Power real-time applications and agents with Document Intelligence
Summary
Document Intelligence real-time REST APIs enable applications to parse, classify, and extract information from documents as they arrive rather than relying on delayed batch pipelines. You can embed these APIs directly into Databricks Apps or custom agents to power interactive workflows and drive real-time business decisions.
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