Unstract uses LLMs to extract structured JSON from documents — PDFs, images, scans, you name it. Define what you want to extract using natural language prompts, and deploy as an API or ETL pipeline.
Built for teams in finance, insurance, healthcare, KYC/compliance, and much more.
Current State vs. Unstract
Task
Without Unstract
With Unstract
Schema definition
Write regex, build templates per vendor
Write a prompt once, handles variations
New document type
Days of development
Minutes in Prompt Studio
LLM integration
Build your own pipeline
Plug in any provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Bedrock, Ollama)
Deployment
Custom infrastructure
./run-platform.sh or managed cloud
Output
Unstructured text blobs
Clean JSON, ready for your database
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✨ Key Features
Prompt Studio — Define document extraction schemas with natural language. Docs →
API Deployment — Send a document over REST API, get JSON back. Docs →
ETL Pipeline — Pull documents from a folder, process them, load to your warehouse. Docs →
MCP Server — Connect to AI agents (Claude, etc.) via Model Context Protocol. Docs →
n8n Node — Drop into existing automation workflows. Docs →
🚀 Quickstart (~5 mins)
System Requirements & Prerequisites
Linux or macOS (Intel or M-series)
Docker & Docker Compose
8 GB RAM minimum
Git
Run Locally
# Clone and start
git clone https://github.com/Zipstack/unstract.git
cd unstract
./run-platform.sh
# Pull and run entire Unstract platform with default env config.
./run-platform.sh
# Pull and run docker containers with a specific version tag.
./run-platform.sh -v v0.1.0
# Upgrade existing Unstract platform setup by pulling the latest available version.
./run-platform.sh -u
# Upgrade existing Unstract platform setup by pulling a specific version.
./run-platform.sh -u -v v0.2.0
# Build docker images locally as a specific version tag.
./run-platform.sh -b -v v0.1.0
# Build docker images locally from working branch as `current` version tag.
./run-platform.sh -b -v current
# Display the help information.
./run-platform.sh -h
# Only do setup of environment files.
./run-platform.sh -e
# Only do docker images pull with a specific version tag.
./run-platform.sh -p -v v0.1.0
# Only do docker images pull by building locally with a specific version tag.
./run-platform.sh -p -b -v v0.1.0
# Upgrade existing Unstract platform setup with docker images built locally from working branch as `current` version tag.
./run-platform.sh -u -b -v current
# Pull and run docker containers in detached mode.
./run-platform.sh -d -v v0.1.0
🔐 Backup Encryption Key
[!WARNING]
This key encrypts adapter credentials — losing it makes existing adapters inaccessible!
Copy the value of ENCRYPTION_KEY from backend/.env or platform-service/.env to a secure location.
