What inputs can I send to the OCR API?

Common document inputs such as PDF, JPG, and PNG files are supported, which makes the API suitable for many standard OCR integration cases.

What does the API return?

It returns OCR text and can include layout-aware details that help when you need more structured downstream parsing or review.

When is the API a better fit than batch OCR?

The API is the better fit when your own application or automation should trigger OCR directly. Batch OCR is more suitable when people still manage the flow manually.

Do I still need validation in my application?

Yes. You should design review or fallback logic for low-quality files, critical fields, and cases where OCR confidence should not be assumed.

OCR API

Choose the OCR API when OCR needs to become part of your own product, ingestion pipeline, or internal automation instead of a manual upload flow.

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Use Cases

How People Use OCR API

Send PDFs and images from your own app into OCR automatically

Add document extraction to onboarding, support, compliance, or ops tools

Push OCR results into queues, databases, or downstream structured workflows

Build product features that depend on OCR without manual file handling

Connect OCR to recurring back-office or customer-facing automations

Benefits

Why Choose Our OCR API

Fits developer and system integration workflows better than UI-only usage

Accepts common OCR inputs such as PDF, JPG, and PNG files

Returns text plus layout-aware details that are useful for structured parsing

Lets you keep OCR inside your own product logic and review flow

A better long-term fit when OCR is a repeated platform capability

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Batch OCR

Use batch OCR when you are past one-off testing and need to process repeated files with more consistent handling, review, and downstream usage.

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Handwriting OCR

Use this page for handwritten notes, annotated documents, whiteboard captures, and mixed handwritten pages that need a readable first-pass transcription.

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Invoice OCR

Use this page when you need invoice text plus the key fields that matter for review, bookkeeping, reimbursement, or system import.

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OCR to JSON

Use this page when plain text is not enough and your next step is import, automation, analysis, or application logic that expects structured data.

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PDF OCR

Use this page when your source file is already a PDF and you need readable, editable text for review, search, or downstream processing.

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Screenshot OCR

Use this page for text that lives on the screen, such as UI labels, error messages, chat captures, code snippets, and dashboard screenshots.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about OCR API processing

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