## Classify

**post** `/v1/classify`

Classify

### Body Parameters

- `file: FileData or FileURL`

  File to classify, either as raw data or a URL

  - `FileData = object { file_data }`

    - `file_data: string`

      Raw file data encoded as bytes

  - `FileURL = object { file_url }`

    - `file_url: string`

      URL pointing to the file to be processed

- `types: array of ClassifyType`

  List of classification types to classify the document into

  - `description: string`

    Description of the classified type

  - `name: string`

    Name of the classified type

### Returns

- `credit_used: number`

  Cost in EUR (€) for this classification (per page for PDFs, flat for images)

- `result: object { confidence, type }`

  Classification result for the provided document

  - `confidence: number`

    Confidence score between 0 and 1

  - `type: string`

    Type of the classified result

### Example

```http
curl https://api.parseocr.com/v1/classify \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "X-API-Key: $PARSEOCR_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "file": {
            "file_data": "JVBERi0xLjcKJcfs...KqldOIQo="
          },
          "types": [
            {
              "description": "Invoices request payment for goods or services provided.",
              "name": "invoice"
            },
            {
              "description": "Quotes provide an estimate of costs for goods or services before they are provided.",
              "name": "quote"
            }
          ]
        }'
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "credit_used": 0,
  "result": {
    "confidence": 0.98,
    "type": "invoice"
  }
}
```