OCR - Text Extraction

Extract text from images using advanced OCR. Supports multiple languages and formats.

Features

• Fast Processing: Lightning-fast ocr - text extraction powered by Azure
• Reliable: 99.9% uptime with automatic failover
• Scalable: Handle single requests or bulk operations
• Secure: Enterprise-grade security with API key authentication
• Well Documented: Comprehensive API documentation and examples

Use Cases

• E-commerce: Process product images at scale
• Media: Automate image processing pipelines
• Apps: Add image processing to your applications

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
imageUrl	string	No	URL of the image to extract text from
imageUrls	array	No	Array of image URLs for batch processing
language	string	No	Expected language (auto-detect if not specified)
outputFormat	string	No	Output format for extracted text

Output Format

{
  "success": true,
  "result": { ... },
  "timestamp": "2026-01-07T00:00:00Z"
}

Code Examples

JavaScript (Node.js)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const input = {
  "imageUrl": "example_imageUrl",
  "imageUrls": [],
  "language": "auto",
  "outputFormat": "text"
};

const run = await client.actor("vivid_astronaut/ocr").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")

run_input = {
  "imageUrl": "example_imageUrl",
  "imageUrls": [],
  "language": "auto",
  "outputFormat": "text"
}

run = client.actor("vivid_astronaut/ocr").call(run_input=run_input)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/vivid_astronaut~ocr/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "imageUrl": "example_imageUrl",
  "imageUrls": [],
  "language": "auto",
  "outputFormat": "text"
}'

Pricing

Model: Pay per result Price: $0.020 per result

You only pay for successful results. Platform usage costs are included.

API Documentation

Full API documentation is available at:

• Apify API Reference
• Actor API Endpoints

Support

• Issues: Report bugs via Apify Console
• Documentation: Apify Docs
• Community: Apify Discord

Version History

See ./CHANGELOG.md for version history.

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