# Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)

> Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) is the use of AI to read, extract, verify, and route information from documents (like invoices, KYC forms, or bank statements), with little or no human effort.

_Source: https://plenaura.com/glossary/intelligent-document-processing · Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Plenaura_

## Key points

- Combines computer vision and language models to handle messy, varied real-world documents.
- Confidence scoring routes only uncertain cases to a human reviewer.
- Common in lending, insurance, healthcare, and finance operations.

## FAQ

### How accurate is intelligent document processing?

Accurate enough to handle the bulk of documents automatically, with confidence thresholds that send anything uncertain to a human. The goal is to remove routine effort, not to eliminate oversight.