Manage documents

This document describes how to manage the documents in Document AI Warehouse, including create, fetch, update, and delete operations.

What are documents

A document is the data model used in Document AI Warehouse to organize a real-world document (for example, PDF or TXT) and its associated properties. You interact with Document AI Warehouse by operations on the documents.

File types supported

While the focus of Document AI Warehouse is documents, it's also used to manage associated images (for example, in verticals such as insurance, engineering, construction, and research).

  • The Ingest API supports PDFs and TIFF, JPEG, and PNG images, along with any properties or pre-extracted text.
  • The Upload UI supports the extraction of PDFs using Document AI OCR and custom processors.
  • The Viewer UI supports rendering in PDF, text, and Microsoft Office files.

Before you begin

Before you begin, make sure you have completed the Quickstart page.

For document creation, if your data resides in your own Cloud Storage bucket, you have to give the Document AI Warehouse service account storage object viewer permission to read your data.

Each document is specified by a schema and belongs to a document type. A document schema defines the document structure in Document AI Warehouse. Before you can create documents, you need to create a document schema.

Create a document

To create a document, you need to provide raw document content to Document AI Warehouse. The two ways to provide raw document byte content are by setting either Document.inline_raw_document or Document.raw_document_path.

The differences are as follows:

  • Document.raw_document_path: This is the preferred approach. It uses the Cloud Storage path (gs://bucket/object) of the file to be ingested. Note that the caller needs to have read permission on this object for the call to succeed.

  • Document.inline_raw_document: byte/text representation of the file, provided directly to the endpoint.

To create a document, do the following:

Upload a document from Cloud Storage

You need to grant the Document AI Warehouse service account access to your Cloud Storage bucket as described in the prerequisite section.

You need to upload your file onto a Cloud Storage bucket, following the instructions.

REST

Request:

curl --location --request POST --url https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
--data '{
"document": {
  "display_name": "TestDoc3",
  "document_schema_name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documentSchemas/DOCUMENT_SCHEMA_ID",
  "raw_document_path": "gs://BUCKET_URI/FILE_URI",
  "properties": [
    {
      "name": "supplier_name",
      "text_values": {
        "values": "Stanford Plumbing & Heating"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "total_amount",
      "float_values": {
        "values": "1091.81"
      }
    },
  ]
}, 
"requestMetadata":{
  "userInfo":{
    "id": "user:USER_EMAIL_ID"
  }
}
}'

Upload from a local machine

REST

Request:

curl --location --request POST --url https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents/ \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
--data '{
"document": {
  "display_name": "TestDoc3",
  "document_schema_name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documentSchemas/DOCUMENT_SCHEMA_ID",
  "inline_raw_document": "<bytes>",
  "properties": [
    {
      "name": "supplier_name",
      "text_values": {
        "values": "Stanford Plumbing & Heating"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "total_amount",
      "float_values": {
        "values": "1091.81"
      }
    },
  ]
},
"requestMetadata": {
  "userInfo": {
    "id": "user:USER_EMAIL_ID"
  }
}
}'

Get a document

By document_id:

REST

curl --request POST \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{
  "requestMetadata":{
    "userInfo":{
      "id": "user:USER_EMAIL"
    }
  }
}' \
"https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:get"

Python

For more information, see the Document AI Warehouse Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Document AI Warehouse, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


from google.cloud import contentwarehouse


def sample_get_document(document_name: str, user_id: str) -> contentwarehouse.Document:
    """Gets a document.

    Args:
        document_name: The resource name of the document.
                Format: 'projects/{project_number}/
                locations/{location}/documents/{document_id}'.
        user_id: user:YOUR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ID or user:USER_EMAIL.
    Returns:
        Response object
    """
    # Create a client
    client = contentwarehouse.DocumentServiceClient()

    request_metadata = contentwarehouse.RequestMetadata(
        user_info=contentwarehouse.UserInfo(id=user_id)
    )

    # Initialize request argument(s)
    request = contentwarehouse.GetDocumentRequest(
        name=document_name, request_metadata=request_metadata
    )

    # Make the request
    response = client.get_document(request=request)

    return response

Java

For more information, see the Document AI Warehouse Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Document AI Warehouse, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.Document;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentName;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentServiceSettings;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.GetDocumentRequest;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.RequestMetadata;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.UserInfo;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.Project;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.ProjectName;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.ProjectsClient;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class GetDocument {

  public static void getDocument() throws IOException, 
        InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String location = "your-region"; // Format is "us" or "eu".
    String documentId = "your-document-id";
    String userId = "your-user-id"; // Format is user:<user-id>
    getDocument(projectId, location, documentId, userId);
  }

  // Retrieves details about existing Document using the document Id
  public static void getDocument(String projectId, String location, 
        String documentId, String userId) throws IOException, 
            InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException {
    String projectNumber = getProjectNumber(projectId);

    String endpoint = "contentwarehouse.googleapis.com:443";
    if (!"us".equals(location)) {
      endpoint = String.format("%s-%s", location, endpoint);
    }
    DocumentServiceSettings documentServiceSettings = 
         DocumentServiceSettings.newBuilder().setEndpoint(endpoint).build(); 

