azure-ai-formrecognizer-java

name	azure-ai-formrecognizer-java
description	Build document analysis applications with Azure Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer) SDK for Java. Use when extracting text, tables, key-value pairs from documents, receipts, invoices, or building custom document models.
source	microsoft

Azure Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer) SDK for Java

Build document analysis applications using the Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for Java.

Installation

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-ai-formrecognizer</artifactId>
    <version>4.2.0-beta.1</version>
</dependency>

Client Creation

DocumentAnalysisClient

import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.DocumentAnalysisClient;
import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.DocumentAnalysisClientBuilder;
import com.azure.core.credential.AzureKeyCredential;

DocumentAnalysisClient client = new DocumentAnalysisClientBuilder()
    .credential(new AzureKeyCredential("{key}"))
    .endpoint("{endpoint}")
    .buildClient();

DocumentModelAdministrationClient

import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.administration.DocumentModelAdministrationClient;
import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.administration.DocumentModelAdministrationClientBuilder;

DocumentModelAdministrationClient adminClient = new DocumentModelAdministrationClientBuilder()
    .credential(new AzureKeyCredential("{key}"))
    .endpoint("{endpoint}")
    .buildClient();

With DefaultAzureCredential

import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;

DocumentAnalysisClient client = new DocumentAnalysisClientBuilder()
    .endpoint("{endpoint}")
    .credential(new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder().build())
    .buildClient();

Prebuilt Models

Model ID	Purpose
prebuilt-layout	Extract text, tables, selection marks
prebuilt-document	General document with key-value pairs
prebuilt-receipt	Receipt data extraction
prebuilt-invoice	Invoice field extraction
prebuilt-businessCard	Business card parsing
prebuilt-idDocument	ID document (passport, license)
prebuilt-tax.us.w2	US W2 tax forms

Core Patterns

Extract Layout

import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.models.*;
import com.azure.core.util.BinaryData;
import com.azure.core.util.polling.SyncPoller;
import java.io.File;

File document = new File("document.pdf");
BinaryData documentData = BinaryData.fromFile(document.toPath());

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginAnalyzeDocument("prebuilt-layout", documentData);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

// Process pages
for (DocumentPage page : result.getPages()) {
    System.out.printf("Page %d: %.2f x %.2f %s%n",
        page.getPageNumber(),
        page.getWidth(),
        page.getHeight(),
        page.getUnit());
    
    // Lines
    for (DocumentLine line : page.getLines()) {
        System.out.println("Line: " + line.getContent());
    }
    
    // Selection marks (checkboxes)
    for (DocumentSelectionMark mark : page.getSelectionMarks()) {
        System.out.printf("Checkbox: %s (confidence: %.2f)%n",
            mark.getSelectionMarkState(),
            mark.getConfidence());
    }
}

// Tables
for (DocumentTable table : result.getTables()) {
    System.out.printf("Table: %d rows x %d columns%n",
        table.getRowCount(),
        table.getColumnCount());
    
    for (DocumentTableCell cell : table.getCells()) {
        System.out.printf("Cell[%d,%d]: %s%n",
            cell.getRowIndex(),
            cell.getColumnIndex(),
            cell.getContent());
    }
}

Analyze from URL

String documentUrl = "https://example.com/invoice.pdf";

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl("prebuilt-invoice", documentUrl);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

Analyze Receipt

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl("prebuilt-receipt", receiptUrl);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

for (AnalyzedDocument doc : result.getDocuments()) {
    Map<String, DocumentField> fields = doc.getFields();
    
    DocumentField merchantName = fields.get("MerchantName");
    if (merchantName != null && merchantName.getType() == DocumentFieldType.STRING) {
        System.out.printf("Merchant: %s (confidence: %.2f)%n",
            merchantName.getValueAsString(),
            merchantName.getConfidence());
    }
    
    DocumentField transactionDate = fields.get("TransactionDate");
    if (transactionDate != null && transactionDate.getType() == DocumentFieldType.DATE) {
        System.out.printf("Date: %s%n", transactionDate.getValueAsDate());
    }
    
    DocumentField items = fields.get("Items");
    if (items != null && items.getType() == DocumentFieldType.LIST) {
        for (DocumentField item : items.getValueAsList()) {
            Map<String, DocumentField> itemFields = item.getValueAsMap();
            System.out.printf("Item: %s, Price: %.2f%n",
                itemFields.get("Name").getValueAsString(),
                itemFields.get("Price").getValueAsDouble());
        }
    }
}

General Document Analysis

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl("prebuilt-document", documentUrl);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

