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The DocPipe API lets you submit documents for processing programmatically using API keys.

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Base URL

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Authentication

All API requests require authentication using an API key passed in the X-Api-Key header. 
X-Api-Key: dp_your_api_key_here
See authentication for details on creating and managing API keys.

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Available endpoints

The DocPipe API currently exposes one endpoint for external use:
MethodPathDescription
POST/pipes/{pipeId}/http-triggerSubmit a document to a pipe for processing
See the HTTP trigger endpoint for the full specification.

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Request format

The HTTP trigger endpoint accepts multipart/form-data requests with the document file. 
curl -X POST "https://api.docpipe.ai/pipes/{pipeId}/http-trigger" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: dp_your_api_key_here" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf"

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Response format

Successful responses return JSON. Error responses follow the RFC 7807 Problem Details format.

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Success response

A successful trigger returns details about the created run.

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Error response

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Rate limits

API requests are subject to rate limits based on your subscription plan. If you exceed the limit, you receive a 429 Too Many Requests response. Wait and retry after the period indicated in the response headers.

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SDKs and libraries

DocPipe does not currently provide official SDK libraries. Use the HTTP API directly with your preferred HTTP client. See the HTTP trigger guide for code examples in cURL, JavaScript, Python, and C#.