PDF OCR API

Extract text from images and transform scanned documents into interactive, searchable PDFs with a reliable OCR API built for seamless integration.

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 20 languages

With support for 20 widely used languages, Nutrient delivers reliable text extraction across multilingual documents, ideal for global business use cases.

Try it instantly on Zapier

Extract text from scanned PDFs in Google Drive using our Zapier integration. It’s a no-code way to automatically turn scanned PDFs into searchable, editable documents.


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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