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Document Classifiers

Introduction

DEPRECATION NOTICE: The following URLs have been deprecated and will be removed from the public API in a future release. Please use the newer Classifiers API instead.

Deprecated URLs

URL Description
POST /v2/viewingSessions/{viewingSessionId}/documentClassifiers Creates a new document classifier for a viewing session’s source document, starting the process of document classification.
GET /v2/documentClassifiers/{processId} Gets available document classification.

POST /v2/viewingSessions/{viewingSessionId}/documentClassifiers (Deprecated)

Creates a new document classifier for a viewing session’s source document, starting the process of document classification.

After a successful POST to create the document classifier, we immediately begin a background process to start a document classification for you to GET. Once the full text of the document has been searched and classified, the document classifier state will change from "processing" to "complete".

Request

Request Headers

Name Description
Content-Type Must be application/json

Request Body

  • input
    • classifications (Array of strings) Required. A list of classifications from which to select a classification for the document.
  • minSecondsAvailable (Integer) The minimum number of seconds this document classifier will remain available. The actual lifetime may be longer. The default lifetime is defined by the processIds.lifetime central configuration parameter.

Successful Response

Response Body

JSON with metadata about the created document classifier.

  • input (Object) Input we accepted to create the document classifier.
  • processId (String) Unique id for this document classifier.
  • affinityToken (String) Affinity token for this document classifier. Present when clustering is enabled.
  • state (String) State of document classification.
    • "processing" - The classification is still being executed.
    • "complete" - The classification is complete.
    • "error" - There was a problem performing the classification.
  • expirationDateTime (String) Currently planned date and time when the document classifier resource will expire and no longer be available for use. Format is RFC 3339 Internet Date/Time profile of ISO 8601, e.g. "2024-11-05T08:15:30.494Z".

Error Responses

Status Code JSON errorCode Description
404 - No viewing session with the provided {viewingSessionId} could be found.
480 "DocumentNotProvidedYet" The viewing session does not yet have a source document attached.
480 "ServerContentDisabled" The source document satisfies the client-side viewing formats configured for the viewing session and the server content is disabled.
480 "InvalidInput" An invalid input value was used. See errorDetails in the response body.
480 "FeatureNotLicensed" You are not licensed to use the document classification feature.
580 "InternalError" The server encountered an internal error when handling the request.

Example

Request

This POST begins document classification:

POST pas_base_url/v2/viewingSessions/XYZ.../documentClassifiers
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "input": {
    "classifications": ["geography", "health", "history", "mathematics", "nature", "philosophy", "technology"]
  },
  "minSecondsAvailable": 600
}

NOTE: See the Base URL for PAS topic for more information.

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "input": {
    "classifications": ["geography", "health", "history", "mathematics", "nature", "philosophy", "technology"]
  },
  "processId": "pR5X6nPDgMwat6cxlmn0Q3",
  "state": "processing",
  "expirationDateTime": "2024-12-17T20:38:39.796Z"
}

GET /v2/documentClassifiers/{processId} (Deprecated)

Gets a classification of the document.

This URL is designed to give you the document classification when it becomes available.

Request

URL Parameters

Parameter Description
{processId} The processId which identifies the document classifier.

Successful Response

Response Body

JSON with the available document classification.

  • classification (String) Always present. String containing the document classification. If no classification is available, this string will be empty.

Error Responses

Status Code JSON errorCode Description
404 - No document classifier with the provided {processId} could be found.
400 "MissingInput" Can occur when clustering is enabled and an Accusoft-Affinity-Token request header was not provided.
480 "InvalidInput" An invalid input value was used. See errorDetails in the response body.
480 "ResourceNotUsable" Can occur when the document classifier is in a state of "error".
580 "InternalError" The server encountered an internal error when handling the request.

Example

Here is an example request and response illustrating how you would acquire the classification from the document classifier.

You would GET like so:

GET pas_base_url/v2/documentClassifiers/pR5X6nPDgMwat6cxlmn0Q3

NOTE: See the Base URL for PAS topic for more information.

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "classification": "technology"
}