Changelog
All notable changes to the Receipt OCR API Actor will be documented in this file.
[1.0.0] - 2024-01-15
Added
Initial release of Receipt OCR API Actor
Support for 8 OCR models:
Google Vision API
DeepSeek OCR
Amazon Textract
Azure AI Vision
OpenAI GPT-4 Vision
Hugging Face
Google Gemini
Native (Tesseract.js)
Intelligent receipt data extraction:
Merchant name and address
Transaction date and time
Receipt number
Total amount, subtotal, and tax
Currency detection
Payment method
Line items extraction
Automatic calculation verification
Batch processing support for multiple receipts
Multi-format image support (JPG, PNG, PDF)
Structured JSON output with metadata
Comprehensive error handling
Detailed documentation and examples
Docker containerization for Apify platform
Input schema with validation
Example configurations
Features
Process receipts from HTTP/HTTPS URLs
Support for data URLs and Apify key-value store
Configurable output formats (compact JSON or detailed with metadata)
Optional line item extraction
Optional calculation verification
Confidence scoring for OCR results
Processing time tracking
Image preprocessing for better OCR accuracy (Native mode)
Security
Secure API key handling with secret fields
No permanent storage of images
Privacy-compliant processing
Upcoming Features (Roadmap)
[1.1.0] - Planned
Support for more image formats (TIFF, BMP, WEBP)
Multi-language receipt support
Custom parsing rules/templates
Receipt categorization (grocery, restaurant, fuel, etc.)
Duplicate receipt detection
Receipt image quality assessment
Confidence threshold filtering
[1.2.0] - Planned
Integration with popular accounting software
Webhook notifications for processing completion
Advanced analytics and reporting
Receipt comparison and anomaly detection
Support for handwritten receipts
Mobile app integration examples
[2.0.0] - Future
Machine learning model training on custom receipt formats
Real-time processing API
Receipt fraud detection
Multi-currency conversion
Historical data analysis
Dashboard for receipt management
Version History
Version Release Date Status 1.0.0 2024-01-15 Current
Breaking Changes
None yet - this is the initial release.
Migration Guide
Not applicable for initial release.
Support
For questions or issues with specific versions:
Check the README.md for usage instructions
Review EXAMPLES.md for common use cases
Contact support through Apify platform
