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Google Lens OCR API: Image to Text and PDF OCR with Word Boxes

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Turn images and multi-page PDFs into text with Google Lens OCR. Use image URLs, uploaded screenshots, Base64, or Apify storage, or call the Standby REST endpoint. Get word and line boxes, writing direction, translation, and a status per image. From $0.003 per image. Not affiliated with Google.

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from $2.99 / 1,000 listing scrapeds

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Changelog

[1.6] - 2026-11-11

Added

📤 Upload an image from your computer, such as a screenshot or a scan, and OCR it with no hosting needed.

Fixed

💳 Correction to our billing notes: versions 1.2 and 1.3 said failed images were billed as near-free rows. That was not true. A failed image has been billed at the same price as a processed one. This version is ready for billing that charges the per-image price only for processed images. That starts once the Pricing tab lists an "Image processed" event. Until then, billing is unchanged.
📝 The README now explains that rows are saved as each image finishes, so they can arrive out of input order. Every row keeps its ID for matching.

[1.5] - 2026-11-04

Added

📄 PDF support: give a PDF URL (single or in bulk) and get one OCR result row per page, each tagged with its page number, the total page count, and the source PDF. Works for scanned and digital PDFs alike.
📑 A per-PDF page cap (default 20) so a long document stays fast and predictable.
🗂️ A new dataset view that lists OCR text page by page.

[1.4] - 2026-10-21

Changed

🧾 The README now opens with a real sample result from a public receipt photo, so you can see the output before you run anything.
🚀 The README how-to is now a clear three-step guide, and the pricing section is simpler and easier to read.
✅ The Actor's built-in example input is now a real, ready-to-run image instead of a placeholder.

[1.3] - 2026-09-09

Added

⚡ A live Standby REST endpoint (GET /ocr?imageUrl=...) for single-image requests with no run start-up wait, alongside normal batch runs.
🔤 Real word-level bounding boxes and rotation angle, opt-in via outputDetail: "words". Every box comes directly from Google's own response, never estimated.
📚 Paragraph grouping and writing direction (left-to-right, right-to-left, or top-to-bottom), opt-in via outputDetail: "paragraphs" or "words".
🎯 Detected regions and objects in the image, at no extra cost, shown alongside paragraphs and words.
🗂️ A new dataset view for paragraphs, words, and regions.

Fixed

💳 ~~Failed images are now correctly billed as near-free audit rows instead of the full per-image price.~~ Correction (2026-11-11): this was not true. Failed images kept the same price as processed images. See 1.6.
📝 The Store listing and FAQ no longer contradict the Actor's own capabilities.

Changed

🖼️ The input form now leads with a single image URL, the way most runs actually use this Actor. Bulk URLs, Base64 data, and key-value store records moved to an "advanced" section, still fully supported.

[1.2] - 2026-08-01

Added

🧬 Added Base64 image inputs with optional correlation IDs.
🗄️ Added Apify key-value store image inputs.
🏷️ Added stable inputId correlation across all source types.
📐 Added source image dimensions, word counts, source-provided line geometry, and explicit geometry availability flags.
🌐 Added optional translated text with explicit partial-result handling.
⏱️ Added per-input duration, status, error code, and error message fields.
📊 Added a RUN_SUMMARY record with submitted, successful, partial, and failed counts.
⚡ Added bounded batch concurrency while preserving input order.

Changed

✅ Every submitted image now produces one honest dataset row, including failed inputs.
🛡️ Removed invented zero-coordinate fallbacks and the upstream full-image geometry fallback.
🧾 Reduced output detail choices to capabilities supported by the current OCR source.
💳 Aligned PPE billing with the tiered Store price. ~~Successful and partial OCR results emit the processed-image event, while failed audit rows are not charged.~~ Correction (2026-11-11): failed rows were charged the same price as processed ones. See 1.6.
📴 Disabled Standby mode and removed the web server schema.
🗂️ Updated dataset views for batch overview, text, line geometry, and errors.

Removed

🧩 Removed unsupported language and region hints.
📦 Removed duplicated paragraph output and unsupported word-box claims.
🌐 Removed the Standby HTTP server and its /ocr endpoint.

[1.1] - 2026-07-02

Changed

🧹 Cleaned up the Store listing page for a clearer, faster read.

[1.0] - 2026-06-29

Added

✨ Added image-to-text extraction.

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Changelog

[1.6] - 2026-11-11

Added

Fixed

[1.5] - 2026-11-04

Added

[1.4] - 2026-10-21

Changed

[1.3] - 2026-09-09

Added

Fixed

Changed

[1.2] - 2026-08-01

Added

Changed

Removed

[1.1] - 2026-07-02

Changed

[1.0] - 2026-06-29

Added

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