Extract employee, employer, gross wage, tax deductions, social insurance, and net wage from German payslips.
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---
name: extract-lohnabrechnung-data
description: Extract employee, employer, gross wage, tax deductions, social insurance, and net wage from German payslips.
---
# Extract Lohnabrechnung Data
Payroll and HR teams use this recipe to extract German Lohnabrechnung fields into structured JSON for payroll verification and accounting workflows.
## APIs Used
Document Extraction (1 credit per page)
## Prerequisites
You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at [platform.iterationlayer.com](https://platform.iterationlayer.com) during the 7-day trial.
For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the [Iteration Layer Integration Guide](https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md).
## Implementation
```bash
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/document-extraction/v1/extract \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "lohnabrechnung.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/lohnabrechnung-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "personnel_number",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Personalnummer or payroll employee number"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payroll period date"
},
{
"name": "tax_class",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuerklasse"
},
{
"name": "tax_id",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuer-ID if shown"
},
{
"name": "gross_wage",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Gesamtbrutto or gross wage"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings and wage components",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Tax and social insurance deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "wage_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Lohnsteuer"
},
{
"name": "church_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Kirchensteuer if shown"
},
{
"name": "solidarity_surcharge",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
}'
```
```typescript
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";
const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await client.extractDocument({
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "lohnabrechnung.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/lohnabrechnung-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "personnel_number",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Personalnummer or payroll employee number"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payroll period date"
},
{
"name": "tax_class",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuerklasse"
},
{
"name": "tax_id",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuer-ID if shown"
},
{
"name": "gross_wage",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Gesamtbrutto or gross wage"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings and wage components",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Tax and social insurance deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "wage_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Lohnsteuer"
},
{
"name": "church_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Kirchensteuer if shown"
},
{
"name": "solidarity_surcharge",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
});
```
```python
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer
client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.extract_document(**{
"files": [
{
"type": "url",
"name": "lohnabrechnung.pdf",
"url": "https://example.com/documents/lohnabrechnung-sample.pdf"
}
],
"schema": {
"fields": [
{
"name": "employee_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employee name"
},
{
"name": "personnel_number",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Personalnummer or payroll employee number"
},
{
"name": "employer_name",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Employer name"
},
{
"name": "pay_period",
"type": "DATE",
"description": "Payroll period date"
},
{
"name": "tax_class",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuerklasse"
},
{
"name": "tax_id",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Steuer-ID if shown"
},
{
"name": "gross_wage",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Gesamtbrutto or gross wage"
},
{
"name": "earnings",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Earnings and wage components",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Earning description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Earning amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "deductions",
"type": "ARRAY",
"description": "Tax and social insurance deductions",
"fields": [
{
"name": "description",
"type": "TEXT",
"description": "Deduction description"
},
{
"name": "amount",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Deduction amount"
}
]
},
{
"name": "wage_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Lohnsteuer"
},
{
"name": "church_tax",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Kirchensteuer if shown"
},
{
"name": "solidarity_surcharge",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown"
},
{
"name": "net_pay",
"type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
"description": "Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay"
},
{
"name": "currency",
"type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
"description": "Currency code"
}
]
}
})
```
```go
package main
import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"
func main() {
client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")
result, err := client.ExtractDocument(il.ExtractDocumentRequest{
Files: []il.FileInput{
il.FileInput{
Type: "url",
Name: "lohnabrechnung.pdf",
Url: "https://example.com/documents/lohnabrechnung-sample.pdf",
},
},
Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employee_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employee name",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "personnel_number",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Personalnummer or payroll employee number",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "employer_name",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Employer name",
},
il.DateFieldConfig{
Name: "pay_period",
Type: "DATE",
Description: "Payroll period date",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "tax_class",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Steuerklasse",
},
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "tax_id",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Steuer-ID if shown",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "gross_wage",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Gesamtbrutto or gross wage",
},
il.ArrayFieldConfig{
Name: "earnings",
Type: "ARRAY",
Description: "Earnings and wage components",
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "description",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Earning description",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Earning amount",
},
},
},
il.ArrayFieldConfig{
Name: "deductions",
Type: "ARRAY",
Description: "Tax and social insurance deductions",
Fields: []any{
il.TextFieldConfig{
Name: "description",
Type: "TEXT",
Description: "Deduction description",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "amount",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Deduction amount",
},
},
