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Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor)

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Extracts the text from images (receipts, scanned pages, screenshots) with an open OCR model that runs inside the actor: your images are not sent to any other service. Returns plain text plus lines and words with boxes and confidence.

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from $3.50 / 1,000 image reads

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Jack Valmadre

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You can access the Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor) 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

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HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = { "imageUrls": ["https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Alexander%27s_Supermarket_receipt%2C_late_twentieth_century.tif"] }
9
10# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
11run = client.actor("madrasco/image-ocr").call(run_input=run_input)
12
13# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
14print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
15for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
16    print(item)
17
18# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor) API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor) API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

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Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor) OpenAPI definition

Image to Text OCR (runs inside the actor) API

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