Pipedream + DumplingAI
Extract structured data from documents in Pipedream workflows
Trigger DumplingAI’s Document Extraction endpoint to pull entities, totals, and fields from PDFs, contracts, and invoices—perfect for automating back-office workflows.
- Setup time
- ≈12 minutes
- Supported formats
- PDF, DOCX, images
- Output
- Structured JSON fields
Why Pipedream teams add DumplingAI
Data built for Pipedream workflows
Automate intake for invoices, contracts, and forms with no-code logic inside your workflows.
Use Pipedream’s Node.js, Python, and AI components to validate, summarise, or route extracted data based on confidence scores.
Push structured results into destinations like databases, warehouses, Slack, or any REST API to update records instantly.
Integration overview
How the Pipedream + DumplingAI workflow fits together
Use the HTTP request or code step to submit the document to DumplingAI and map the extracted fields into your workflows.
Integration steps
- 1
Add the HTTP request or code step
Add an HTTP Request action or code step after your trigger to call DumplingAI with fetch or axios.
- 2
Configure the DumplingAI request
Read your DumplingAI API key from an encrypted environment variable and include it in the request headers. Provide either a file URL or base64 file data, plus optional instructions that highlight key fields you need.
- 3
Route the extracted data
Process the JSON inside Node.js or Python and export it to downstream integrations or custom APIs. Map labelled fields into finance tools, CRMs, or notification steps right away.
Workflow ideas
Automations powered by Document Extraction data
Mix DumplingAI with Pipedream’s native actions to uncover new growth, enablement, and operations workflows.
Invoice processing
Pull totals, due dates, and vendor details from incoming invoices and sync them automatically into destinations like databases, warehouses, Slack, or any REST API.
Compliance document review
Extract key clauses from contracts, summarise with Pipedream’s Node.js, Python, and AI components, and alert legal teams when approvals are required.
Customer onboarding packs
Parse onboarding documents, capture the important metadata, and create records in your onboarding systems without manual entry.
Technical checklist
Best practices before you deploy
Authentication
Store the DumplingAI API key in a Pipedream environment variable and reference it with process.env inside your steps.
Request payload
Provide a reachable document URL or base64-encoded file plus optional field-hint instructions.
Scaling & retries
Turn on retries or move long-running scrapes into background workflows to avoid timeouts. Break big lists into batches or queue events with $respond/$send when you need backpressure.
Resources
Get everything you need to connect Pipedream
Start with DumplingAI’s API docs, then dive into Pipedream resources to wire up reliable, secure automations.
DumplingAI Document Extraction endpoint guide
Supported formats, field hinting, and sample JSON outputs.
Open resource →Pipedream HTTP request docs
Reference for using HTTP requests and code steps inside Pipedream workflows.
Open resource →FAQ
Answers before you connect Pipedream to DumplingAI
How do I store the DumplingAI API key in Pipedream?
Store the DumplingAI API key in a Pipedream environment variable and reference it with process.env inside your steps.
Can I process multiple documents in one workflow?
Break big lists into batches or queue events with $respond/$send when you need backpressure. Queue documents with steps or batching features to control throughput.
Does DumplingAI handle scanned PDFs?
Yes—scanned PDFs are OCR’d automatically before extraction. You can inspect confidence scores in the response to decide whether manual review is needed.
Ready to launch Pipedream + DumplingAI workflows?
Create your DumplingAI account, generate an API key, and connect the Document Extraction endpoint to Pipedream in minutes. Our team can help you scope automations if you need an extra hand.