📝 Overview

One of Yoom's AI-powered features is "Data Extraction," which allows you to automatically extract specific information from text.

🤷 AI vs. Regular Expressions: What's the Difference?

Feature	AI-Based Extraction	Regular Expressions
Extract multiple items at once	👏 Yes	😑 No (one at a time)
Works even if the text has no pattern	👏 Yes	😑 No
Requires knowledge of regular expression	👏 No	😑 Yes
Ensures 100% accuracy	😑 No	👏 Yes (if there's a pattern)

📌 Use AI when:

The text has no fixed format and you want to extract multiple values at once.

📌 Use Regular Expressions when:

You need high accuracy for structured text (e.g., invoices, IDs).

👉 Learn more about Regular Expressions - View Guide Here

You need a text-based value from a trigger or action.

Example: Using an Gmail trigger to extract the email body.

Open the Flowbot edit screen and click the + button.

In the action type selection, choose "Text Extraction".

Enter a title and click Next.

Target Text: Select the text output (e.g., email body).

Items to Extract: List the values you want to extract (separated by commas).

Click Test to verify the extraction.

If correct, Save the configuration.

⚠️ Note: Changing the item names may affect what gets extracted!

Task consumption: each extraction consumes 2 tasks, even if it fails.
Test Limitations: the number of test runs is limited for AI features.
Empty Values: If the target does not contain an item, it will not be extracted.

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