OCR.space

OCR API for image and PDF text extraction, URL-based recognition, and conversion statistics.

Suited for OCR automations that extract text from images or PDFs in 27 languages and pull conversion stats on PRO accounts.

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Extract Text from Image URL (GET)
Extract text from images via URL using simplified GET endpoint. Only supports URL-based submissions - no file uploads or base64 encoding. Faster and simpler than POST endpoint for basic use cases.
Extract Text from Image/PDF (OCR)
Extract text from images and PDF documents using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Supports 27 languages, table recognition, orientation detection, and word-level coordinate extraction. Provide exactly one of `file`, `url`, or `base64Image`; providing multiple or none triggers E301/OCRExitCode 99. Input can be provided as file upload, public URL, or base64-encoded data URI. Response is nested JSON; extract text from `ParsedResults
Get Conversion Statistics
Retrieve OCR API conversion statistics and usage data (PRO accounts only). Returns the number of conversions for Engine1, Engine2, and total conversions. Data is updated once daily and shows conversions from start of month to end of yesterday. Free API keys will return 0 conversions.

LLM-friendly document conversion service for PDF or scanned files, highlight metadata, async webhooks, and usage statistics.

Optical character recognition service for image OCR, processing logs, account credentials, and remaining-page balance.

Automatic license plate recognition service for plate reads and Snapshot API usage statistics.