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "wage_tax",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Lohnsteuer",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "church_tax",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Kirchensteuer if shown",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "solidarity_surcharge",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown",
},
il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
Name: "net_pay",
Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
Description: "Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay",
},
il.CurrencyCodeFieldConfig{
Name: "currency",
Type: "CURRENCY_CODE",
Description: "Currency code",
},
},
},
})
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
_ = result
}
```
```n8n
{
"name": "Extract Lohnabrechnung Data",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"content": "## Extract Lohnabrechnung Data\n\nPayroll and HR teams use this recipe to extract German Lohnabrechnung fields into structured JSON for payroll verification and accounting workflows.\n\n**Note:** This workflow uses the Iteration Layer community node (`n8n-nodes-iterationlayer`). Install it via Settings > Community Nodes on self-hosted n8n, or add it directly on n8n Cloud with Verified Community Nodes enabled.",
"height": 280,
"width": 500,
"color": 2
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
200,
40
],
"id": "extract-lohnabrechnung-data-overview",
"name": "Overview"
},
{
"parameters": {},
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
250,
300
],
"id": "extract-lohnabrechnung-data-trigger",
"name": "Manual Trigger"
},
{
"parameters": {
"resource": "documentExtraction",
"schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
"schemaJson": "{\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"employee_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employee name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"personnel_number\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Personalnummer or payroll employee number\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"employer_name\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Employer name\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"pay_period\",\n \"type\": \"DATE\",\n \"description\": \"Payroll period date\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tax_class\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Steuerklasse\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"tax_id\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Steuer-ID if shown\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"gross_wage\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Gesamtbrutto or gross wage\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"earnings\",\n \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n \"description\": \"Earnings and wage components\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"description\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Earning description\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Earning amount\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"deductions\",\n \"type\": \"ARRAY\",\n \"description\": \"Tax and social insurance deductions\",\n \"fields\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"description\",\n \"type\": \"TEXT\",\n \"description\": \"Deduction description\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"amount\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Deduction amount\"\n }\n ]\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"wage_tax\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Lohnsteuer\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"church_tax\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Kirchensteuer if shown\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"solidarity_surcharge\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"net_pay\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_AMOUNT\",\n \"description\": \"Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"currency\",\n \"type\": \"CURRENCY_CODE\",\n \"description\": \"Currency code\"\n }\n ]\n}",
"files": {
"fileValues": [
{
"fileInputMode": "url",
"fileName": "lohnabrechnung.pdf",
"fileUrl": "https://example.com/documents/lohnabrechnung-sample.pdf"
}
]
}
},
"type": "n8n-nodes-iterationlayer.iterationLayer",
"typeVersion": 1,
"position": [
500,
300
],
"id": "extract-lohnabrechnung-data-extract",
"name": "Extract Data",
"credentials": {
"iterationLayerApi": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Iteration Layer API"
}
}
}
],
"connections": {
"Manual Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Extract Data",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
},
"settings": {
"executionOrder": "v1"
}
}
```
```prompt
Extract lohnabrechnung data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:
- employee_name (TEXT): Employee name
- personnel_number (TEXT): Personalnummer or payroll employee number
- employer_name (TEXT): Employer name
- pay_period (DATE): Payroll period date
- tax_class (TEXT): Steuerklasse
- tax_id (TEXT): Steuer-ID if shown
- gross_wage (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Gesamtbrutto or gross wage
- earnings (ARRAY): Each with description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- deductions (ARRAY): Each with description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- wage_tax (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Lohnsteuer
- church_tax (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Kirchensteuer if shown
- solidarity_surcharge (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Solidaritaetszuschlag if shown
- net_pay (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Auszahlungsbetrag or net pay
- currency (CURRENCY_CODE): Currency code
```
### Response
```json
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"employee_name": {
"value": "Maria Keller",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYEE NAME"
]
},
"personnel_number": {
"value": "Personnel Number",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"PERSONNEL NUMBER"
]
},
"employer_name": {
"value": "Northwind GmbH",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EMPLOYER NAME"
]
},
"pay_period": {
"value": "2026-04-15",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"15 Apr 2026"
]
},
"tax_class": {
"value": "Tax Class",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAX CLASS"
]
},
"tax_id": {
"value": "Tax Id",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"TAX ID"
]
},
"gross_wage": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"earnings": {
"value": [
{
"description": {
"value": "Description",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"DESCRIPTION"
]
},
"amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
}
}
],
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"EARNINGS"
]
},
"deductions": {
"value": [
{
"description": {
"value": "Description",
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"DESCRIPTION"
]
},
"amount": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.96,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
}
}
],
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"DEDUCTIONS"
]
},
"wage_tax": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"church_tax": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"solidarity_surcharge": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"net_pay": {
"value": {
"amount": "1234.56",
"currency": "EUR"
},
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"1,234.56"
]
},
"currency": {
"value": "EUR",
"confidence": 0.97,
"citations": [
"CURRENCY"
]
}
}
}
```
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