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# Paragraphs Array Elements

> Elements of the paragraphs array in Vantage OCR JSON output describe text paragraphs: page function, formatting object, list membership, and content.

Elements of the **paragraphs** array are objects describing paragraphs of text. When a paragraph is detected, its function on that page is specified. Additionally, information about the formatting of text in that region and about whether the paragraph belongs to a list is also recorded.

| Property                                                                 | Data type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| :----------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id`                                                                     | `string`       | The identifier of the paragraph in a document.                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `role`                                                                   | `string enum`  | The function of the paragraph in the document. Possible values: `other`, `text`, `heading`, `headingNumber`, `tableOfContents`, `tableText`, `runningTitle`, `endNote`, `footNote`, `tableCaption`, `tableHeading`, `pictureCaption`, `artefact` |
| [formatting](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/formatting-object)       | `object`       | The paragraph formatting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| [layoutReferences](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/layout-references) | `object array` | An array of objects that determine the mapping between parts of the paragraph and text blocks on a page, as well as specifying the location of the paragraph in the document's logic structure.                                                  |
| `text`                                                                   | `string`       | The paragraph text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| [listReference](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/list-reference)       | `object`       | If the paragraph belongs to a list, this object specifies the level of the list to which the paragraph belongs, as well as the location of the paragraph in that list.                                                                           |