Read scanned bank statements and ID forms

The problem

Your agent may see no readable text in a scanned statement or form, or receive table values in the wrong order. It then cannot tell which amount belongs to which line. It needs a tool that reads the writing and preserves the tables before reviewing the document.

How NativePort helps

NativePort uses Mistral’s document-reading service to recover printed words and tables from scanned statements and forms. Your agent can use the readable results to review the document and find the details you need. You can check the original pages when an amount or other detail is unclear.

Let your agent build it

You don’t need to write this code yourself. Copy the prompt and paste it into your agent. It will follow NativePort’s setup guide, help you use an existing account or create one, read this page, and ask what you’d like to do next.

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Help me use NativePort for this use case.

1. Read https://nativeport.ai/SKILL.md and follow its instructions to learn how to use NativePort. Save or update the skill if your environment supports it.

2. Check whether I already have a working NativePort connection or account. Reuse it if available. Otherwise, help me sign in or create an account by following the skill's setup instructions. Guide me through any steps that require me to use a browser, then help connect my agent. Keep credentials private.

3. Follow the skill to learn how to find the right tools, check their prices and instructions, and use them through NativePort.

4. Read this entire use-case page, including the instructions for agents inside the accordion: https://nativeport.ai/use-cases/read-bank-statements-and-forms/

Once setup is complete and you have read the page, briefly explain what you can help me do and ask me what I would like to do next. Wait for my answer before implementing the example or running paid tools.

Instructions for the agents - You don't need to read this

Technical implementation

Use Python 3 with requests installed (python -m pip install requests). Set NATIVEPORT_API_KEY in your environment to your NativePort key. Run the snippets on your server, where your key stays private.

Set DOCUMENT_URL to an HTTPS URL the document service can fetch, such as a time-limited file link. The example reads page 0 (the first page). Select only pages you need, up to 100 per request; split longer documents into batches. Send the URL, not inline file bytes.

python

import os
import requests

BASE = "https://api.nativeport.ai"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NATIVEPORT_API_KEY']}"}

payload = {
    "document": {"type": "document_url", "document_url": os.environ["DOCUMENT_URL"]},
    "pages": [0],
}
response = requests.post(BASE + "/mistral/v1/ocr", headers=HEADERS,
                         json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
result = response.json()
for page in result["pages"]:
    print(f"--- Page {page['index'] + 1} ---")
    print(page["markdown"])

This step reads the document; it does not verify identity, validate account ownership, or reconcile balances. Use a short-lived document link and keep source page numbers alongside extracted values. See the Mistral request policy for document URLs, page selection, and accepted options. OCR returns recognized content; check unclear scans against the source.

Tool costs

Tool used in the example	Price per call
Mistral — OCR	$0.00422 / call (1 page)

Prices in USD. Usage-based tools have no fixed per-call price. View pricing.

The problem

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Let your agent build it

Technical implementation

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