> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-reference.scale.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Case

> Use Case The following glossary is the full list of supported data types and their corresponding use cases, pipelines, and available labels. The API task type column refers to the task type you should use if you are foll

# Use Case

The following glossary is the full list of supported data types and their corresponding use cases, pipelines, and available labels. The API task type column refers to the task type you should use if you are following our API reference.

| Uploaded data type                                                                  | Available use cases                                                                 | Available pipelines                                                                                                                 | Available labels                                                                                                                                                          | API reference task type   |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Text                                                                                | Content Classification                                                              | Standard<br />Consensus                                                                                                             | **Annotation**<br />Linear scale<br />List selection<br />Tree selection                                                                                                  | `textcollection`          |
| Text Generation                                                                     | Generative                                                                          | **Annotation**<br />Text response                                                                                                   | `textcollection`                                                                                                                                                          |                           |
| Transcription                                                                       | Standard                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Text response                                                                                                   | `textcollection`                                                                                                                                                          |                           |
| Named Entity Recognition                                                            | Standard                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Entity<br />**Attribute** Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute                                              | `namedentityrecognition`                                                                                                                                                  |                           |
| Content Collection                                                                  | Standard<br />Consensus                                                             | **Annotation**<br />Text response<br />List selection<br />Tree selection<br />Date<br />Linear scale<br />Ranking<br />Label group | `textcollection`                                                                                                                                                          |                           |
| Image                                                                               | Object Detection                                                                    | Standard                                                                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Box<br />Polygon<br />Point<br />Ellipse<br />Cuboid<br />Line<br />**Attribute**<br />Global attribute<br />Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute | `imageannotation`         |
| Semantic Segmentation                                                               | Standard                                                                            | **Attribute**<br />Global attribute<br />Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute                                                   | `segmentannotation`                                                                                                                                                       |                           |
| Entity Extraction                                                                   | Standard                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Entity<br />**Attribute**<br />Global attribute<br />Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute                   | `doctranscription`                                                                                                                                                        |                           |
| All use cases from the Text section except Named Entity Recognition apply here too. |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                           |                           |
| Video                                                                               | Object & Event Detection                                                            | Standard                                                                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Box<br />Polygon<br />Point<br />Ellipse<br />Cuboid<br />Line<br />**Attribute**<br />Global attribute<br />Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute | `videoplaybackannotation` |
| All use cases from the Text section except Named Entity Recognition apply here too. |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                           |                           |
| PDFs/Documents                                                                      | Entity Extraction                                                                   | Standard                                                                                                                            | **Annotation**<br />Entity<br />**Attribute**<br />Global attribute<br />Annotation attribute<br />Link attribute                                                         | `doctranscription`        |
| All use cases from the Text section except Named Entity Recognition apply here too. |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                           |                           |
| Audio                                                                               | All use cases from the Text section except Named Entity Recognition apply here too. |                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                           |                           |

To see different examples of our use cases and their supported label types, please refer to the images below.

## **Object Detection**

Comprehensive annotation for 2D images. Supports box, polygon, line, point, cuboid, and ellipse geometries. This is the recommended task type for annotating images with vector geometric shapes.

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. Box Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/AJGSK20C0uN_df4o/assets/basehub/xbz2m-screen-shot-2022-11-07-at-3.58.17-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=AJGSK20C0uN_df4o&q=85&s=63af418201c85d34f2c42da528c1ec2a" alt="" width="832" height="554" data-path="assets/basehub/xbz2m-screen-shot-2022-11-07-at-3.58.17-pm.png" />

1. Polygon Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1kmcqed-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.04.14-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=e6ae8090ae86476a57f2cb97758b0c88" alt="" width="1106" height="742" data-path="assets/basehub/1kmcqed-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.04.14-am.png" />

1. Point Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1063lam-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.07.56-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=f6d81e419d2da69f17c61bf9803d0a1e" alt="" width="1108" height="672" data-path="assets/basehub/1063lam-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.07.56-am.png" />

1. Ellipse Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/AJGSK20C0uN_df4o/assets/basehub/p56l9d-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.05.48-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=AJGSK20C0uN_df4o&q=85&s=84c81fba41e1bde50a6182a6ef39f69b" alt="" width="1106" height="740" data-path="assets/basehub/p56l9d-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.05.48-am.png" />

1. Cuboid Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1ralspv-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.07.07-am.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=69b76bd1b35de62e6abac1047d619503" alt="" width="1102" height="670" data-path="assets/basehub/1ralspv-screen-shot-2022-11-16-at-12.07.07-am.png" />

