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Extract PII Entities

Description​

The Extract PII Entities activity identifies personally identifiable information (PII) within text using Azure AI Language services.

Examples of PII include:

  • Person names
  • Email addresses
  • Phone numbers
  • Credit card numbers
  • Government-issued identification numbers
  • Bank account numbers
  • Addresses

The activity can also return a redacted version of the input text with detected PII masked.

For example:

Input

John Smith can be reached at john.smith@example.com or 555-123-4567.

Redacted Output

********** can be reached at ********************** or ************.

Common Capabilities​

Process Data Support​

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This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.

You can bind values from Model Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.

Learn more → Using Process Data

Design-Time Configuration​

Display Text​

The label for this activity as it appears on the workflow canvas.

Connection Name​

Select one of the following:

  • An Azure Text Analytics connection configured in AI Command Center using customer-provided Azure credentials.
  • IB-X Azure Text Analytics Credits to use the IntelliBuddies Integration Gateway.

When using IB-X Azure Text Analytics Credits, requests are processed through the Integration Gateway and consume IB-X Currency based on the request volume and service usage.

Input Text​

The text from which personally identifiable information should be detected.

The value can be entered directly or supplied dynamically from Process Data.

Wait All Incoming​

Execution Control

Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.

Learn more → Execution Control

On Error​

Error Handling Strategy

Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.

Learn more → Error Handling

Outputs​

PII Entities​

A collection of detected PII entities containing information such as:

  • Entity text
  • Entity category
  • Confidence score
  • Position within the source text

Redacted Text​

The input text with detected PII values masked or removed.

Raw Response​

The complete JSON response returned by Azure AI Language services.

Notes​

  • PII detection helps protect sensitive information before storing, transmitting, or processing text.
  • Detection categories depend on Azure AI Language service capabilities.
  • Redacted Text can be used in downstream workflow activities where sensitive information should not be exposed.
  • When using the Integration Gateway, IB-X Currency is consumed based on the request volume.