    // Create a Document Service client
    try (DocumentServiceClient documentServiceClient =
        DocumentServiceClient.create(documentServiceSettings)) {
      /* The full resource name of the location, e.g.: 
       projects/{project_number}/location/{location}/documents/{document_id} */
      DocumentName documentName = 
          DocumentName.of(projectNumber, location, documentId);

      // Define Request Metadata for enforcing access control
      RequestMetadata requestMetadata = RequestMetadata.newBuilder()
            .setUserInfo(
            UserInfo.newBuilder()
              .setId(userId).build()).build();

      // Define request to get details of a specific Document Schema
      GetDocumentRequest getDocumentRequest = 
          GetDocumentRequest.newBuilder()
          .setName(documentName.toString())
          .setRequestMetadata(requestMetadata).build();

      // Get details of the Document 
      Document document = documentServiceClient.getDocument(getDocumentRequest);

      System.out.println(document.getName());
    }
  }

  private static String getProjectNumber(String projectId) throws IOException { 
    /* Initialize client that will be used to send requests. 
    * This client only needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. */
    try (ProjectsClient projectsClient = ProjectsClient.create()) { 
      ProjectName projectName = ProjectName.of(projectId); 
      Project project = projectsClient.getProject(projectName);
      String projectNumber = project.getName(); // Format returned is projects/xxxxxx
      return projectNumber.substring(projectNumber.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
    } 
  }
}

Node.js

For more information, see the Document AI Warehouse Node.js API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Document AI Warehouse, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


/**
 * TODO(developer): Uncomment these variables before running the sample.
 * const projectNumber = 'YOUR_PROJECT_NUMBER';
 * const location = 'YOUR_PROJECT_LOCATION'; // Format is 'us' or 'eu'
 * documentId = 'YOUR_DOCUMENT_ID';
 * const userId = 'user:xxx@example.com'; // Format is "user:xxx@example.com"
 */

// Import from google cloud
const {DocumentServiceClient} = require('@google-cloud/contentwarehouse').v1;

const apiEndpoint =
  location === 'us'
    ? 'contentwarehouse.googleapis.com'
    : `${location}-contentwarehouse.googleapis.com`;

// Create service client
const serviceClient = new DocumentServiceClient({
  apiEndpoint: apiEndpoint,
});

// Get Document Schema
async function getDocument() {
  // Initialize request argument(s)
  const documentRequest = {
    // The full resource name of the document, e.g.:
    // projects/{project_number}/locations/{location}/documents/{document_id}
    name: serviceClient.projectLocationDocumentPath(
      projectNumber,
      location,
      documentId
    ),
    requestMetadata: {userInfo: {id: userId}},
  };

  // Make Request
  const response = serviceClient.getDocument(documentRequest);

  // Print out response
  response.then(
    result => console.log(`Document Found: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`),
    error => console.log(`${error}`)
  );
}

By reference_id:

  curl --request POST \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{
      "requestMetadata":{
        "userInfo":{
          "id": "user:USER_EMAIL"
        }
      }
    }' \
    "https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents/referenceId/REFERENCE_ID:get"

Update a document

By document_id:

REST

posix-terminal curl --location --request POST --url https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \ --data '{ "document": { "display_name": "TestDoc3", "document_schema_name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documentSchemas/DOCUMENT_SCHEMA_ID", "raw_document_path": "gs://BUCKET_URI/FILE_URI", "properties": [ { "name": "supplier_name", "text_values": { "values": "Stanford Plumbing & Heating" } }, { "name": "total_amount", "float_values": { "values": "1091.81" } }, { "name": "invoice_id", "text_values": { "values": "invoiceid" } }, ] }, "requestMetadata": { "userInfo": { "id": "user:USER_EMAIL" } } }'

Python

For more information, see the Document AI Warehouse Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Document AI Warehouse, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 


from google.cloud import contentwarehouse


def sample_update_document(
    document_name: str, document: contentwarehouse.Document, user_id: str
) -> contentwarehouse.CreateDocumentResponse:
    """Updates a document.

    Args:
        document_name: The resource name of the document.
                    Format: 'projects/{project_number}/
                    locations/{location}/documents/{document_id}'.
        document: Document AI Warehouse Document object..
        user_id: user_id: user:YOUR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_ID or user:USER_EMAIL.
    Returns:
        Response object.
    """
    # Create a client
    client = contentwarehouse.DocumentServiceClient()

    # Update document fields
    # For fields which can be updated, refer
    # https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/contentwarehouse/
    # latest/google.cloud.contentwarehouse_v1.types.Document
    document.display_name = "Updated Order Invoice"

    request_metadata = contentwarehouse.RequestMetadata(
        user_info=contentwarehouse.UserInfo(id=user_id)
    )

    request = contentwarehouse.UpdateDocumentRequest(
        name=document_name, document=document, request_metadata=request_metadata
    )

