OCR API for developers

OCR API for Scanned PDFs & Images to Editable Word & Excel

Convert scanned PDFs and images into editable DOCX or XLSX files. Preserve document layout in Word and recover tables, rows and columns in Excel.

From $0.015/pagePay only for successfully processed pages

POST/v2/jobs
{
  "input": {
    "type": "url",
    "format": "pdf",
    "url": "https://example.com/scan.pdf"
  },
  "output": { "format": "docx" },
  "params": {
    "pages": "1-10",
    "lang": "auto"
  }
}
Async jobsDOCX / XLSXPage-based usage
Scanned PDFs & imagesConvert scanned PDFs and images into editable Word DOCX or Excel XLSX files.
Recover layout & tablesPreserve document layout in Word and recover tables, rows and columns in Excel.
Simple async APIUpload a file or submit a URL, poll job status, then download the finished document.
Page-based pricing & privacyPay only for successfully processed pages. Private results are automatically deleted.
Live demo

Try OCR with your own document

Check a PDF, PNG, JPG/JPEG or BMP first, then convert up to 10 selected pages.

Try a sample:
Source files are deleted after processing. Results are automatically deleted 2 hours after completion.
Sample files

Inspect the original input and editable OCR outputs

Preview the sample inputs, then inspect the editable DOCX and XLSX outputs produced from the same 5-page document.

Formats

One API, two editable outputs

INPUT
PDF

PDF

Regular & scanned PDFs

Images

Images

PNG · JPG · JPEG · BMP

OUTPUT
DOCX

Word / DOCX

Editable Word with recovered document layout.

XLSX

Excel / XLSX

Editable Excel with recovered tables, rows and columns.

Workflow

Built for asynchronous document processing

1

Submit

Send a URL or multipart file with output, page range and language.

2

Process

Poll the job while OCR runs through the processing queue.

3

Download

Retrieve the authenticated DOCX/XLSX result before its expiration time.

Pricing

Simple page-based pricing

Billed by successfully processed pages.

Usage unit From $0.015/page

Billed by successfully processed pages. View current plans on RapidAPI.

Retention & privacy

Private document processing with short file retention

Source files are deleted after processing. Results are automatically deleted 2 hours after completion.

  • HTTPS transport
  • Private authenticated results
  • Source deleted after processing
  • Results deleted after 2 hours

Integrate document OCR with a simple API.

Convert scanned PDFs and images to editable Word and Excel with page-based pricing.