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databricks Platform · Updated Aug 27, 2026

AI Functions REST API is now generally available

You can now call ai parse document, ai extract, and ai classify through the AI Functions REST API.

What it does

You can now call ai parse document, ai extract, and ai classify through the AI Functions REST API. Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) converts unstructured content—such as PDFs, DOCX files, images, and presentations—into structured, enriched data that powers downstream agents, applications, and analytics. Databricks gives you three ways to run IDP, all built on the same research developed AI Functions: Agent Bricks UI: A no code, visual experience for parsing, extracting, and classifying documents.

Why it matters

Use it to test sample documents, refine a schema or labels, and visually validate results before you scale.

Recommended use cases
Parsestructure documents to improve chunkingretrieval qualitygrounding for LLM applications.
Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

You can now call ai parse document, ai extract, and ai classify through the AI Functions REST API.

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Key takeaway
You can now call ai parse document, ai extract, and ai classify through the AI Functions REST API.
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