Receipt OCR
API & SDK

Turn photos of POS receipts and thermal paper into structured financial data. Instantly extract merchants, totals, and line items to automate your expense tracking workflows.

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POST /v1/receipt
curl -X POST 
  https://api.structocr.com/v1/receipt \
  -H "x-api-key: sk_live_..." \
  -d '{"img": "data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4A..."}'
RESPONSE 200 OK
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "merchant_name": "Blue Bottle Coffee",
    "total_amount": 14.50,
    "currency": "USD",
    "items": [ ... ]
  }
}

Built for Expense Management Automation

Thermal Paper Support

Optimized for the messy reality of physical receipts—including crumpled paper and faded thermal ink.

Line Item Extraction

Automatically parses retail and dining receipts to extract individual product names, quantities, and prices.

Real-Time Processing

Process receipts in seconds, enabling instant feedback for users scanning expenses in your mobile app.

Multi-Currency Detection

Recognizes symbols and codes for 100+ global currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, ¥, etc.) automatically.

Merchant Recognition

Intelligently identifies store and restaurant names even from obscure POS logos and headers.

Mobile-Ready

Handles extreme perspective distortion, poor lighting, and background noise typical of smartphone photos.

Zero-Retention Privacy

User data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Images are deleted immediately after processing.

Structured JSON Output

Clean, standardized output ready to be ingested by expense management and personal finance software.

Flowchart demonstrating how the receipt OCR API parses uploaded photos and returns structured JSON for expense apps

How it works

Eliminate manual data entry from your reimbursement workflow in three simple steps.

01

Scan or Upload

Users snap a photo of their receipt using their smartphone. Send the JPG or PNG to our API.

02

AI Extraction

Our engine corrects perspective, reads the thermal print, and captures merchants, dates, totals, and line items.

03

Expense Sync

Receive structured JSON ready to automatically populate expense reports or personal finance dashboards.

Start Extracting FreeTry with your receipt
receipt_data.json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "is_valid": true,
    "confidence": "high",
    "merchant_name": "Blue Bottle Coffee",
    "date": "2026-04-22",
    "time": "08:45 AM",
    "currency": "USD",
    "total_amount": 14.5,
    "tax_amount": 1.25,
    "items": [
      {
        "name": "Caffe Latte - Large",
        "quantity": 2,
        "price": "11.00"
      },
      {
        "name": "Butter Croissant",
        "quantity": 1,
        "price": "3.50"
      }
    ],
    "validation_error": null
  }
}
JSON Output

Deep Line Item & Receipt Data Extraction

Beyond simple totals, our API extracts nested line items, merchant details, and tax breakdowns, allowing you to completely automate expense reporting.

Merchant Name

Transaction Date

Transaction Time

Currency

Total Amount

Tax Amount

Confidence Score

Validation Status

Line Item Name

Line Quantity

Line Item Price

+ Built-in Validation Scoring

Trusted by FinTech Innovators

Powering the next generation of expense automation and loyalty apps.

We switched to StructOCR for our expense management app. It handles crumpled, faded thermal receipts flawlessly, saving our users the headache of manual entry.

David Miller
Product Manager
ExpenseTrack Pro

Parsing line items from restaurant bills and retail receipts used to require complex templates. StructOCR's AI adapts to any layout instantly.

Elena Rossi
Lead Engineer
FinanceFlow App

The API response time is incredible. We can give our users instant feedback on their receipt uploads right inside our mobile app.

James Chen
CTO
Loyalty Rewards Inc.

Designed for Financial
Software Developers

Whether you are building a personal finance tracker or an enterprise reimbursement tool, our API provides the reliability and speed you need.

Rapid Integration

Standardized JSON response means you can map receipt fields to your database schema in minutes, not days.

Cost-Effective Scaling

Receipt extraction is highly optimized at just 1 credit per request. Pay-per-use with no long-term contracts.

Customizable Parsing

Our AI adapts to custom retail and POS layouts without the need for template training or manual zone definition.

Comprehensive Docs

Detailed guides on handling line items, confidence scoring, and fallback mechanisms for robust implementations.

Precise Data Extraction and Seamless Integration with AI-powered OCR API.

Empower your solutions with automated data extraction by integrating best-in class StructOCR via API seamlessly.

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