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Google Document Understanding API

Operations related to Document Understanding

Google Document Understanding API is one of 125 APIs that Google publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Document Understanding. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and an API reference.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 18 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1.

2 operations 2 paths 18 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.example.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Google Document Understanding API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope.

  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication for Google Books API

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Document Understanding 2

Operations related to Document Understanding

POST
/files
Google Upload File (Resumable)
uploadFile 6 params body → 200400401
POST
/models/{model}:generateContent
Google Generate Content
generateContent 1 param body → 200400401429

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are GenerationConfig (8 properties), Candidate (4 properties), UsageMetadata (3 properties), GenerateContentRequest (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PromptFeedback
object
2 properties
Content
object
2 properties 1 required
Candidate
object
4 properties
ThinkingConfig
object
Configuration for thinking mode in Gemini 2.5 models
1 property
SafetyRating
object
2 properties
FileUploadResponse
object
1 property
GenerationConfig
object
Configuration options for model generation and outputs
8 properties
FileData
object
Reference to a file uploaded via the File API or a YouTube URL
2 properties 1 required
GenerateContentRequest
object
3 properties 1 required
FilesPostRequestFile
object
FilesPostRequestFile schema
1 property
UsageMetadata
object
3 properties
FilesPostRequest1
string
FilesPostRequest1 schema
GenerateContentResponse
object
3 properties
InlineData
object
2 properties 2 required
FilesPostRequest
object
FilesPostRequest schema
1 property
Error
object
1 property
Part
object
A part of the content, can be text, inline data, or file data
VideoMetadata
object
Metadata for customizing video processing
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

google-document-understanding-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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