Light's AI parsing module automatically extracts financial data from uploaded invoices and bills. This article explains how to use the invoice extraction feature and what data Light can capture.
Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · 2 min read
When you upload an invoice or bill to Light, the AI parsing engine processes the document and extracts key financial information. The system handles PDFs, images, and scanned documents, making it easy to record vendor bills without manual typing.
Light's AI parsing module extracts the following invoice data:
The extracted data is presented in Light's structured format, ready to be recorded in your ledger.
Good to know: Light's extraction typically completes within a few seconds. Complex invoices with many line items may take slightly longer to process.
If Light misreads part of your invoice, you can correct it before saving:
For consistently problematic invoices (unusual formats, poor image quality, handwritten sections), manual entry may be faster.
Light may use your data to fine-tune its own proprietary models, but your data is never used by third parties for training or fine-tuning. In addition, when a bill arrives from a vendor you already work with, Light gives the AI your most recent completed bills from that vendor as examples. Account and tax code suggestions for regular vendors therefore follow the way you coded their previous invoices.
To maximize extraction accuracy:
If your company uses custom properties, Light extracts values for them automatically — both at the bill header level and per line item — based on the custom property groups configured under Settings → Custom properties ().
Tip: Test the extraction feature with a few sample invoices from your regular vendors before rolling out to your entire team. This helps ensure Light's AI is configured correctly for your documents.
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