File Detection & Confirmation

Overview
Key Features
Prerequisites
Authentication
Quick Start
Understanding Confidence Scores
Confidence Levels
Dual-Period Sources
How to Identify Dual-Period Sources
Common Dual-Period Sources
Understanding Sale Period vs Accounting Period
Detection Workflow
Polling for Detection Results
Detection Response Format
Key Response Fields
Confirming Detection
When to Confirm Manually
Confirmation Endpoints
Option 1: Quick Confirmation (by Source ID)
Option 2: Full Confirmation (by Source Name)
Getting Source ID
Monitoring Processing
Processing Status Values
Auto-Processing
Enable Auto-Processing
Check Auto-Processing Config
Complete Example
Best Practices
File Naming
Error Handling
Timeout Handling
Troubleshooting
API Reference
Next Steps
Support

Overview

Upload royalty files and let the API automatically detect the source (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.), accounting period, and file schema. The system uses intelligent pattern matching to identify files and provides confidence scores so you know when to review manually versus auto-process.

Key Features

Automatic source detection from filename and content patterns
Confidence scoring (0-1 scale) for detection accuracy
Period extraction from filenames like spotify_2024-01.csv
Manual confirmation workflow for low-confidence matches
Auto-processing for trusted sources with high confidence
Real-time status polling to track detection progress

Prerequisites

Authentication

All requests require a valid API token:

const headers = {
  'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}`,
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};

Quick Start

Request Upload URL

Get a pre-signed URL for uploading your file with detection enabled.

Node.js

const response = await fetch('https://api.royalti.io/file/upload-url', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    fileName: 'spotify_2024-01.csv',
    fileSize: 1048576,
    uploadType: 'royalty',
    enableDetection: true  // Enable automatic detection
  })
});

const { signedUrl, sessionId, fileId } = await response.json();

Save the sessionId - you’ll need it to check detection status.

Upload File

Upload your file to the signed URL using a PUT request.

Node.js

const file = fs.readFileSync('./spotify_2024-01.csv');

await fetch(signedUrl, {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/octet-stream' },
  body: file
});

The detection process starts automatically after upload completes.

Check Detection Status

Poll the detection endpoint to get results.

Node.js

const detectionResponse = await fetch(
  `https://api.royalti.io/royalty/detection/${sessionId}`,
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}` } }
);

const detection = await detectionResponse.json();

console.log('Detected source:', detection.data.detectedValues.source);
console.log('Confidence:', detection.data.confidence.source);
// Output: Detected source: spotify
// Output: Confidence: 0.95

Files with confidence scores above 0.8 can be auto-processed if you enable that feature. See Auto-Processing Configuration below.

Understanding Confidence Scores

The API returns three confidence scores for each file:

Score Type	What It Measures	Threshold for Auto-Process
source	How certain the source detection is	> 0.8
period	How certain the period extraction is	> 0.7
schema	How well the file structure matches	> 0.8

Confidence Levels

High Confidence (0.8-1.0)
Medium Confidence (0.6-0.79)
Low Confidence (0.0-0.59)

What it means: Detection is highly reliableAction: File can be auto-processedExample:

{
  "confidence": {
    "source": 0.95,
    "period": 0.89,
    "schema": 0.92
  }
}

What it means: Detection is likely correct but review recommendedAction: Manual confirmation requiredExample:

{
  "confidence": {
    "source": 0.75,
    "period": 0.68,
    "schema": 0.71
  }
}

What it means: Detection uncertain, may be incorrectAction: Manual review strongly recommendedExample:

{
  "confidence": {
    "source": 0.45,
    "period": 0.52,
    "schema": 0.48
  }
}

Dual-Period Sources

Some royalty sources (like Merlin aggregator sources) require both a sale period and an accounting period. These are called “dual-period sources.”

How to Identify Dual-Period Sources

When you upload a file, check the detection response for requiresAccountingPeriod:

{
  "data": {
    "detectedValues": {
      "source": "merlin_snap",
      "detectedSalePeriod": "2024-06-01",
      "requiresAccountingPeriod": true
    }
  }
}

When requiresAccountingPeriod: true, you must provide both accountingPeriod and salePeriod when confirming. The system will block auto-processing until both periods are provided.

