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# Utility Bill analysis

> Extract the name, address, provider and issue date from a utility bill, and check whether the bill is recent, with the Dojah Document Analysis API.

<div className="dj-endpoint">
  <span className={`dj-method dj-method-post`}>POST</span>
  <code>/api/v1/document/analysis/utility\_bill</code>
</div>

Extract the name, address, provider, and issue date from a utility bill — a common proof-of-address document — and check whether the bill is recent.

## Headers

| Header          | Required | Description                                         |
| --------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | Yes      | Your app's secret key, sent as-is — *not* `Bearer`. |
| `AppId`         | Yes      | The App ID from your dashboard.                     |
| `Content-Type`  | Yes      | `application/json`                                  |

## Body parameters

| Parameter     | Type   | Required | Description                    |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------ |
| `input_type`  | string | Yes      | `url`. Defaults to `url`.      |
| `input_value` | string | Yes      | Image URL of the utility bill. |

## Response

A `200` returns the parsed bill under `entity` — `identity_info` (name and meter number), `address_info`, the `provider_name`, the `bill_issue_date`, and a `metadata.is_recent` flag you can use to enforce a recency policy on proof of address.

## Errors

| Code  | Meaning                                                                                       |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `400` | Bad request — a required field is missing or the image can't be read.                         |
| `401` | Unauthorized — check your key and `AppId` (no `Bearer` prefix).                               |
| `402` | Insufficient wallet balance. [Fund your wallet](/api-reference/core-concepts/wallet-billing). |
| `424` | Failed dependency — the analysis engine couldn't process the document.                        |
| `429` | Too many requests — back off and retry.                                                       |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/document/analysis/utility_bill" \
    -H "Authorization: {{secret_key}}" \
    -H "AppId: {{app_id}}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "input_type": "url",
      "input_value": "https://example.com/bill.jpg"
    }'
  ```

  ```js Node.js theme={null}
  const res = await fetch("https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/document/analysis/utility_bill", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: process.env.DOJAH_SECRET_KEY,
      AppId: process.env.DOJAH_APP_ID,
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      input_type: "url",
      input_value: "https://example.com/bill.jpg"
    }),
  });
  const data = await res.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import os, requests

  res = requests.post(
      "https://api.dojah.io/api/v1/document/analysis/utility_bill",
      headers={
          "Authorization": os.environ["DOJAH_SECRET_KEY"],
          "AppId": os.environ["DOJAH_APP_ID"],
      },
      json={
          "input_type": "url",
          "input_value": "https://example.com/bill.jpg"
      },
  )
  data = res.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json POST /api/v1/document/analysis/utility_bill theme={null}
  {
    "entity": {
      "result": { "status": "success", "message": "" },
      "identity_info": {
        "full_name": "JOHN DOE MUSA",
        "meter_number": "SBX12345678"
      },
      "address_info": {
        "street": "123 Sandbox Street SBX001",
        "city": "Testville",
        "state": "SB",
        "country": "Sandbox Country"
      },
      "provider_name": "Sandbox Power Company",
      "bill_issue_date": "2025-01-15",
      "amount_paid": "100",
      "metadata": {
        "extraction_date": "2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "is_recent": true
      }
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>