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Searchable PDF OCR API

Turn a scanned PDF into a searchable PDF while retaining existing text. Use the OCR API for searchable documents and the data extraction API when you need structured JSON.

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Example request · replace sample inputs

{
  "fileId": "your-uploaded-file-id",
  "options": { "language": "eng", "deskew": true },
  "response": "async"
}

Choose your input

English language data is installed by default. Supported native uploads accept up to 100 MiB, with a maximum of 500 PDF pages and a 32 MiB returned-output limit.

Understand the cost

This operation uses native execution pricing. Actual processing time determines the charge; failed operations are never billed.

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Build the handoff

Choose a supported response mode for your workflow. Use the job API to follow async processing, and registered account webhooks for signed delivery events.

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EXPLORE THE OUTPUT / ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE

Make scanned pages searchable.

Add a searchable text layer to scanned PDFs. Existing text is retained; English OCR is available by default.

POST /v1/pdf/ocr

{
  "fileId": "your-uploaded-file-id",
  "options": {
    "language": "eng",
    "deskew": true
  },
  "response": "url"
}

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