Common Dual-Period Sources

Source	Table Format	Example Table Name
`merlin_snap`	`merlin_snap_SALPER_ACCPER`	`merlin_snap_202406_202406`
`merlin_facebook`	`merlin_facebook_SALPER_ACCPER`	`merlin_facebook_202406_202407`
`merlin_tiktok`	`merlin_tiktok_SALPER_ACCPER`	`merlin_tiktok_202406_202406`

Understanding Sale Period vs Accounting Period

Period Type	Description	Source
Sale Period	When the streams/sales occurred	Usually from filename (e.g., `_202406_`)
Accounting Period	When the royalties are being reported	Usually from file content (e.g., `Start_Date` column)

For most files, these periods are the same. But some distributors report sales with a delay, so the accounting period may be different from the sale period.

Detection Workflow

Polling for Detection Results

Detection typically completes within 2-10 seconds. Poll every 2 seconds until status is detected:

async function waitForDetection(sessionId) {
  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 30; attempt++) {
    const response = await fetch(
      `https://api.royalti.io/royalty/detection/${sessionId}`,
      { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}` } }
    );

    const detection = await response.json();
    const status = detection.data.status;

    if (status === 'detected' || status === 'auto_confirmed') {
      return detection.data;
    }

    if (status === 'expired') {
      throw new Error('Detection session expired after 24 hours');
    }

    // Wait 2 seconds before next attempt
    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
  }

  throw new Error('Detection timeout after 60 seconds');
}

// Usage
const result = await waitForDetection(sessionId);
console.log('Detection complete:', result);

Detection Response Format

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "status": "detected",
    "fileName": "merlin_snap_202406_Monthly-Sales.csv",
    "fileSize": 1048576,
    "detectedValues": {
      "source": "merlin_snap",
      "period": "2024-06-01",
      "schema": "Service:STRING,Start_Date:DATE,...",
      "detectedSalePeriod": "2024-06-01",
      "detectedAccountingPeriod": null,
      "requiresAccountingPeriod": true,
      "suggestedPeriodMapping": "salePeriod",
      "periodSource": "filename"
    },
    "confidence": {
      "source": 1.0,
      "period": 0.85,
      "schema": 1.0
    },
    "completedSteps": ["upload", "analysis", "pattern_matching"],
    "expiresAt": "2025-01-16T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

Key Response Fields

Field	Description
`detectedSalePeriod`	Detected sale period (from filename or content)
`detectedAccountingPeriod`	Detected accounting period (if found in content)
`requiresAccountingPeriod`	`true` if this source needs both periods
`suggestedPeriodMapping`	Whether detected period should be `salePeriod` or `accountingPeriod`
`periodSource`	Where period was detected: `filename` or `content`

Confirming Detection

When to Confirm Manually

Manual confirmation is required when:

Any confidence score < 0.8
Auto-processing is disabled
You want to review before processing
Detection identified an unexpected source
Dual-period sources require both accountingPeriod and salePeriod

Confirmation Endpoints

There are two endpoints for confirming detection:

Endpoint	Use Case	Source Input
`POST /file/detection/:sessionId`	Quick confirmation with UUID	`royaltySourceId` (UUID)
`POST /file/confirm-detection/:sessionId`	Full flow with learning	`royaltySource` (name)

Option 1: Quick Confirmation (by Source ID)

Use this when you have the source UUID and want simple confirmation.

async function confirmDetection(sessionId, sourceId, accountingPeriod, salePeriod) {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://api.royalti.io/file/detection/${sessionId}`,
    {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        royaltySourceId: sourceId,
        accountingPeriod: accountingPeriod,  // Format: YYYY-MM-DD
        salePeriod: salePeriod,              // For dual-period sources
        confirm: true                         // Required to trigger processing
      })
    }
  );

  const result = await response.json();
  return result.data.jobId;
}

// Usage - Single period source
const jobId = await confirmDetection(
  sessionId,
  '456e7890-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001',
  '2024-01-01',
  null
);

// Usage - Dual period source (e.g., Merlin sources)
const jobId = await confirmDetection(
  sessionId,
  '59339018-d21e-4882-b81a-2d5bce37600e',
  '2024-06-01',  // Accounting period
  '2024-06-01'   // Sale period
);

console.log('Processing started. Job ID:', jobId);

The confirm: true flag is required to trigger processing. Without it, the file is marked for manual review but not processed.

