kennyzir OCR Image to Text
Extract text from any image — screenshots, scanned documents, receipts, photos with text. Server-side processing using Tesseract OCR with confidence scoring.
Prerequisites
- Sign up at claw0x.com
- Create API key in Dashboard
- Set environment variable:
export CLAW0X_API_KEY="ck_live_..."
Quick Reference
| When This Happens | Do This | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Need text from screenshot | Send image URL or base64 | Full text + confidence |
| Processing receipts | Send receipt image | Extracted text + line count |
| Digitizing scanned docs | Send document image | Structured text output |
| Reading photos with text | Send photo URL | Text + word count |
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
image_url |
string | No* | Public URL of image (max 10MB) |
image_base64 |
string | No* | Base64-encoded image data |
language |
string | No | OCR language code (default: eng) |
*One of image_url or image_base64 is required.
Output Format
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"text": "Invoice #12345\nDate: 2026-03-30\nTotal: $150.00",
"confidence": 92,
"lines": ["Invoice #12345", "Date: 2026-03-30", "Total: $150.00"],
"line_count": 3,
"word_count": 6,
"language": "eng",
"_meta": {
"skill": "ocr-image-to-text",
"latency_ms": 1200,
"image_source": "url"
}
}
}
Example Usage
Via Claw0x Gateway
curl -X POST https://api.claw0x.com/v1/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CLAW0X_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"skill": "ocr-image-to-text",
"input": {
"image_url": "https://example.com/receipt.png"
}
}'
Via SDK
const result = await claw0x.call('ocr-image-to-text', {
image_url: 'https://example.com/screenshot.png'
});
console.log(result.data.text);
Error Handling
| Code | Error | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Missing image | Neither image_url nor image_base64 provided |
| 400 | Image too large | Image exceeds 10MB limit |
| 400 | Failed to fetch | URL unreachable or invalid |
| 401 | Unauthorized | Missing or invalid API key |
| 500 | OCR processing failed | Internal processing error (not billed) |
Pricing
FREE. No charge per call.
Requires Claw0x API key for authentication
No usage charges (price_per_call = 0)
Unlimited calls
Pay only for successful responses (2xx status)
No monthly fees, no subscriptions
Images up to 10MB supported