Image OCR Bulk - Text from Images (40 Languages)
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Extract text from images in bulk with OCR in 40+ languages. Paste image URLs, get clean text, confidence and word positions as JSON. Fast, cheap, no setup.
You can access the Image OCR Bulk - Text from Images (40 Languages) 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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