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Extract text from a scanned PDF with OCR

Get the text of a PDF that mixes digital and scanned pages. Replace the sample with your own PDF or image link.

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PDF & Image to Text: OCR for Scanned PDFs, Photos & Screenshots
PDF & Image to Text: OCR for Scanned PDFs, Photos & Screenshotsspokentext/pdf-image-to-text-ocr
Status
File name
File type
Pages
+6 fields
Text
Number
Boolean
List
Object

Input

PDF or image URLs:https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kyR7mGkrVQ6H3xQe8/records/sample-text-and-scanned.pdf?signature=1oxjqoBQ1rS8GvxN9TuBV
Languages for OCR:en

Output fields

Status
File name
File type
Pages
Digital pages
OCR pages
Characters
Text
Error
Input URL

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The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also run the "Extract text from a scanned PDF with OCR" task via API.

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