OCR.chat API

Überblick

The OCR.chat API is a small REST interface. You POST a file and get back a job with the recognized text and a per-page breakdown (text, bounding boxes, confidence). Jobs of 5 pages or fewer return inline; larger jobs return immediately with a pending status that you poll until done.

• Base URL: https://ocr.chat
• Formats in: PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and multi-page PDF
• Formats out: txt, md, docx, pdf, csv, json
• Engines: cpu (fast, printed docs) and vlm (premium AI, handwriting, complex layout, math)

Authentifizierung

Authenticate with your API token (find it on your account page) as a Bearer header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN

You can also pass ?api_token=… as a query parameter. Usage is metered against your account's page balance.

Ein Dokument übermitteln

POST /api/v1/ocr/, multipart form upload.

curl -X POST https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@invoice.pdf" \
  -F "tier=vlm" \
  -F "language=auto"

Returns the job. For ≤5-page files it is already done with the text; larger files come back pending/processing, poll the status endpoint.

{
  "uuid": "9f2c1b7e4a...",
  "status": "done",
  "tier": "vlm",
  "language": "auto",
  "page_count": 1,
  "mean_confidence": 0.98,
  "text": "INVOICE\nAcme Corp\nTotal: 215.00 USD",
  "markdown": "# INVOICE\n\n**Acme Corp** ...",
  "pages": [ { "index": 0, "text": "...", "blocks": [ { "text": "...", "bbox": [x0,y0,x1,y1], "confidence": 0.98 } ] } ]
}

Ergebnis erzielen

GET /api/v1/ocr/<uuid>/, poll until status is done or failed.

curl https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/9f2c1b7e4a.../ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Format herunterladen

GET /api/v1/ocr/<uuid>/download/?format=md, export the result. format is one of txt, md, docx, pdf, csv, json.

curl -L "https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/9f2c1b7e4a.../download/?format=docx" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -o result.docx

Chatten Sie mit einem Dokument

Stellen Sie Fragen zu einem fertigen Auftrag. Antworten werden nur in den extrahierten Text geerdet und zitieren Sie die Quellseite. Erfordert ein Konto Token, die Chat-Funktion ist account-gated.

POST /api/v1/chat/<uuid>/, JSON body {"message": "your question"}.

curl -X POST https://ocr.chat/api/v1/chat/9f2c1b7e4a.../ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": "What is the invoice total and due date?"}'

Gibt die Assistentennachricht mit ihrer Antwort und einer Liste der zitierten Seiten zurück:

{"conversation": "a1b2…", "message": {
   "role": "assistant",
   "content": "The total is $42, due on March 3 (p. 1).",
   "citations": [{"page": 1, "snippet": "The invoice total is $42…"}]
}}

GET /api/v1/chat/<uuid>/history/, die vollständige Transkript für einen Job zu holen.

Beispiele für den Code

• Python
• Node.js
• cURL

import requests, time

API = "https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/"
H = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"}

# Submit
with open("invoice.pdf", "rb") as f:
    job = requests.post(API, headers=H,
        files={"file": f}, data={"tier": "vlm"}).json()

# Poll until done
while job["status"] in ("pending", "processing"):
    time.sleep(2)
    job = requests.get(API + job["uuid"] + "/", headers=H).json()

print(job["markdown"])

# Download as DOCX
r = requests.get(API + job["uuid"] + "/download/",
                 headers=H, params={"format": "docx"})
open("result.docx", "wb").write(r.content)

import fs from "fs";

const API = "https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/";
const H = { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" };

const form = new FormData();
form.append("file", new Blob([fs.readFileSync("invoice.pdf")]), "invoice.pdf");
form.append("tier", "vlm");

let job = await (await fetch(API, { method: "POST", headers: H, body: form })).json();

while (["pending", "processing"].includes(job.status)) {
  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000));
  job = await (await fetch(API + job.uuid + "/", { headers: H })).json();
}
console.log(job.markdown);

# 1. Submit
curl -X POST https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@invoice.pdf" -F "tier=vlm"

# 2. Poll  (use the uuid from step 1)
curl https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/UUID/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"

# 3. Download
curl -L "https://ocr.chat/api/v1/ocr/UUID/download/?format=md" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -o result.md

Parameter

Fehler & Grenzen

Each page processed costs credits (1/page on the fast tier, more on premium). Paid plans raise per-file page caps and add priority. See pricing.

Häufig gestellte Fragen