# Run Bulk OCR from CSV or Google Sheets

**Use case:** 

Process image and PDF URLs in bulk from datasets, CSV, JSON, text lists or Google Sheets. Copy the task, adjust the visible inputs and run it directly or on a schedule.

## Input

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://tesseract.projectnaptha.com/img/eng_bw.png"
  ],
  "languages": [
    "eng"
  ],
  "preprocessMode": "auto",
  "segmentationMode": "auto",
  "includeWords": false,
  "outputDetail": "text",
  "maxImageSizeMb": 20,
  "requestTimeoutSecs": 30,
  "retries": 1,
  "documentUrls": [],
  "imagesBase64": [],
  "includeMarkdown": true,
  "maxDocumentSizeMb": 50,
  "maxPdfPages": 25,
  "pdfDpi": 160,
  "pdfTextMode": "auto",
  "minTextLayerChars": 40,
  "extractTables": false,
  "extractMetadata": false,
  "inputDatasetId": "",
  "datasetUrlField": "url",
  "maxDatasetItems": 100,
  "sourceListUrls": [],
  "sourceListUrlField": "url",
  "maxSourceListItems": 1000,
  "minConfidence": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "pageNumber": {
    "label": "Page number",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sourceFormat": {
    "label": "Source format",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Image URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "success": {
    "label": "OK",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "textSource": {
    "label": "Text source",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Lang",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "confidence": {
    "label": "Confidence",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "wordCount": {
    "label": "Words",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "processingMs": {
    "label": "Time (ms)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "text": {
    "label": "Text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Image to Text OCR - Extract Text from Images & PDFs Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Run Bulk OCR from CSV or Google Sheets". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ZYcnMHmPqze9377Ar) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Run Bulk OCR from CSV or Google Sheets" task

The Image to Text OCR - Extract Text from Images & PDFs Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image urls, languages, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Run Bulk OCR from CSV or Google Sheets" 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 page number, source format, record type, 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 "Run Bulk OCR from CSV or Google Sheets" task via API](https://apify.com/zenomastro/image-ocr-text-extractor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Image to Text OCR - Extract Text from Images & PDFs](https://apify.com/zenomastro/image-ocr-text-extractor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/zenomastro/image-ocr-text-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/zenomastro/image-ocr-text-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`).