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Create Batch

batches.create(BatchCreateParams**kwargs) -> BatchCreateResponse
POST/api/v2/batches

Create a batch over a source directory and start processing asynchronously.

ParametersExpand Collapse
config: Config

Batch configuration snapshot to apply to this source directory.

job: ConfigJob

Job to create for each file in the source directory.

configuration_id: str

Saved product configuration ID matching the job type.

type: Literal["parse_v2", "extract_v2"]

Product job type to run for each source directory file.

One of the following:
"parse_v2"
"extract_v2"
source_directory_id: str

Directory whose files should be processed.

organization_id: Optional[str]
project_id: Optional[str]
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class BatchCreateResponse: …

A top-level batch.

Example: { “id”: “bat-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee”, “project_id”: “prj-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee”, “source_directory_id”: “dir-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee”, “config”: { “job”: { “type”: “parse_v2”, “configuration_id”: “cfg-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee” } }, “status”: “COMPLETED”, “results”: [ { “source_directory_file_id”: “dfl-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee”, “job_reference”: { “type”: “parse_v2”, “id”: “pjb-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee” }, “error_message”: null } ] }

Batch-level FAILED means the orchestration failed and cannot provide a reliable per-file result set. results is only populated when explicitly requested with expand=results and may be null while a batch is still running or before result mappings are available.

id: str

Unique identifier

config: Config

Batch configuration snapshot.

job: ConfigJob

Job to create for each file in the source directory.

configuration_id: str

Saved product configuration ID matching the job type.

type: Literal["parse_v2", "extract_v2"]

Product job type to run for each source directory file.

One of the following:
"parse_v2"
"extract_v2"
project_id: str

Project this batch belongs to.

source_directory_id: str

Directory being processed.

status: Literal["PENDING", "THROTTLED", "RUNNING", 3 more]

Current batch status.

One of the following:
"PENDING"
"THROTTLED"
"RUNNING"
"COMPLETED"
"FAILED"
"CANCELLED"
created_at: Optional[datetime]

Creation datetime

formatdate-time
results: Optional[List[Result]]

Expanded per-file result mappings. Null unless requested with expand=results, or until result mappings are available.

source_directory_file_id: str

Source directory file processed by this batch.

error_message: Optional[str]

Batch-level mapping error if the system could not create or associate a job for this source file.

job_reference: Optional[ResultJobReference]

Reference to a job produced by a batch.

Example: { “type”: “parse_v2”, “id”: “pjb-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee” }

id: str

Job ID, such as a parse job ID.

type: Literal["parse_v2", "extract_v2"]

Type of job produced for the file.

One of the following:
"parse_v2"
"extract_v2"
updated_at: Optional[datetime]

Update datetime

formatdate-time

Create Batch

import os
from llama_cloud import LlamaCloud

client = LlamaCloud(
    api_key=os.environ.get("LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
batch = client.batches.create(
    config={
        "job": {
            "configuration_id": "cfg-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
            "type": "parse_v2",
        }
    },
    source_directory_id="dir-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
)
print(batch.id)
{
  "id": "id",
  "config": {
    "job": {
      "configuration_id": "cfg-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
      "type": "parse_v2"
    }
  },
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "source_directory_id": "source_directory_id",
  "status": "PENDING",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "results": [
    {
      "source_directory_file_id": "dfl-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
      "error_message": "error_message",
      "job_reference": {
        "id": "pjb-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "type": "parse_v2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "id",
  "config": {
    "job": {
      "configuration_id": "cfg-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
      "type": "parse_v2"
    }
  },
  "project_id": "project_id",
  "source_directory_id": "source_directory_id",
  "status": "PENDING",
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "results": [
    {
      "source_directory_file_id": "dfl-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
      "error_message": "error_message",
      "job_reference": {
        "id": "pjb-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
        "type": "parse_v2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
}