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Bill Pay AI Agent
Create an AI-powered application that extracts payment details from bills and processes payments
Bill Buddy
In this tutorial, we’ll build “Bill Buddy” - an AI-powered bill payment agent that combines OCR, AI analysis, and Payman to create a seamless payment experience.
What We’re Building
Bill Buddy is a Streamlit application that:
- Takes a bill (PDF or image) as input
- Extracts text using OCR
- Uses AI to identify payment details
- Sends payments via Payman’s API
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+
- OpenAI API key
- Payman Access key (check out Get Access Key)
- Basic understanding of Python
Environment Setup
- Create a new directory and set up your environment:
- Install required packages:
- Create a
.env
file with your API keys:
Application Structure
Create a new file app.py
with the following imports and configuration:
Core Functions
Text Extraction
Payment Information Extraction
Payment Processing
User Interface
Running the Application
Start the Streamlit application:
Next Steps
You can extend this application by:
- Adding support for recurring payments
- Implementing different payment methods
- Integrating with accounting software
- Adding email notifications for payment status