# Amazon Textract – Start document analysis action

The Start document analysis action initiates an asynchronous analysis of a document stored in an Amazon S3 bucket using Textract. This action supports the extraction of structured data such as forms, tables, queries, and signatures.

# Input

Input field Description
S3 bucket Enter the name of the S3 bucket containing the document to analyze.
S3 object key Provide the path/key to the document in the specified S3 bucket.
Feature types Select one or more feature types to analyze, such as FORMS, TABLES, QUERIES, or SIGNATURES.

Additional input fields may appear based on the selected Feature types.

# Output

Output field Description
Job ID Unique identifier for the document analysis job. Use this ID with the Get document analysis action to retrieve results.


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