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Utility bill

Utility bills are uploaded through the documents endpoint which details file types and size limitations.

Extracted data

These are the extracted fields of an Utility bill

Customer information

Extracted information on the customer of the utility bill

FieldDescription
Full NameFull name found on the utility bill
Account numberAccount number found on the utility bill
Address1House Number
Address2House Name
Address3Flat, unit, or apartment identifier if applicable
Address4Street name or road
Address5Smaller locality or village if applicable
Address6City or Town name
Address7County or region name
PostcodePost code
CountryISO 2 letter country code

Provider information

Extracted information on the utility provider

  • Provider name
  • Provider address
  • Provider contact number

Bill information

  • Bill number
  • Issue date
  • Due date
  • Period start date
  • Period end date
  • Total amount due
  • Payment method
  • Usage details including the usage type, amount used and total usage cost

Other account financial information

  • Previous account balance
  • Last payment date
  • Last payment amount

Example extraction

An example extraction followed by the utility bill image it was extracted from.

json
{
    "fullName": "Mr A B Sample",
    "fullAddress": "55 Sample Street, Sample Town, Sampleton, 555 555",
    "address1": "55",
    "address4":"Sample Street",
    "address6":"Sample Town",
    "address7":"Sampleton",
    "postcode": "S55 5SS",
    "periodStartDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00",
    "periodEndDate": "2026-03-31T00:00:00",
    "accountNumber": "1234567-8",
    "providerName": "Affinity Water",
    "providerAddress": "N/A",
    "providerContactNumber": "0345 357 2402",
    "billDate": "2025-04-01",
    "billDueDate": "2026-03-31",
    "billNumber": "N/A",
    "previousBalance": "N/A",
    "currentCharges": "472.56",
    "vat": "N/A",
    "totalAmountDue": "472.56",
    "usageDetails": [
        {
            "usageType": "Water",
            "unitsUsed": "N/A",
            "unitRate": "N/A",
            "totalUsageCost": "N/A"
        }
    ],
    "lastPaymentDate": "N/A",
    "lastPaymentAmount": "N/A",
    "paymentMethod": "N/A"
}
Example utility bill