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Documents are the core assets in DocIntell. When you upload a PDF, it’s stored in our Cold Vault — an immutable, SEC 17a-4 compliant storage system.

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Document Lifecycle

1

Upload

Send a PDF to POST /v1/documents. The file is validated (PDF only, max 100MB).
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Cold Vault Storage

The original file is stored in Google Cloud Storage with Object Retention Lock. This creates an immutable record that cannot be deleted during the retention period.
3

Extraction Queue

A job is created and published to our processing queue. You receive a 202 Accepted response.
4

Processing

Extraction workers process the document using AI models.
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Hot Index

Extracted data is stored in our Hot Index for fast queries (under 100ms).

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Two Storage Tiers

DocIntell uses a Hot/Cold architecture to balance performance with compliance requirements.

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Retention Periods

When uploading, specify the retention period (1-10 years, default 7):
Once set, retention periods cannot be shortened. Documents are automatically deleted after expiry.