azure-ai-formrecognizer-java

name

azure-ai-formrecognizer-java

description

Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for Java (com.azure:azure-ai-documentintelligence). Use for extracting text, tables, key-value pairs from documents, receipts, invoices, IDs, or building custom document models. Triggers: "document intelligence java", "form recognizer java", "extract text from PDF java", "OCR document java", "analyze invoice receipt java", "custom document model java", "document classification java".

Azure AI Document Intelligence SDK for Java

Rebranding: Azure AI Form Recognizer is now Azure AI Document Intelligence. New projects should use com.azure:azure-ai-documentintelligence. The legacy azure-ai-formrecognizer package targets API version 2023-07-31 only. See Migration Guide.

Before Implementation

Search microsoft-docs MCP for current API patterns:

• Query: "azure-ai-documentintelligence Java SDK"
• Verify: Parameters match installed SDK version (latest GA: 1.0.7)

Installation

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-ai-documentintelligence</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>

<!-- For DefaultAzureCredential -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-identity</artifactId>
    <version>1.14.2</version>
</dependency>

Environment Variables

DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.cognitiveservices.azure.com/ # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production

Authentication

DefaultAzureCredential (Recommended)

import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.DocumentIntelligenceClient;
import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.DocumentIntelligenceClientBuilder;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.identity.AzureIdentityEnvVars;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder;

TokenCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder()
    .requireEnvVars(AzureIdentityEnvVars.AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS)
    .build();
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/java/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-java-stable#credential-classes
// TokenCredential credential = new ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder().build();

DocumentIntelligenceClient client = new DocumentIntelligenceClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(System.getenv("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"))
    .credential(credential)
    .buildClient();

API Key

import com.azure.core.credential.AzureKeyCredential;

DocumentIntelligenceClient client = new DocumentIntelligenceClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(System.getenv("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"))
    .credential(new AzureKeyCredential(System.getenv("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_KEY")))
    .buildClient();

Administration Client

import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.DocumentIntelligenceAdministrationClient;
import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.DocumentIntelligenceAdministrationClientBuilder;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.identity.AzureIdentityEnvVars;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder;

TokenCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder()
    .requireEnvVars(AzureIdentityEnvVars.AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS)
    .build();
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/java/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-java-stable#credential-classes
// TokenCredential credential = new ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder().build();

DocumentIntelligenceAdministrationClient adminClient = new DocumentIntelligenceAdministrationClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(System.getenv("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"))
    .credential(credential)
    .buildClient();

Async Client

import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.DocumentIntelligenceAsyncClient;
import com.azure.core.credential.TokenCredential;
import com.azure.identity.AzureIdentityEnvVars;
import com.azure.identity.DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder;
import com.azure.identity.ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder;

TokenCredential credential = new DefaultAzureCredentialBuilder()
    .requireEnvVars(AzureIdentityEnvVars.AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS)
    .build();
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/java/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-java-stable#credential-classes
// TokenCredential credential = new ManagedIdentityCredentialBuilder().build();

DocumentIntelligenceAsyncClient asyncClient = new DocumentIntelligenceClientBuilder()
    .endpoint(System.getenv("DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT"))
    .credential(credential)
    .buildAsyncClient();

Prebuilt Models

Model ID	Purpose
prebuilt-read	Extract text, lines, words, languages
prebuilt-layout	Text, tables, selection marks, structure
prebuilt-receipt	Receipt data extraction
prebuilt-invoice	Invoice field extraction
prebuilt-idDocument	ID documents (passport, license)
prebuilt-tax.us.w2	US W2 tax forms
prebuilt-healthInsuranceCard.us	US health insurance cards
prebuilt-contract	Contract field extraction

Retired models: prebuilt-businessCard and prebuilt-document are retired in API version 2024-11-30. Use the legacy azure-ai-formrecognizer package for these.

Core Patterns

Analyze from File

import com.azure.ai.documentintelligence.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(), (int) document.length());

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

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

Analyze from URL

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

SyncPoller<AnalyzeOperationDetails, AnalyzeResult> poller =
    client.beginAnalyzeDocument("prebuilt-invoice",
        new AnalyzeDocumentOptions(documentUrl));

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

Extract Layout

AnalyzeResult result = poller.getFinalResult();

for (DocumentPage page : result.getPages()) {
    System.out.printf("Page has width: %.2f and height: %.2f, measured with unit: %s%n",
        page.getWidth(), page.getHeight(), page.getUnit());

    // Lines
    for (DocumentLine line : page.getLines()) {
        System.out.printf("Line '%s' is within bounding box %s.%n",
            line.getContent(), line.getPolygon());
    }

