---
title: "Extract from file"
method: POST
path: "/classifications/{release}/skills/extract/file"
tags: ["Classifications"]
---

# Extract from file

`POST /classifications/{release}/skills/extract/file`

Extract an array of Lightcast Skills from the provided text. Note that this endpoint has a base tier monthly quota of 50 requests. Responses from this endpoint will include two headers, `RateLimit-Remaining` and `RateLimit-Reset`, which indicate how many requests you have remaining in your current quota period and when that quota will reset, respectively.
This endpoint uses the following form parameter:
- fileUpload: Can be a PDF, docx, or plaintext file

## Path parameters

- `release` string, required

## Query parameters

- `confidenceThreshold` number
- `inputLocale` string, required
- `outputLocale` string, required
- `trace` boolean, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Schema — unresolved $ref

## Other responses

- `400` — bad request
- `404` — requested resource not found

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/lightcast/apis/alumni-pathways-2-0.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/lightcast/apis/alumni-pathways-2-0/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/lightcast/alumni-pathways-2-0/revisions/fc66b9877391/schema)