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PDF Text Extractor & OCR - Scanned PDF to Text, Tables & CSV

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Extract text from any PDF, scanned or digital. OCR reads scanned pages in 10 languages; PDFs with a text layer are read directly, so nothing is guessed. Get per-page text plus tables as rows and columns, with Markdown and CSV. Empty cells stay null and unreadable cells are flagged. No API key.

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from $20.00 / 1,000 page or table returneds

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You can access the PDF Text Extractor & OCR - Scanned PDF to Text, Tables & CSV 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.

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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 = {
9    "pdfUrls": ["https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32204484.pdf"],
10    "languages": ["eng"],
11    "maxPagesPerPdf": 3,
12}
13
14# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
15run = client.actor("practical_ophthalmologist_iuq/scanned-pdf-ocr").call(run_input=run_input)
16
17# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
18print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
19for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
20    print(item)
21
22# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

PDF Text Extractor & OCR API - Scanned PDF to Text & Tables API in Python

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