What is the primary function of UiPath's Document Understanding extractors?

UiPath Document Understanding extractors are designed to handle unstructured and semi-structured documents, extracting relevant data from files such as:

PDFs

Images (via OCR)

Scanned forms

Invoices and more

As per the official UiPath documentation:

“Document Understanding extractors identify and extract data from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured documents, including PDFs, scanned images, and electronic documents.”

This makes them essential in automation scenarios like invoice processing, contract management, and more.