Import Blob Storage files into Document Intelligence

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Import Blob Storage files into Document Intelligence

Malte Martienßen 65

I would like Document Intelligence to import Files from Blob Storage, analyze them with the Layout Model with Markdown output and save the result as .json and additionally the content as .md file back into a blob storage container.

How do I do this with the Azure SDK in Python? I managed to import a sample PDF into DocInt from a link (not on blob storage) and save the output locally using DocumentIntelligenceClient.begin_analyze_document(...) from azure.ai.documentintelligence, but don't know how to connect DocInt and Blob Storage.

Can anyone help me with this?

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Vinodh247 34,661 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Hi Malte Martienßen,

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Set Up Blob Storage Connection
Retrieve the document you want to analyze by downloading the doc from blob storage
Use the DocumentIntelligenceClient to analyze the downloaded document
Extract the results and save them in both JSON and Markdown formats
Upload the generated JSON and Markdown files back to your Blob Storage container

Following the above steps will allow you to seamlessly integrate Blob Storage with azure document Intelligence, enabling you to analyze documents and store the results efficiently.

hth!

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Malte Martienßen 65 Reputation points

2024-08-13T09:52:04.4233333+00:00

I would like to directly load the documents from Blob Storage into Document Intelligence, without downloading them to my local device. Also I would like Document Intelligence to save the output directly to Blob Storage. Is this possible?
Vinodh247 34,661 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2024-08-13T10:29:51.66+00:00
can you try by using azure functions as an intermediary to automate the process?

Set Up Azure Function: Create an Azure Function that will be triggered when a document is uploaded to a Blob Storage container.

Read Document from Blob Storage: Within the Azure Function, read the document directly from Blob Storage using the InputStream parameter.

Analyze Document with Document Intelligence: Use the Document Intelligence API to analyze the document.

Save Output to Blob Storage: After processing the document, save the results back to Blob Storage.

try the above method and let me know. in this way you can eliminate the need for local file handling and streamline the workflow.
Vinodh247 34,661 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2024-08-20T10:07:30.2866667+00:00

Just checking if you had a chance to look at this. if so, can you please update it?
Malte Martienßen 65 Reputation points

2024-08-23T12:21:16.11+00:00

I'm really sorry for answering so late. I already commented but somehow this comment failed to get posted.

I was aiming to have Blob Storage and Document Intelligence exchange data directly, without having to download the files first. Do you know whether that's possible?
Malte Martienßen 65 Reputation points

2024-08-23T12:26:18.7033333+00:00

Oh, so now that I've sent a new comment, my old comment and your answers appeared again. It seems it didn't fail to get posted. Sorry for the confusion and for answering so late again.

Thank you for your answer, I will try this method, but for now I have used your initially suggested solution by downloading the files first.

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