Use Webhooks to send data from documents to your application

Parseur is a powerful AI parsing software that can extract text from your emails and PDFs automatically. Once the data is extracted, you can send it to an API using our integrated webhook system. Using Parseur combined with webhooks, you get endless opportunities to automate your document data entry process and integrate it into your workflow. Move away from manual copy/paste data entry and embrace a fully automated and real-time data extraction pipeline.

What is Webhook?

A webhook is the modern standard for exchanging data in JSON between applications via an HTTP POST.

A webhook is a method for apps to communicate with each other automatically. When an event happens in one app, it triggers an HTTP POST request to another app, sending data in real time. This allows for immediate updates and seamless data transfer between systems.

Why Integrate Parseur and Webhooks?

Integrating Parseur with webhooks provides opportunities to automate your document processes and integrate them into your applications, servers and database. Here’s why this integration is beneficial:

• Efficiency: Automate the extraction and transfer of data, reducing manual entry and saving time.
• Accuracy: Minimize errors associated with manual data handling.
• Real-Time Data Transfer: Send extracted data immediately to any application that accepts JSON via HTTP POST.
• Scalability: Handle large volumes of data seamlessly without additional manual labor.

How Does This Parseur to Webhook Integration Work?

1. A new email or document is received in your Parseur mailbox: Parseur captures the incoming email or document and stores it in your mailbox.
2. Parseur extracts the relevant information: Using AI, Parseur extracts the specific data fields you need.
3. Parseur POSTs the data as JSON to the URL you choose using a webhook: The extracted data is sent in JSON format via an HTTP POST request to the specified URL.
4. With detailed event log reports, you can always control what is happening. Parseur provides comprehensive logging and reporting to monitor the status of your data transfers.

What You Will Need

Webhooks are natively integrated into Parseur. To use this integration, you will need:

• A Parseur account with a configured mailbox
• A server that accepts JSON data via HTTP POST

Step 1: Create a free Parseur mailbox

Parseur is free to start with all the features available. You can choose from our selection of mailboxes to process your documents instantly. You can also opt to create a custom mailbox where you can teach Parseur which data to extract.

Step 2: Upload your documents to Parseur

Either drag and drop your documents or forward them to your Parseur’s email address. We recommend setting up an auto-forwarding rule from your personal inbox to Parseur mailbox to automate this process as well.

Step 3: The AI parser processes the document instantly

Our AI engine is already trained for data extraction from different types of documents. You can also use our AI-assisted templates to create data fields that are different from our ready-made fields.

Verify the parsed data once it’s being processed.

Step 4: Create a Webhook API

For this article, we will test the Webhook data from webhook.site.

Copy and paste the URL into your Parseur mailbox. Then, go to “export”, “Webhook,” click on “new webhook,” and paste the URL into the “target URL.”

Re-process your document as a test to verify whether the integration is successful.

Integrating Parseur with webhooks allows you to automate data extraction from emails or PDFs and send it to any application in real-time. This powerful combination enables you to create a seamless, automated data processing workflow, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy.

If you have questions about our Webhook integration, refer to the full documentation here.