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ExportFormat specifies the format of exported files sent to the external system.

Default formats

Formats available in a Custom activity by default (format names identical to those used in scripts):
FormatDescription
PdfPDF document with a text layer.
JsonExtracted data such as field values, field structure, and rule check errors. See the JSON schema.
OcrJsonFull-text recognition data in JSON format. See the OCR JSON schema.
FieldsJsonSimplified JSON file — contains only field values and rule check errors.

Custom export formats

When a Custom activity is used as External Export, scripts can only access output files created by the Output activity. The following additional formats are available:
FormatDescription
FieldsJsonSimplified JSON file — contains only field values and rule check errors.
JsonExtracted data such as field values, field structure, and rule check errors. See the JSON schema.
XmlExtracted data such as field values, field structure, and rule check errors. See the XML schema.
CsvExtracted text data with values of repeating or non-repeating fields.
PdfPDF document with a text layer.
JpegExtracted image data in JPG format.
TiffExtracted image data in TIFF format.
TextExtracted text data in TXT format.
DocxExtracted text and image data in DOCX format.
XlsxExtracted text and image data in XLSX format.
OcrJsonFull-text recognition data in JSON format. See the OCR JSON schema.
To specify output formats, click Settings in the Exported Data section of the Output activity’s Actions pane. See Data export formats for what each option produces.