Option 2: Full Confirmation (by Source Name)

Use this for the complete workflow with correction tracking and learning.

async function confirmDetectionFull(sessionId, sourceName, accountingPeriod, salePeriod) {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://api.royalti.io/file/confirm-detection/${sessionId}`,
    {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}`,
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        royaltySource: sourceName,           // Source NAME, not UUID
        accountingPeriod: accountingPeriod,
        salePeriod: salePeriod               // For dual-period sources
      })
    }
  );

  const result = await response.json();
  return result.data;
}

// Usage
const result = await confirmDetectionFull(
  sessionId,
  'merlin_snap',     // Source name
  '2024-06-01',      // Accounting period
  '2024-06-01'       // Sale period
);

This endpoint also:

Records corrections if you change detected values (for learning)
Tracks period mapping corrections (salePeriod vs accountingPeriod)
Updates cloud storage metadata
Supports ZIP file confirmations

Getting Source ID

You need the source ID to confirm detection. Retrieve it from the sources endpoint:

Node.js

const sourcesResponse = await fetch(
  'https://api.royalti.io/royalty/sources',
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}` } }
);

const sources = await sourcesResponse.json();
const spotify = sources.data.sources.find(s => s.name === 'spotify');
const sourceId = spotify.id;

Monitoring Processing

After confirmation, track processing progress:

async function checkProcessingStatus(jobId) {
  const response = await fetch(
    `https://api.royalti.io/royalty/processing/${jobId}`,
    { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}` } }
  );

  const result = await response.json();
  const job = result.data;

  console.log(`Status: ${job.status}`);
  console.log(`Progress: ${job.progress}%`);
  console.log(`Rows processed: ${job.rowsProcessed}/${job.rowsTotal}`);

  return job;
}

// Poll every 3 seconds
async function waitForProcessing(jobId) {
  while (true) {
    const job = await checkProcessingStatus(jobId);

    if (job.status === 'completed') {
      console.log('✓ Processing complete!');
      return job;
    }

    if (job.status === 'failed') {
      console.error('✗ Processing failed:', job.errors);
      throw new Error('Processing failed');
    }

    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000));
  }
}

Processing Status Values

Status	Description
`waiting`	Job is queued, waiting to start
`active`	Currently processing rows
`completed`	Successfully finished
`failed`	Processing encountered an error
`delayed`	Temporarily delayed, will retry

Auto-Processing

Enable auto-processing to automatically process files with high confidence scores.

Enable Auto-Processing

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.royalti.io/file/enable-auto-processing',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      enabled: true,
      confidenceThresholds: {
        source: 0.85,   // Minimum source confidence
        period: 0.75,   // Minimum period confidence
        schema: 0.85    // Minimum schema confidence
      }
    })
  }
);

console.log('Auto-processing enabled');

Set thresholds carefully. Higher thresholds (0.9+) are safer but require more manual confirmations. Start with 0.85 and adjust based on accuracy.

