Contract Parser Setup Guide
Extract data from legal contracts, NDAs, and agreements. Capture parties, effective dates, governing law, and key clauses.
Before You Start
Before setting up your parser, ensure you have:
- A PerfectParser account (sign up at perfectparser.com).
- A healthy credit balance (each contract page processed consumes 1 credit).
- A sample contract document (PDF, PNG, or JPEG) to use during the parser setup.
Recommended Fields
We suggest configuring the following schema fields for your Contract Parser to capture all essential metadata and legal terms.
| Field Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
agreement_type | Text | The type of agreement (e.g. NDA, MSA, Lease Agreement, SLA). |
party_one | Text | The name of the first signing party/company. |
party_two | Text | The name of the second signing party/company. |
effective_date | Text | The date the contract goes into effect. |
termination_date | Text | The date the contract terminates or expires. |
contract_value | Number | The total financial value of the contract (if stated). |
governing_law | Text | The state or national jurisdiction governing the contract. |
key_clauses | Table | Table containing clause_name and summary for main obligations. |
AI Prompt (Optional)
To help the AI parser extract field values with maximum accuracy, copy and paste the following prompt instructions into the AI Prompt (Optional) field during setup:
Next Steps: Build Your Parser
Ready to build this? Follow our Create a Parser guide for step-by-step dashboard instructions to set up your schema, and then learn how to process files in Bulk Extraction.
Developer Integration
If you want to automate contract parsing programmatically inside your applications:
- See the Create Parser API Guide to manage your parsers programmatically.
- See the Start Extraction API Guide to submit contract files and retrieve extracted JSON payloads.
- See the Webhooks Reference to configure automatic webhooks that deliver extraction results to your server as soon as they are completed.
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