PDF OCR API

Use this OCR API for scanned invoices, forms, PDFs, and document images to create searchable, selectable PDFs. Nutrient DWS is built for API-first OCR workflows across records, archives, intake pipelines, and document-processing systems instead of consumer OCR apps.

Built for PDF workflows

Unlike generic OCR tools, Nutrient is optimized for PDFs, preserving layout, handling embedded fonts, and supporting searchable PDF output for seamless integration into document pipelines.

Accurate OCR in 80+ languages

With support for more than 80 OCR languages, Nutrient helps teams extract text from multilingual scanned documents, forms, invoices, receipts, and archived records.

Built for API-driven OCR workflows

Use REST, SDKs, or Postman to add OCR to document-processing pipelines where searchable output, PDF fidelity, and predictable automation matter more than one-off consumer OCR tools.


Try it out

This example will run English language OCR on your uploaded document, making any text in the document selectable and searchable.


Try it out in three steps

  1. Add a scanned PDF named document.pdf to your project folder.
  2. Run the code from the same folder.
  3. Open result.pdf to see the output.
curl -X POST https://api.nutrient.io/processor/ocr \
-H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here" \
-o result.pdf \
--fail \
-F file=@document.pdf \
-F data='{
"language": "english"
}'

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API comparison

BASIC

OCR API

Streamlined API for performing OCR on documents. Perfect for most use cases.


FEATURES

  • Simple request format
  • Minimal configuration required
  • Purpose-built for specific tasks
ADVANCED

Build API

Maximum flexibility and advanced features for complex workflows.


FEATURES

  • Multipart document support
  • Advanced actions and transformations
  • Workflow orchestration

Getting started

The following section will walk you through how to best make use of all the functionality the OCR API provides.


Security is our top priority

No document storage

No input or resulting documents are stored on our infrastructure. All files are deleted as soon as a request finishes. Alternatively, check out our self-hosted product.

HTTPS encryption

All communication between your application and Nutrient is done via HTTPS to ensure your data is encrypted when it’s sent to us.

Safe payment processing

All payments are handled by Paddle. Nutrient DWS Processor API never has direct access to any of your payment data.

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