    // Selection marks
    for (DocumentSelectionMark mark : page.getSelectionMarks()) {
        System.out.printf("Selection mark is '%s' with confidence %.2f.%n",
            mark.getState(), 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());
    }
}

Extract Document Fields

SyncPoller<AnalyzeOperationDetails, AnalyzeResult> poller =
    client.beginAnalyzeDocument("prebuilt-receipt",
        new AnalyzeDocumentOptions(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.getValueString(), merchantName.getConfidence());
    }

    DocumentField transactionDate = fields.get("TransactionDate");
    if (transactionDate != null && transactionDate.getType() == DocumentFieldType.DATE) {
        System.out.printf("Date: %s%n", transactionDate.getValueDate());
    }
}

Analyze with Options

SyncPoller<AnalyzeOperationDetails, AnalyzeResult> poller =
    client.beginAnalyzeDocument("my-custom-model",
        new AnalyzeDocumentOptions(documentUrl)
            .setPages(Collections.singletonList("1-3"))
            .setLocale("en-US")
            .setDocumentAnalysisFeatures(Arrays.asList(DocumentAnalysisFeature.LANGUAGES))
            .setOutputContentFormat(DocumentContentFormat.TEXT));

Custom Models

Build Custom Model

String blobContainerUrl = "{SAS_URL_of_training_data}";

SyncPoller<DocumentModelBuildOperationDetails, DocumentModelDetails> poller =
    adminClient.beginBuildDocumentModel(
        new BuildDocumentModelOptions("my-custom-model", DocumentBuildMode.TEMPLATE)
            .setAzureBlobSource(new AzureBlobContentSource(blobContainerUrl)));

DocumentModelDetails model = poller.getFinalResult();
System.out.printf("Model ID: %s%n", model.getModelId());
System.out.printf("Created: %s%n", model.getCreatedOn());

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

Manage Models

// Resource limits
DocumentIntelligenceResourceDetails resourceDetails = adminClient.getResourceDetails();
System.out.printf("Models: %d / %d%n",
    resourceDetails.getCustomDocumentModels().getCount(),
    resourceDetails.getCustomDocumentModels().getLimit());

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

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

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

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<DocumentClassifierBuildOperationDetails, DocumentClassifierDetails> poller =
    adminClient.beginBuildClassifier(
        new BuildDocumentClassifierOptions("my-classifier", docTypes));

DocumentClassifierDetails classifier = poller.getFinalResult();

Classify Document

SyncPoller<AnalyzeOperationDetails, AnalyzeResult> poller =
    client.beginClassifyDocument("my-classifier",
        new ClassifyDocumentOptions(documentUrl));

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

Error Handling

import com.azure.core.exception.HttpResponseException;

try {
    client.beginAnalyzeDocument("prebuilt-receipt",
        new AnalyzeDocumentOptions("invalid-url"));
} catch (HttpResponseException e) {
    System.out.printf("Status: %d, Error: %s%n",
        e.getResponse().getStatusCode(), e.getMessage());
}

Migration from azure-ai-formrecognizer

Old (formrecognizer v4.x)	New (documentintelligence v1.x)
DocumentAnalysisClient	DocumentIntelligenceClient
DocumentAnalysisClientBuilder	DocumentIntelligenceClientBuilder
DocumentModelAdministrationClient	DocumentIntelligenceAdministrationClient
beginAnalyzeDocumentFromUrl(modelId, url)	beginAnalyzeDocument(modelId, new AnalyzeDocumentOptions(url))
beginAnalyzeDocument(modelId, data)	beginAnalyzeDocument(modelId, new AnalyzeDocumentOptions(data))
SyncPoller<OperationResult, AnalyzeResult>	SyncPoller<AnalyzeOperationDetails, AnalyzeResult>
field.getValueAsString()	field.getValueString()
field.getValueAsDate()	field.getValueDate()
field.getValueAsDouble()	field.getValueNumber()
field.getValueAsList()	field.getValueList()
field.getValueAsMap()	field.getValueObject()
mark.getSelectionMarkState()	mark.getState()
adminClient.beginBuildDocumentModel(url, mode, prefix, options, ctx)	adminClient.beginBuildDocumentModel(new BuildDocumentModelOptions(id, mode).setAzureBlobSource(...))
adminClient.getResourceDetails() → .getCustomDocumentModelCount()	adminClient.getResourceDetails() → .getCustomDocumentModels().getCount()
FORM_RECOGNIZER_ENDPOINT	DOCUMENT_INTELLIGENCE_ENDPOINT

Reference Files

File	Contents
references/examples.md	Complete code examples for all scenarios