1. Line Annotation<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/6azer6-pasted-image-0.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=2d684e2806f7f6124bf38b268ef9f53a" alt="" width="1186" height="790" data-path="assets/basehub/6azer6-pasted-image-0.png" />

1. Annotation Attribute<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/AJGSK20C0uN_df4o/assets/basehub/xewcbj-pasted-image-0--1-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=AJGSK20C0uN_df4o&q=85&s=aa3176088de6bf35b7513396047308fa" alt="" width="1600" height="734" data-path="assets/basehub/xewcbj-pasted-image-0--1-.png" />

1. Links<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/8vh7ra-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.36.20-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=b192afc2016c72e56ba4b9103e2aa3c4" alt="" width="1600" height="964" data-path="assets/basehub/8vh7ra-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.36.20-pm.png" />

## **Content Classification**

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. List selection

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1vkuxww-pasted-image-0--2-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=ac13a250418726597738cc735bb0a448" alt="" width="1600" height="801" data-path="assets/basehub/1vkuxww-pasted-image-0--2-.png" />

1. Tree selection

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1km6d6t-pasted-image-0--3-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=a1e868d55b1511747dc6e2f8ea102b30" alt="" width="1600" height="800" data-path="assets/basehub/1km6d6t-pasted-image-0--3-.png" />

## **Semantic Segmentation**

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. Label<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1hs6wyd-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.15.36-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=4f020f5e8202b11bf254f0ec8ff6aeea" alt="" width="1600" height="1201" data-path="assets/basehub/1hs6wyd-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.15.36-pm.png" />

1. Annotation Attribute<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1d9j3h1-pasted-image-0--4-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=2a15e8c5f19b6556a93222e236dffa0d" alt="" width="1600" height="808" data-path="assets/basehub/1d9j3h1-pasted-image-0--4-.png" />

## **Content Collection**

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. List selection

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1vkuxww-pasted-image-0--2-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=ac13a250418726597738cc735bb0a448" alt="" width="1600" height="801" data-path="assets/basehub/1vkuxww-pasted-image-0--2-.png" />

1. Tree selection

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1km6d6t-pasted-image-0--3-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=a1e868d55b1511747dc6e2f8ea102b30" alt="" width="1600" height="800" data-path="assets/basehub/1km6d6t-pasted-image-0--3-.png" />

1. Date<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1giioy0-pasted-image-0--5-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=22d64acd44ad2cd0b752a2c82f3fdb7b" alt="" width="1600" height="455" data-path="assets/basehub/1giioy0-pasted-image-0--5-.png" />

1. Linear Scale<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/AJGSK20C0uN_df4o/assets/basehub/kkh5zw-pasted-image-0--6-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=AJGSK20C0uN_df4o&q=85&s=873f8ff90f9b0096f9c55e0e1100a892" alt="" width="1600" height="443" data-path="assets/basehub/kkh5zw-pasted-image-0--6-.png" />

1. Ranking<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1utf7vx-pasted-image-0--7-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=5a005b30cf47af76bfebd23d7b667e5e" alt="" width="1600" height="492" data-path="assets/basehub/1utf7vx-pasted-image-0--7-.png" />

1. Label Group<br />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1545txk-pasted-image-0--8-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=810367019d042b4003fdae95d90d5796" alt="" width="1600" height="734" data-path="assets/basehub/1545txk-pasted-image-0--8-.png" />

## **Named Entity Recognition**

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. Entity

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/AJGSK20C0uN_df4o/assets/basehub/hvth76-pasted-image-0--9-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=AJGSK20C0uN_df4o&q=85&s=4d97f3745547b5c7184f5e91dfc62344" alt="" width="1600" height="324" data-path="assets/basehub/hvth76-pasted-image-0--9-.png" />

1. Links

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/2r6wv-pasted-image-0--10-.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=3244aa874945d9d4191fe8a8369b7fc5" alt="" width="1600" height="710" data-path="assets/basehub/2r6wv-pasted-image-0--10-.png" />

## **Entity Extraction**

**Supported Label Types & Examples:**

1. Entity

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/1a2otzj-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.43.37-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=2896a11fd3ac76dbaa7257a405fd1896" alt="" width="1600" height="1054" data-path="assets/basehub/1a2otzj-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.43.37-pm.png" />

1. Select

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/scale-full-docs/mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx/assets/basehub/5l4jtl-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.55.29-pm.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mWt5D3V42IX_J-Yx&q=85&s=d8de5ae32ac33492e4505e4111b7644c" alt="" width="1600" height="1059" data-path="assets/basehub/5l4jtl-screen-shot-2022-11-28-at-4.55.29-pm.png" />