e.g., Chinese invoices return Chinese values, Japanese invoices return Japanese values). Different regions/types of invoices may return different field sets — the following lists all known fields.

Regular Fields:

Table Fields (Line Items):

Common Field Structure

Each field object contains the following properties:

How to distinguish field types: If table_values is present → table field, read from table_values; otherwise → regular field, read from field_values.

Step 5: Batch Processing & Async Mode

Batch Processing (Local Folder)

adp extract local ./invoices/ --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --export ./results/ 

Response summary:

{
  "total": 10,
  "success": 9,
  "failed": 1,
  "output_dir": "/absolute/path/to/results",
  "files": [
    {
      "input": "invoice-001.pdf",
      "output": "invoice-001.pdf.json",
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "input": "invoice-002.pdf",
      "output": "invoice-002.pdf.json",
      "status": "success"
    },
    {
      "input": "damaged.pdf",
      "output": "damaged.pdf.error.json",
      "status": "failed",
      "error": "File is corrupted or unreadable"
    }
  ]
}

Batch Response Summary Fields:

Async Processing

# Submit async task
adp extract url https://example.com/invoice.pdf --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --async

# Query task result
adp extract query \x3Ctask_id>

Command Quick Reference

# Check installation
adp version

# View configuration
adp config get

# List all apps
adp app-id list

# List OOTB apps only (app_type=0)
adp app-id list --app-type 0

# Use cached apps
adp app-id cache

# Check credit balance
adp credit

# Invoice extraction (URL)
adp extract url \x3Cfile-URL> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id>

# Invoice extraction (local file)
adp extract local \x3Cfile-path> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id>

# Invoice extraction (Base64)
adp extract base64 \x3Cbase64-string> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --file-name \x3Cfilename.ext>

# Batch extraction
adp extract local \x3Cfolder-path> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --export \x3Coutput-path>

# Async extraction
adp extract url \x3Cfile-URL> --app-id \x3Cinvoice-app-id> --async

# Query async result
adp extract query \x3Ctask_id>

Error Handling

When a command fails, stderr outputs structured JSON:

{
  "type": "AUTH_ERROR",
  "message": "Authentication error: invalid API key",
  "fix": "Check your API key is correct and has not expired.",
  "retryable": false,
  "details": {"context": "extract"}
}

Error Response Fields:

Exit Codes

Credits & Billing

More Laiye ADP Document Processing Capabilities

Global invoice recognition is just one of many out-of-the-box capabilities offered by the Laiye ADP platform. Built on large model general understanding capabilities, ADP provides intelligent processing solutions covering all document categories:

All capabilities above can be accessed through the same ADP CLI tool, sharing the ADP API Key and credit system.

For the full list of capabilities, visit:

• ADP Global: https://adp-global.laiye.com/
• ADP China Mainland: https://adp.laiye.com/

Important Notes

1. Data integrity: When using ADP output, present the returned data as-is. Do not modify, add, or remove any fields during the extraction process.
2. API Key security: Keep your API Key safe and do not share it with unauthorized third parties.
3. File size limit: Maximum 50MB per file.
4. Supported formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .tiff, .tif, .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx
5. App ID reuse: The invoice app's app_id is unique and fixed within an account. It is recommended to save it and reuse directly — no need to query every time.

Support & Contact

• CLI User Guide: ADP CLI User Guide
• API Documentation: Open API User Guide
• ADP Product Manual: Public Cloud Manual
• Issue Tracker: GitHub Issues
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: Laiye

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