You can access the Document OCR 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

$echo '{
<  "documentUrls": [
<    "https://apify.com/security-whitepaper.pdf"
<  ],
<  "language": "eng",
<  "ocrEngine": "1"
<}' |
<apify call valek.josef/document-ocr --silent --output-dataset

Document OCR API through CLI

The Apify CLI is the official tool that allows you to use Document OCR locally, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the Apify CLI

$npm i -g apify-cli
$apify login

Other API clients include:

Document OCR API in Python

Document OCR API in JavaScript

Document OCR OpenAPI definition

Document OCR API

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Receipt Scanner

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Extract store name, date, total, items and more from receipt images or PDFs using AI-powered OCR. Ideal for expense tracking, finance automation, and data extraction workflows. Handles messy real-world formats with high accuracy.

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Toggl Invoice Download

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Save time by automating monthly invoice downloads with web robotic process automation. Download invoices from Toggl and optionally upload the invoice to Dropbox and send an email notification.

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Image To Json Extractor

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AI-Powered Image to JSON Data Extractor. Utilize cutting-edge AI to transform image content into structured JSON data effortlessly. Perfect for automating data extraction from visual content and streamlining workflows.

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Reviews

hollywood-reporter/reviews

hollywood reporter

Document Reader & Verification

mina_safwat/document-reader

The actor reads info from the document and verify the authenticity

Mina Safwat

Email

contact2353/my-actor-2

TML

Website Scraper

grihithbhoir707/website-scraper

Grihith Bhoir

AI Image Beautifier & Object remover 🎨

powerful_bachelor/ai-image-beautifier-object-remover

🎯 AI-Powered Image Object Remover - Seamlessly eliminate unwanted objects from photos with advanced ML! 📸✨ Features natural background reconstruction & intelligent color matching. Perfect for e-commerce, photography & marketing. 🚀 Simply describe what to remove and let AI do the magic!