Extract Text from Scanned PDFs with OCR API

Convert scanned documents into searchable, editable text using OCR API. Support for 100+ languages with high accuracy.

Quick Start

curl -X POST "https://api.chargedapi.com/pdf/ocr" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@scanned-document.pdf" \
  -o searchable.pdf

Extract Text Only

curl -X POST "https://api.chargedapi.com/pdf/ocr" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@scanned-document.pdf" \
  -F "output=text"
  
# Response: Plain text content of the document

Features

100+ languages - Including Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Hindi
High accuracy - 95%+ accuracy on clear scans
Layout preservation - Maintains document structure
Searchable output - Create searchable PDFs or extract text

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OCR and how does it work?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) converts images of text into machine-readable text. It analyzes the shapes in an image and matches them to characters.

What languages does the OCR API support?

ChargedAPI OCR supports 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.

Extract Text from Scanned PDFs with OCR