Project Oxford OCR API

Microsoft’s Project Oxford helps developers build more intelligent apps. Go to https://www.projectoxford.ai/ for more information.

This library was created to use the OCR API from any Node.JS app.

How to using this library:

Requirements

1. Node v4.0.0 or major

2. Project Oxford API key

Go to https://www.projectoxford.ai/doc/general/subscription-key-mgmt and follow the steps to get an API key.

Installation

npm install project-oxford-ocr-api

Code Sample

var api = require("project-oxford-ocr-api");
 
api.API_KEY = '' // SET THE KEY HERE
 
api.fromStream({ data : fs.createReadStream("C:\\temp\\sample.jpg")}, (error,response,result) =>
{
    console.log(result);
    console.log(result.getAllText());
    console.log(result.getTextByFlowDirection());
});
 

Usage Alternatives

api.fromBase64({ data : "base64StringImage"}, callback);
 
api.fromBuffer({ data : new Buffer(data)}, callback);
 
app.fromImageUrl({ url : "http://foo.com/imgUrl.png"}, callback);

Options

Other parameters to use with the API.

{
    "language" : 'en',
    "detectOrientation" : 'true'
}

For more information (available languages and other details) check: https://dev.projectoxford.ai/docs/services/54ef139a49c3f70a50e79b7d/operations/5527970549c3f723cc5363e4