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Scanned PDF OCR: Searchable PDF + Text

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Turn scanned PDFs and images into searchable PDFs: OCR adds an invisible text layer and keeps every page looking the same, so files can be searched, copied and indexed where they are. Also returns the text of each page. 16 languages, PDF/A option.

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from $3.00 / 1,000 ocr pages

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IIC Labs

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You can access the Scanned PDF OCR: Searchable PDF + Text programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

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HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "files": [
12        "https://iiclabs.com/samples/scanned-sample.pdf"
13    ]
14};
15
16// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
17const run = await client.actor("iiclabs/scanned-pdf-ocr-searchable").call(input);
18
19// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
20console.log('Results from dataset');
21console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
22const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
23items.forEach((item) => {
24    console.dir(item);
25});
26
27// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

OCR PDF to Searchable PDF & Text (OCRmyPDF API) API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Scanned PDF OCR: Searchable PDF + Text API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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$npm install apify-client

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