# DocumentTextExtractionFailedResponse

The body of a 422 for an uploaded file Maitento could not read usable text from, even after trying OCR where it could. The failure is permanent for that file: don't retry the upload, show the guidance instead.

**Kind:** an object, used in responses.

## Fields

Every field is present in a response; empty ones are `null`.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `error` | `string` | What went wrong, in English. |
| `category` | `string` | The kind of failure: always `DocumentTextExtractionFailed`. |
| `ocrAttempted` | `boolean` | Whether Maitento tried reading the file with OCR (text recognition) before giving up. |
| `guidance` | `string` | What the person who uploaded the file can do about it, such as uploading a text-searchable PDF instead. |

## Example

```json
{
  "error": "...",
  "category": "...",
  "ocrAttempted": false,
  "guidance": "..."
}
```