How does Parseur insert email data into PostgreSQL?

Parseur receives your emails at a dedicated mailbox address, its built-in AI extracts the fields you defined, and a Zapier connection runs the PostgreSQL insert with each field mapped to a column. You can also skip Zapier and have Parseur POST the parsed JSON to your own endpoint by webhook.

Should I use Zapier or a webhook for PostgreSQL?

Use Zapier when you want the insert configured without code and your database is reachable from Zapier. Use a webhook when the database sits behind your own application or network, since your endpoint then controls the insert, the transaction, and the error handling.

Can Parseur insert one row per invoice line item?

Yes. Parseur's Table Item Processed event fires separately for each row of a table field, so a multi-line invoice produces one insert per line item in your line items table.

Do I need to write a parser or regex rules?

No. Parseur's built-in AI extracts the fields you name from any layout, so there is no pattern to write and nothing to fix when a sender changes their email or document format.

What does the data look like when it reaches my application?

Parseur sends the extracted fields as JSON key-value pairs, with table data as an array of objects, plus metadata such as the document and mailbox identifiers. Your application maps those keys to columns.

Can Parseur read data out of PDF attachments into PostgreSQL?

Yes. Parseur reads PDF, scanned, and image attachments alongside the email body, so documents that were never machine readable still end up as typed columns.

What happens if my endpoint or database is unavailable?

Parseur retries failed webhook deliveries automatically and can fire an Export Failed event so your team is alerted. The parsed document stays in Parseur, so nothing is lost while the destination is down.

Can I reprocess old documents after changing my schema?

Yes. Parseur can reprocess documents it has already handled, so a column added or renamed later can be backfilled without asking anyone to resend the original emails.

Parseur integration

Parse Email to PostgreSQL - Rows Without Writing a Parser

Parseur extracts structured fields from your incoming emails and documents with AI and inserts them into PostgreSQL through Zapier or a webhook, one row per document or per line item.

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Use cases

Clean rows in Postgres, straight from the inbox

PostgreSQL stores the record. Parseur is what turns an email into one. Parseur reads incoming emails and their attachments, extracts the fields you named, and inserts them through Zapier or straight to your own endpoint by webhook. No regex to maintain and nothing to rewrite the next time a sender changes their format.

Emails as typed columns: Parseur maps each extracted field to a column, so every incoming order, alert, or enquiry becomes a clean insert rather than a text blob your queries have to fight.
One insert per line item: Parseur splits repeating tables such as invoice lines into separate records, so a multi-line document produces several rows in your line items table with the parent reference intact.
Real-time inserts by webhook: Parseur POSTs the parsed JSON to your endpoint as each document finishes, so your application owns the insert and its transaction, with no polling job in between.

How it works

How the PostgreSQL integration works

Set it up once. Every new email is parsed and delivered on its own after that.

1. Create your Parseur mailbox: Sign up and get a dedicated email address where your documents land.
2. Forward your emails: Send emails manually or set up auto forwarding so every new one arrives on its own.
3. AI extracts the data: Parseur reads each email and pulls out the fields you need as structured data.
4. Data lands in PostgreSQL: Zapier picks up the parsed data and sends it to PostgreSQL in real time.

What is Parseur?

Parseur is a powerful document processing software to extract text from emails, PDFs and documents and automate your workflow. All Parseur features.

What is PostgreSQL?

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system with over 30 years of active development that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, feature robustness, and performance.

What is Zapier?

Zapier is a cloud automation tool that connects apps together. You can connect two or more apps to automate repetitive tasks without coding or relying on developers to build the integration.

Trusted for webhook-driven data intake in production

Emonkey builds API integrations for accounting systems across Scandinavia. Its clients send flat files by email, and Parseur extracts the data and triggers the workflows that load it, the same intake shape this PostgreSQL integration follows. Founder Piet Deprez moved to Parseur because mail aliases gave him no webhook to trigger anything.

Downtime across Emonkey's years running Parseur in production: 0
Documents processed by Parseur since 2016: 100M+
Parseur rating on Capterra and GetApp: 5/5

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Parse and extract email content into PostgreSQL using Parseur

Do you have a backlog of emails containing business data that you need to convert into database records? Do you receive a daily stream of emails with data that you need to feed to your app?

Build a database of your emails automatically with Parseur. Send your emails to Parseur to parse the content, extract the relevant data and add that data as rows in your Postgres table. It's an easy way to feed your own in-house application with specific data coming by email.

For example, some of our customers send emails to PostgreSQL to:

track and manage customer inquiries
log events such as server monitoring, health checks, networking audits or incidents
consolidate their leads contacts into a single repository

Website form submissions are a common source here, since most form builders will happily email you a notification but offer no Postgres connector. Sending a web form to database works the same way as any other email.

Using Parseur you can extract text from any email and send it to your Postgres DB in real time as perfectly structured data. You can stop manually copying and pasting emails, relying on human labor to do so, which will save you time and improve your business automation.

How this Email to PostgreSQL integration works

A new email notification is received in your Parseur mailbox
Parseur extracts the relevant information and sends the data to Zapier
Zapier sends the data to your PostgreSQL database

What you will need

To use this integration you will need:

A Parseur account with a configured mailbox
A PostgreSQL database
A Zapier account with a Zap between Parseur and PostgreSQL set up

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about inserting parsed email data into PostgreSQL with Parseur.

: Parseur receives your emails at a dedicated mailbox address, its built-in AI extracts the fields you defined, and a Zapier connection runs the PostgreSQL insert with each field mapped to a column. You can also skip Zapier and have Parseur POST the parsed JSON to your own endpoint by webhook.
: Yes. Parseur's Table Item Processed event fires separately for each row of a table field, so a multi-line invoice produces one insert per line item in your line items table.
: Parseur sends the extracted fields as JSON key-value pairs, with table data as an array of objects, plus metadata such as the document and mailbox identifiers. Your application maps those keys to columns.
: Parseur retries failed webhook deliveries automatically and can fire an Export Failed event so your team is alerted. The parsed document stays in Parseur, so nothing is lost while the destination is down.
: Use Zapier when you want the insert configured without code and your database is reachable from Zapier. Use a webhook when the database sits behind your own application or network, since your endpoint then controls the insert, the transaction, and the error handling.
: No. Parseur's built-in AI extracts the fields you name from any layout, so there is no pattern to write and nothing to fix when a sender changes their email or document format.
: Yes. Parseur reads PDF, scanned, and image attachments alongside the email body, so documents that were never machine readable still end up as typed columns.
: Yes. Parseur can reprocess documents it has already handled, so a column added or renamed later can be backfilled without asking anyone to resend the original emails.