Hello, I used azure.ai.formrecognizer.DocumentAnalysisClient to analyze PDF file, it can only process 2 pages. Do you know why ?

Question

Hello, I used this python Azure SDK to extract the infromation from PDF file, no matter how I change the paramters Pages, it only output 2 pages which are processed. I tired 3 pages or 10 pages PDF files. The len(result.page) is always 2. Do you know why? I asked Google or ChatGPT, no good answers are provided.

my_file =  "three_pages.pdf"   
my_file =  "ten_pages.pdf"  
document_analysis_client = DocumentAnalysisClient(endpoint=endpoint, credential=AzureKeyCredential(key))

with open(my_file, "rb") as f:    
  poller = document_analysis_client.begin_analyze_document(model_id="prebuilt-document",     document=f, pages="2-6")    result =  analyze_general_documents(my_file)    print(len(result.pages))

Answer 1

Hi @Yu Cai ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A forum!

It's possible that the first two pages are being analyzed because you are using a resource that is on the free tier. The Azure AI Form Recognizer service has a free tier that allows you to process up to 2 pages per document.

For PDF and TIFF files, up to 2,000 pages can be processed. With a free tier subscription, only the first two pages are processed.

For more info, please look into this documentation: Services and quota limits & Custom model

I recommend you switch to the pricing tier to standard or S0 via the Azure portal. Afterward, log back into the studio to verify if extra pages have been processed.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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Answer 2

Thank you. But here it does no show the first 2 pages issue. Only mention 500 pages free per month. Microsoft should add this 2-page issue to its policy to make it clear. I will switch to S0 Standard.