Quick Start

Get up and running with Doclayer in under 5 minutes.

1

Create Account & Get API Key

Sign up via the dashboard and create an API key

# 1. Go to https://dashboard.doclayer.ai to sign up
# 2. Navigate to Settings > API Keys
# 3. Create a new API key
# 4. Set it as an environment variable:
export DOCLAYER_API_KEY=dly_your_key_here
2

Install CLI

Install the Doclayer CLI via pip

pip install doclayer-cli
3

Process a document

Analyze with auto-classification (no agent required!)

# Auto-classify and analyze any document
doclayer files analyze contract.pdf --project proj_123

# Or specify an agent explicitly
doclayer ingest file invoice.pdf --project proj_123 --agent finance.invoice-summary --wait
4

Batch process a folder

Process multiple documents at once

# Ingest entire folder with auto-classification
doclayer files ingest ./documents --project proj_123

# Results saved as sidecar files (document_Analysis.json)

Available Agents

finance.invoice-summary

Invoice Processing

contracts.nda-summary

Contract Analysis

legal.compliance-check

Compliance Checking

hr.cv-screener

Resume Screening

Run doclayer agent list to see all 120 available templates.

Example Output

invoice-analysis.json
{
  "document_id": "doc_12345",
  "status": "completed",
  "insights": {
    "vendor": "Acme Corporation",
    "invoice_number": "INV-2024-001",
    "date": "2024-01-15",
    "total": 6480.00,
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}

Next Steps

CLI Documentation
Full command reference
API Reference
REST API documentation