    # Make the request
    response = client.update_document(request=request)

    return response

Java

For more information, see the Document AI Warehouse Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Document AI Warehouse, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.Document;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentName;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.DocumentServiceSettings;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.GetDocumentRequest;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.RequestMetadata;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.UpdateDocumentRequest;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.UpdateDocumentResponse;
import com.google.cloud.contentwarehouse.v1.UserInfo;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.Project;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.ProjectName;
import com.google.cloud.resourcemanager.v3.ProjectsClient;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;

public class UpdateDocument {
  public static void updateDocument() throws IOException, 
        InterruptedException, ExecutionException, TimeoutException { 
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "your-project-id";
    String location = "your-region"; // Format is "us" or "eu".
    String documentId = "your-document-id";
    String userId = "your-user-id"; // Format is user:<user-id>
    /* The below method call retrieves details about the document you are about to update.
    * It is important to note that some properties cannot be edited or removed. 
    * For more information on managing documents, please see the below documentation.
    * https://cloud.google.com/document-warehouse/docs/manage-documents */
    GetDocument.getDocument(projectId, location, documentId, userId);
    updateDocument(projectId, location, documentId, userId);
  }

  // Updates an existing Document
  public static void updateDocument(String projectId, String location,
        String documentId, String userId) throws IOException, InterruptedException,
          ExecutionException, TimeoutException { 
    String projectNumber = getProjectNumber(projectId);

    String endpoint = "contentwarehouse.googleapis.com:443";
    if (!"us".equals(location)) {
      endpoint = String.format("%s-%s", location, endpoint);
    }

    DocumentServiceSettings documentServiceSettings = 
             DocumentServiceSettings.newBuilder().setEndpoint(endpoint).build(); 

    /* Create the Document Service Client 
     * Initialize client that will be used to send requests. 
     * This client only needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. */
    try (DocumentServiceClient documentServiceClient = 
            DocumentServiceClient.create(documentServiceSettings)) {

      /* The full resource name of the location, e.g.: 
       projects/{project_number}/location/{location}/documentSchemas/{document_schema_id} */
      DocumentName documentName = 
          DocumentName.of(projectNumber, location, documentId);

      // Define RequestMetadata object for context of the user making the API call
      RequestMetadata requestMetadata = RequestMetadata.newBuilder()
          .setUserInfo(
          UserInfo.newBuilder()
            .setId(userId).build()).build();

      // Get the document to retreive the document schema associated with the object
      GetDocumentRequest getDocumentRequest = GetDocumentRequest.newBuilder()
          .setName(documentName.toString())
          .setRequestMetadata(requestMetadata)
          .build(); 

      // Execute the request and store response in a document object
      Document document = documentServiceClient.getDocument(getDocumentRequest);

      // Define the updates to the document that will be passed in the request
      Document updatedDocument = Document.newBuilder()
          .setDisplayName("Updated Document Display Name")
          .setDocumentSchemaName(document.getDocumentSchemaName()).build();

      // Create the request to Update the Document
      UpdateDocumentRequest updateDocumentRequest = 
            UpdateDocumentRequest.newBuilder()
              .setName(documentName.toString())
              .setDocument(updatedDocument)
              .setRequestMetadata(requestMetadata)
              .build();

      // Update Document and receive response
      UpdateDocumentResponse updateDocumentResponse = 
          documentServiceClient.updateDocument(updateDocumentRequest);

      // Read the output of Updated Document Name
      System.out.println(updateDocumentResponse.getDocument().getDisplayName());
    }
  }

  private static String getProjectNumber(String projectId) throws IOException { 
    /* Initialize client that will be used to send requests. 
    * This client only needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests. */
    try (ProjectsClient projectsClient = ProjectsClient.create()) { 
      ProjectName projectName = ProjectName.of(projectId); 
      Project project = projectsClient.getProject(projectName);
      String projectNumber = project.getName(); // Format returned is projects/xxxxxx
      return projectNumber.substring(projectNumber.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
    } 
  }
}

By reference_id:

  curl --location --request POST --url https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
--data '{
  "document": {
    "display_name": "TestDoc3",
    "document_schema_name": "projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documentSchemas/referenceId/REFERENCE_ID",
    "raw_document_path": "gs://BUCKET_URI/FILE_URI",
    "properties": [
      {
        "name": "supplier_name",
        "text_values": {
          "values": "Stanford Plumbing & Heating"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "total_amount",
        "float_values": {
          "values": "1091.81"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "invoice_id",
        "text_values": {
          "values": "invoiceid"
        }
      },
    ]
  },
  "requestMetadata": {
    "userInfo": {
      "id": "user:USER_EMAIL"
    }
  }
}'

Delete a document

REST

By document_id:

curl --request POST \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{
    "requestMetadata":{
      "userInfo":{
        "id": "user:USER_EMAIL"
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents/DOCUMENT_ID:delete"

By reference_id:

curl --request POST \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $(gcloud auth print-access-token)" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -d '{
    "requestMetadata":{
      "userInfo":{
        "id": "user:USER_EMAIL"
      }
    }
  }' \
  "https://contentwarehouse.googleapis.com/v1/projects/PROJECT_NUMBER/locations/LOCATION/documents/referenceId/REFERENCE_ID":delete"

Next steps