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# Extract data from a document (sync)

> 
**Note:** Use this endpoint for testing. Use the asynchronous extraction endpoints for production.

Extract data from a local document synchronously.

To explore this endpoint, use this interactive API reference, or use one of the following options:

- For a quick "hello world" response to this endpoint, see the [API quickstart](https://sensible.mintlify.app/.app/integrations/quickstart)
- For a step-by-step tutorial about calling this endpoint, see [Try synchronous extraction](https://sensible.mintlify.app/.app/api-guides/api-tutorial/api-tutorial-sync).
- Run this endpoint in the Sensible Postman collection. [Run in Postman](https://god.gw.postman.com/run-collection/16839934-45339059-3fec-4c31-a891-9a12a3e1c22b?action=collection%2Ffork&collection-url=entityId%3D16839934-45339059-3fec-4c31-a891-9a12a3e1c22b%26entityType%3Dcollection%26workspaceId%3Ddbde09dc-b7dd-487d-a68f-20d32b008f90)

There are two options for posting the document bytes.
  1. (often preferred) specify the non-encoded document bytes as the entire request body,and specify the `Content-Type` header, for example,"application/pdf" or "image/jpeg".
     See the following for supported file formats.
  2. Base64 encode the document bytes, specify them in a body "document" field, and specify application/json for the `Content-Type` header.

For a list of  supported document file types, see [Supported file types](https://sensible.mintlify.app/.app/senseml-reference/concepts/file-types).