Receipt OCR API

Turn receipt photos into structured data. Extract merchant, items, totals, and more with AI-powered OCR.

Only $0.05 per receipt • Works with photos & PDFs

curl -X POST "https://api.chargedapi.com/extract/receipt" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key" \
  -F "file=@receipt.jpg"

# Response:
{
  "merchant": "Starbucks",
  "date": "2024-12-28",
  "items": [
    {"name": "Latte", "price": 5.50},
    {"name": "Muffin", "price": 3.25}
  ],
  "tax": 0.70,
  "total": 9.45
}

What Gets Extracted

Merchant

Store name, address, phone

Line Items

Product name, quantity, price

Totals

Subtotal, tax, discounts, total

Payment

Payment method, card last 4 digits

Perfect For

📱

Expense Tracking Apps

Let users snap receipts and auto-categorize expenses

💼

Business Expense Reports

Automate expense report creation from receipts

🏦

Accounting Integration

Feed receipt data directly into accounting systems

Simple Pricing

$0.05
per receipt extracted
  • 50 free credits to start
  • Works with photos & scans
  • JSON output ready for your app
  • 2-3 second processing time
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