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# Paragraphs Array Elements

> Elements of the paragraphs array in Vantage OCR JSON output describe text paragraphs: page function, formatting object, list membership, and content.

Elements of the **paragraphs** array are objects describing paragraphs of text. When a paragraph is detected, its function on that page is specified. Additionally, information about the formatting of text in that region and about whether the paragraph belongs to a list is also recorded.

| Property | Data type | Description |
| :- | :- | :- |
| `id` | `string` | The identifier of the paragraph in a document. |
| `role` | `string enum` | The function of the paragraph in the document. Possible values: `other`, `text`, `heading`, `headingNumber`, `tableOfContents`, `tableText`, `runningTitle`, `endNote`, `footNote`, `tableCaption`, `tableHeading`, `pictureCaption`, `artefact` |
| [formatting](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/formatting-object) | `object` | The paragraph formatting. |
| [layoutReferences](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/layout-references) | `object array` | An array of objects that determine the mapping between parts of the paragraph and text blocks on a page, as well as specifying the location of the paragraph in the document's logic structure. |
| `text` | `string` | The paragraph text. |
| [listReference](/vantage/developer/output/json/ocr/list-reference) | `object` | If the paragraph belongs to a list, this object specifies the level of the list to which the paragraph belongs, as well as the location of the paragraph in that list. |