Check Auto-Processing Config

Node.js

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.royalti.io/file/auto-processing-config',
  { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${YOUR_API_TOKEN}` } }
);

const config = await response.json();

console.log('Enabled:', config.data.enabled);
console.log('Thresholds:', config.data.confidenceThresholds);
console.log('Success rate:', config.data.statistics.successRate, '%');

Complete Example

Here’s a full workflow from upload to processing:

Best Practices

File Naming

Use consistent naming for better detection accuracy:

Good
Bad

spotify_2024-01.csv
apple_music_2024-Q1.xlsx
youtube_january_2024.csv

Pattern: {source}_{period}.{ext}

report_jan.csv
data.xlsx
royalties_123.csv

These won’t auto-detect reliably

Error Handling

Always handle errors gracefully:

Node.js

try {
  const detection = await waitForDetection(sessionId);

  if (detection.confidence.source < 0.6) {
    console.warn('Low confidence - manual review recommended');
  }

  // Continue with confirmation...
} catch (error) {
  if (error.message.includes('expired')) {
    console.error('Session expired - please re-upload');
  } else if (error.message.includes('timeout')) {
    console.error('Detection took too long - check file format');
  } else {
    console.error('Unexpected error:', error);
  }
}

Timeout Handling

Don’t poll indefinitely:

Node.js

const MAX_DETECTION_TIME = 60000; // 60 seconds
const POLL_INTERVAL = 2000; // 2 seconds
const MAX_ATTEMPTS = MAX_DETECTION_TIME / POLL_INTERVAL;

for (let attempt = 0; attempt < MAX_ATTEMPTS; attempt++) {
  // Poll detection...
}

Troubleshooting

Low confidence scores

Problem: Detection confidence is consistently below 0.8Solutions:

Use standard filename format: {source}_{period}.{ext}
Ensure column headers match expected schema
Check file isn’t corrupted or empty
Contact support to create custom patterns for your files

Detection session expired

Problem: Error “Detection session expired after 24 hours”Solutions:

Process files within 24 hours of upload
Enable auto-processing for faster handling
Re-upload the file to create a new session

Wrong source detected

Problem: System detects incorrect sourceSolutions:

Check filename doesn’t contain misleading keywords
Manually confirm with correct source ID
Contact support to improve detection patterns for your file format

Processing stuck in 'waiting' status

Problem: Job never progresses from waiting to activeSolutions:

Check queue health (if you have admin access)
Wait up to 5 minutes during high load
Contact support if stuck longer than 10 minutes

API Reference

Related endpoints:

POST /file/upload-url - Request upload URL
GET /file/detection/ - Check detection status
POST /file/detection/ - Confirm detection
GET /file/sources - List royalty sources (use includeAll=false for tenant-specific sources only)
GET /file/processing/ - Check processing status
POST /file/enable-auto-processing - Configure auto-processing
GET /file/auto-processing-config - Get config

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​Overview

​Key Features

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​Authentication

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​Understanding Confidence Scores

​Confidence Levels

​Dual-Period Sources

​How to Identify Dual-Period Sources

​Common Dual-Period Sources

​Understanding Sale Period vs Accounting Period

​Detection Workflow

​Polling for Detection Results

​Detection Response Format

​Key Response Fields

​Confirming Detection

​When to Confirm Manually

​Confirmation Endpoints

​Option 1: Quick Confirmation (by Source ID)

​Option 2: Full Confirmation (by Source Name)

​Getting Source ID

​Monitoring Processing

​Processing Status Values

​Auto-Processing

​Enable Auto-Processing

​Check Auto-Processing Config

​Complete Example

​Best Practices

​File Naming

​Error Handling

​Timeout Handling

​Troubleshooting

​API Reference

​Next Steps

​Support

Overview

Key Features

Prerequisites

Authentication

Quick Start

Understanding Confidence Scores

Confidence Levels

Dual-Period Sources

How to Identify Dual-Period Sources

Common Dual-Period Sources

Understanding Sale Period vs Accounting Period

Detection Workflow

Polling for Detection Results

Detection Response Format

Key Response Fields

Confirming Detection

When to Confirm Manually

Confirmation Endpoints

Option 1: Quick Confirmation (by Source ID)

Option 2: Full Confirmation (by Source Name)

Getting Source ID

Monitoring Processing

Processing Status Values

Auto-Processing

Enable Auto-Processing

Check Auto-Processing Config

Complete Example

Best Practices

File Naming

Error Handling

Timeout Handling

Troubleshooting

API Reference

Next Steps

Support