OCR & PDF Text Extractor

Extract text from images and PDFs with OCR. Support for 12+ languages, form extraction, and table detection. Powered by Azure AI.

Features

• Fast Processing: Lightning-fast ocr & pdf text extractor 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
fileUrl	string	No	URL to download image or PDF
fileUrls	array	No	Array of URLs for bulk extraction
language	string	No	OCR language code
backend	string	No	OCR engine to use
extractForms	boolean	No	Extract form fields (key-value pairs)
mode	string	No	Extraction mode

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 = {
  "fileUrl": "example_fileUrl",
  "fileUrls": [],
  "language": "eng",
  "backend": "auto",
  "extractForms": false,
  "mode": "single"
};

const run = await client.actor("vivid_astronaut/ocr-api").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 = {
  "fileUrl": "example_fileUrl",
  "fileUrls": [],
  "language": "eng",
  "backend": "auto",
  "extractForms": false,
  "mode": "single"
}

run = client.actor("vivid_astronaut/ocr-api").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-api/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "fileUrl": "example_fileUrl",
  "fileUrls": [],
  "language": "eng",
  "backend": "auto",
  "extractForms": false,
  "mode": "single"
}'

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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