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azure-ai-formrecognizer-java

Lets your agent analyze documents and extract information. It's useful for building programs that read and understand data from various file types. This helps automate gathering information from documents.

What it does

This tool allows computer programs to understand and extract information from documents like invoices, receipts, and forms. It uses artificial intelligence to read text, identify important data (like names, dates, and amounts), and organize this information.

When to use it

  • ✓When you need to automatically extract data from many invoices.
  • ✓To read information from expense receipts and organize it.
  • ✓When processing filled forms to collect specific data.

Example of what to ask your AI

“Extract the merchant name and date from the following invoice: [link to invoice]”

Want more? Open the sections below.

How to use

The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.

Skill link

https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/blob/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-ai-formrecognizer-java/SKILL.md

Ready-to-paste message

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How it works

The program sends the document to an Azure artificial intelligence service. This service, trained to recognize different document types, identifies and extracts the requested data, returning it in an organized way for the program to use.

Installation

Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.

In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:

npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill azure-ai-formrecognizer-java

Or download just the file:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/azure-ai-formrecognizer-java/SKILL.md -o SKILL.md
Technical content (original SKILL.md)

Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.

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");

…
FAQ

What types of documents can I analyze?

You can analyze receipts, invoices, business cards, ID documents, and tax forms, among others. It's also possible to train the AI to understand custom documents.

Do I need to know how to program to use this?

The tool itself is for programmers, but its output can be used in applications that don't require the end-user to know how to program.

Where is the data processed?

Documents are sent to Azure AI cloud services for analysis.

Details

Original description by the author

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

repo: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills

Popularity

GitHub stars
48k
Ranking position
#2272
License
MIT
Updated
10/15/2026

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