STEP 1
Select AWS Textract in workflow
Pick AWS Textract app in the workflow builder [4] - just one click to select the app.
AWS Textract Integration
Extract text, forms, tables, and expense data from documents with Amazon Textract. Turn AWS Textract results into structured actions across your workflows and downstream tools. Use Get Document Analysis to move AI generated information into the next step, such as Get Document Text Detection or Analyze Document.
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Supported triggers and actions for AWS Textract integration
Triggers can detect changes in AWS Textract and run actions that can create, search or modify data inside AWS Textract automatically [3] — exactly how you set them.
- Get Document AnalysisGet Document Analysis via Amazon AWS.
- Get Document Text DetectionGet Document Text Detection via Amazon AWS.
- Analyze DocumentAnalyze Document via Amazon AWS.
- Analyze ExpenseAnalyze Expense via Amazon AWS.
- Make an API CallPerforms an arbitrary authorized API call to the AWS Textract endpoint.
- Start Document AnalysisStart Document Analysis via Amazon AWS.
- Start Document Text DetectionStart Document Text Detection via Amazon AWS.
How to integrate AWS Textract in automation workflow?
3 simple steps to make your AWS Textract connected with other apps in automation workflows on WEXTL. Up to 10 minutes integration set up.
STEP 2
Connect AWS Textract
When prompted, authorize access to AWS Textract in WEXTL once. AWS Textract credentials are encrypted and never shared with WEXTL. Authorization will be reused in any future API calls [3].
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STEP 3
Build a workflow
Build your workflow with AWS Textract yourself or with WEXTL® AI Builder. Connect AWS Textract to any available integrations [5], or use HTTP node to go beyond them.
AWS Textract
How AWS Textract connects and integrates with WEXTL
Save and approve your credentials once — WEXTL® stores authorization information encrypted and reuses the authentication whenever AWS Textract app is called in workflows. That allows your ai automations to run without your attention, per defined schedule [7]. Explore documentation [6] for a detailed list of fields that AWS Textract supports.
The following table illustrates what fields AWS Textract integration require during authorization flow inside our workflow builder [4].
Connect AWS Textract
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Demonstration of AWS Textract connection step inside WEXTL Workflow Builder [4].
| Field | Type | Help |
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Access Key IDRequired | text | IAM access key. |
Secret Access KeyRequired | password | Stored encrypted. Marker for SigV4 signing. |
RegionRequired | text | e.g. us-east-1. Drives host. |
ServiceRequired | select | Amazon AWS Textract signing name. |
| Session Token | password | Temporary STS credentials. |
Connect AWS Textract to popular apps on WEXTL
Enter a name of the other app you want to sync with AWS Textract below. Click on selected app to explore integration options with AWS Textract. If the app you search for is not available in WEXTL yet, you can use HTTP node [10] instead to integrate it directly.
Example automation with AWS Textract integration
Select Get Document Analysis action from AWS Textract - this will be a starting point in your automation. Whenever event happens in AWS Textract, workflow will start [7] from Get Document Analysis node.
Search for Analyze Document, connect it as the next step of integration sequence. You can use filters between Get Document Analysis and Analyze Document, so only important data pass from Get Document Analysis to the next step. WEXTL gives you full control over the process of AWS Textract automation. All parts of workflow are visible on the canvas [4].
AWS Textract on WEXTL has 7 modules for combining ai automations. Explore AWS Textract documentation for more.
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Get Document Analysis
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Analyze Document
Demonstration of how visual AWS Textract automation [6] looks in WEXTL.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about automating AWS Textract in your workflows.
AWS Textract has no triggers, but it provides 7 actions including "Get Document Analysis", "Get Document Text Detection", and "Analyze Document". Pair them with triggers from other apps to automate AWS Textract tasks.
Integration has 7 actions, including "Get Document Analysis", "Get Document Text Detection", and "Analyze Document", and more. Refer to our AWS Textract Documentation for detailed inputs and outputs.
No. Most automations are built visually on the canvas by picking triggers, actions, and mapping fields. You can add custom JavaScript with Functions when advanced logic is needed — but our customers do that in rare cases [4].
Yes. Connections are authenticated per account, credentials are encrypted at rest, and you can enforce approvals and team-level access controls on any automation.
The AWS Textract integration on WEXTL runs directly on its vendor public API — every field name, authentication method, and rate limit is controlled by AWS Textract official API and covered in documentation [3]. WEXTL handles the request signing and pagination for you.
Absolutely. Where AWS Textract provides native webhooks, you can use instant triggers to eliminate polling delay. For custom webhooks, WEXTL offers Custom Webhook node, so you can start automation whenever AWS Textract or any other service sends event to webhook URL.
WEXTL is an AI-first visual canvas. The platform allows you to describe automation in plain text — and AI will wire nodes for AWS Textract inside the workflow builder [4]. You can also use built-in workflow nodes (AI Agent, Human in the Loop, Condition, Aggregate Results) in pair with AWS Textract modules to craft complex integration flows with branches, filtering, and conditional logic. There are absolutely no limits of what you can build.
References
List of sources used to gather information about the AWS Textract integration.
- AWS Textract integration source code, module specs and credentials implementation.
- Internal AWS Textract integration documentation, structured input and output parameters, scopes, and authentication methods.
- Official AWS Textract vendor API documentation — used to verify field meanings, authentication flows, and anything our own specs don't fully capture.
- WEXTL® Visual Workflow Builder, anonymized data from our technical support team.
- WEXTL® Apps Library
- WEXTL® AWS Textract App Documentation
- WEXTL® Workflow Scheduler
- WEXTL® HTTP node documentation