// Key-value pairs
for (DocumentKeyValuePair kvp : result.getKeyValuePairs()) {
    System.out.printf("Key: %s => Value: %s%n",
        kvp.getKey().getContent(),
        kvp.getValue() != null ? kvp.getValue().getContent() : "null");
}

Custom Models

Build Custom Model

import com.azure.ai.formrecognizer.documentanalysis.administration.models.*;

String blobContainerUrl = "{SAS_URL_of_training_data}";
String prefix = "training-docs/";

SyncPoller<OperationResult, DocumentModelDetails> poller = adminClient.beginBuildDocumentModel(
    blobContainerUrl,
    DocumentModelBuildMode.TEMPLATE,
    prefix,
    new BuildDocumentModelOptions()
        .setModelId("my-custom-model")
        .setDescription("Custom invoice model"),
    Context.NONE);

DocumentModelDetails model = poller.getFinalResult();

System.out.println("Model ID: " + model.getModelId());
System.out.println("Created: " + model.getCreatedOn());

model.getDocumentTypes().forEach((docType, details) -> {
    System.out.println("Document type: " + docType);
    details.getFieldSchema().forEach((field, schema) -> {
        System.out.printf("  Field: %s (%s)%n", field, schema.getType());
    });
});

Analyze with Custom Model

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl("my-custom-model", documentUrl);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

for (AnalyzedDocument doc : result.getDocuments()) {
    System.out.printf("Document type: %s (confidence: %.2f)%n",
        doc.getDocType(),
        doc.getConfidence());
    
    doc.getFields().forEach((name, field) -> {
        System.out.printf("Field '%s': %s (confidence: %.2f)%n",
            name,
            field.getContent(),
            field.getConfidence());
    });
}

Compose Models

List<String> modelIds = Arrays.asList("model-1", "model-2", "model-3");

SyncPoller<OperationResult, DocumentModelDetails> poller = 
    adminClient.beginComposeDocumentModel(
        modelIds,
        new ComposeDocumentModelOptions()
            .setModelId("composed-model")
            .setDescription("Composed from multiple models"));

DocumentModelDetails composedModel = poller.getFinalResult();

Manage Models

// List models
PagedIterable<DocumentModelSummary> models = adminClient.listDocumentModels();
for (DocumentModelSummary summary : models) {
    System.out.printf("Model: %s, Created: %s%n",
        summary.getModelId(),
        summary.getCreatedOn());
}

// Get model details
DocumentModelDetails model = adminClient.getDocumentModel("model-id");

// Delete model
adminClient.deleteDocumentModel("model-id");

// Check resource limits
ResourceDetails resources = adminClient.getResourceDetails();
System.out.printf("Models: %d / %d%n",
    resources.getCustomDocumentModelCount(),
    resources.getCustomDocumentModelLimit());

Document Classification

Build Classifier

Map<String, ClassifierDocumentTypeDetails> docTypes = new HashMap<>();
docTypes.put("invoice", new ClassifierDocumentTypeDetails()
    .setAzureBlobSource(new AzureBlobContentSource(containerUrl).setPrefix("invoices/")));
docTypes.put("receipt", new ClassifierDocumentTypeDetails()
    .setAzureBlobSource(new AzureBlobContentSource(containerUrl).setPrefix("receipts/")));

SyncPoller<OperationResult, DocumentClassifierDetails> poller = 
    adminClient.beginBuildDocumentClassifier(docTypes,
        new BuildDocumentClassifierOptions().setClassifierId("my-classifier"));

DocumentClassifierDetails classifier = poller.getFinalResult();

Classify Document

SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult> poller = 
    client.beginClassifyDocumentFromUrl("my-classifier", documentUrl, Context.NONE);

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

for (AnalyzedDocument doc : result.getDocuments()) {
    System.out.printf("Classified as: %s (confidence: %.2f)%n",
        doc.getDocType(),
        doc.getConfidence());
}

Error Handling

import com.azure.core.exception.HttpResponseException;

try {
    client.beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl("prebuilt-receipt", "invalid-url");
} catch (HttpResponseException e) {
    System.out.println("Status: " + e.getResponse().getStatusCode());
    System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}

Environment Variables

FORM_RECOGNIZER_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.cognitiveservices.azure.com/
FORM_RECOGNIZER_KEY=<your-api-key>

Trigger Phrases

• "document intelligence Java"
• "form recognizer SDK"
• "extract text from PDF"
• "OCR document Java"
• "analyze invoice receipt"
• "custom document model"
• "document classification"