# Extract text from images with OCR, line and word boxes

**Use case:** 

Reads the text in the image links you list (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF) and returns it with a confidence score, every line and word with its position, the image size and the orientation applied. Low-resolution photos are cleaned up and sideways images turned upright automatically. Swap in your own image links and run it on a schedule or through the API.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/naptha/tesseract.js/master/tests/assets/images/testocr.png"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tesseract-ocr/test/main/testing/phototest.tif"
    }
  ],
  "output": "lines",
  "languages": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "imageType": "document",
  "preprocessing": "auto",
  "autoRotate": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "width": {
    "label": "Width",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "height": {
    "label": "Height",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "errorCode": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Image OCR Extractor 🖼️ (image to text extractor) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Extract text from images with OCR, line and word boxes". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/hN8XaJeucVOcQhDI0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Extract text from images with OCR, line and word boxes" task

The Image OCR Extractor 🖼️ (image to text extractor) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image links, output detail, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Extract text from images with OCR, line and word boxes" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as image, text, confidence, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

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 images with OCR, line and word boxes" task via API](https://apify.com/tagadanar/image-ocr-extractor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Image OCR Extractor 🖼️ (image to text extractor)](https://apify.com/tagadanar/image-ocr-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/tagadanar/image-ocr-extractor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/tagadanar/image-ocr-extractor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).