The Node.js OCR SDK supports the Bill of Lading API.

Using the sample below, we are going to illustrate how to extract the data that we want using the OCR SDK.
Bill of Lading sample

Quick-Start

const mindee = require("mindee");
// for TS or modules:
// import * as mindee from "mindee";

// Init a new client
const mindeeClient = new mindee.Client({ apiKey: "my-api-key" });

// Load a file from disk
const inputSource = mindeeClient.docFromPath("/path/to/the/file.ext");

// Parse the file
const apiResponse = mindeeClient.enqueueAndParse(
  mindee.product.BillOfLadingV1,
  inputSource
);

// Handle the response Promise
apiResponse.then((resp) => {
  // print a string summary
  console.log(resp.document.toString());
});

Output (RST):

########
Document
########
:Mindee ID: 3b5250a1-b52c-4e0b-bc3e-2f0146b04e29
:Filename: default_sample.jpg

Inference
#########
:Product: mindee/bill_of_lading v1.1
:Rotation applied: No

Prediction
==========
:Bill of Lading Number: XYZ123456
:Shipper:
  :Address: 123 OCEAN DRIVE, SHANGHAI, CHINA
  :Email:
  :Name: GLOBAL FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC.
  :Phone: 86-21-12345678
:Consignee:
  :Address: 789 TRADE STREET, SINGAPORE 567890, SINGAPORE
  :Email:
  :Name: PACIFIC TRADING CO.
  :Phone: 65-65432100
:Notify Party:
  :Address: 789 TRADE STREET, SINGAPORE 567890, SINGAPORE
  :Email:
  :Name: PACIFIC TRADING CO.
  :Phone: 65-65432100
:Carrier:
  :Name: GLOBAL SHIPPING CO.,LTD.
  :Professional Number:
  :SCAC:
:Items:
  +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+----------+-------------+
  | Description                          | Gross Weight | Measurement | Measurement Unit | Quantity | Weight Unit |
  +======================================+==============+=============+==================+==========+=============+
  | ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS\nP/N: 12345... | 500.00       | 1.50        | cbm              | 1.00     | kgs         |
  +--------------------------------------+--------------+-------------+------------------+----------+-------------+
:Port of Loading: SHANGHAI, CHINA
:Port of Discharge: LOS ANGELES, USA
:Place of Delivery: LOS ANGELES, USA
:Date of issue: 2022-09-30
:Departure Date:

Field Types

Standard Fields

These fields are generic and used in several products.

Basic Field

Each prediction object contains a set of fields that inherit from the generic Field class.
A typical Field object will have the following attributes:

value (number | string): corresponds to the field value. Can be undefined if no value was extracted.
confidence (number): the confidence score of the field prediction.
boundingBox ([Point, Point, Point, Point]): contains exactly 4 relative vertices (points) coordinates of a right rectangle containing the field in the document.
polygon (Point[]): contains the relative vertices coordinates (Point) of a polygon containing the field in the image.
pageId (number): the ID of the page, always undefined when at document-level.
reconstructed (boolean): indicates whether an object was reconstructed (not extracted as the API gave it).

Note: A Point simply refers to an array of two numbers ([number, number]).

Aside from the previous attributes, all basic fields have access to a toString() method that can be used to print their value as a string.

Date Field

Aside from the basic Field attributes, the date field DateField also implements the following:

dateObject (Date): an accessible representation of the value as a JavaScript object.

String Field

The text field StringField only has one constraint: its value is a string (or undefined).

Specific Fields

Fields which are specific to this product; they are not used in any other product.

Carrier Field

The shipping company responsible for transporting the goods.

A BillOfLadingV1Carrier implements the following attributes:

name (string): The name of the carrier.
professionalNumber (string): The professional number of the carrier.
scac (string): The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the carrier.
Fields which are specific to this product; they are not used in any other product.

Consignee Field

The party to whom the goods are being shipped.

A BillOfLadingV1Consignee implements the following attributes:

address (string): The address of the consignee.
email (string): The email of the shipper.
name (string): The name of the consignee.
phone (string): The phone number of the consignee.
Fields which are specific to this product; they are not used in any other product.

Items Field

The goods being shipped.

A BillOfLadingV1CarrierItem implements the following attributes:

description (string): A description of the item.
grossWeight (number): The gross weight of the item.
measurement (number): The measurement of the item.
measurementUnit (string): The unit of measurement for the measurement.
quantity (number): The quantity of the item being shipped.
weightUnit (string): The unit of measurement for weights.
Fields which are specific to this product; they are not used in any other product.

Notify Party Field

The party to be notified of the arrival of the goods.

A BillOfLadingV1NotifyParty implements the following attributes:

address (string): The address of the notify party.
email (string): The email of the shipper.
name (string): The name of the notify party.
phone (string): The phone number of the notify party.
Fields which are specific to this product; they are not used in any other product.

Shipper Field

The party responsible for shipping the goods.

A BillOfLadingV1Shipper implements the following attributes:

address (string): The address of the shipper.
email (string): The email of the shipper.
name (string): The name of the shipper.
phone (string): The phone number of the shipper.

Attributes

The following fields are extracted for Bill of Lading V1:

Bill of Lading Number

billOfLadingNumber (StringField): A unique identifier assigned to a Bill of Lading document.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.billOfLadingNumber.value);

Carrier

carrier (BillOfLadingV1Carrier): The shipping company responsible for transporting the goods.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.carrier.value);

Items

carrierItems (BillOfLadingV1CarrierItem[]): The goods being shipped.

for (const carrierItemsElem of result.document.inference.prediction.carrierItems) {
  console.log(carrierItemsElem.value);
}

Consignee

consignee (BillOfLadingV1Consignee): The party to whom the goods are being shipped.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.consignee.value);

Date of issue

dateOfIssue (DateField): The date when the bill of lading is issued.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.dateOfIssue.value);

Departure Date

departureDate (DateField): The date when the vessel departs from the port of loading.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.departureDate.value);

Notify Party

notifyParty (BillOfLadingV1NotifyParty): The party to be notified of the arrival of the goods.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.notifyParty.value);

Place of Delivery

placeOfDelivery (StringField): The place where the goods are to be delivered.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.placeOfDelivery.value);

Port of Discharge

portOfDischarge (StringField): The port where the goods are unloaded from the vessel.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.portOfDischarge.value);

Port of Loading

portOfLoading (StringField): The port where the goods are loaded onto the vessel.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.portOfLoading.value);

Shipper

shipper (BillOfLadingV1Shipper): The party responsible for shipping the goods.

console.log(result.document.inference.prediction.shipper.value);

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