PDF OCR Examples

#Extract Text from 3-Page Report

curl -X POST https://scrapingapi.qoest.com/v1/pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://example.com/report.pdf"
  }'

Response:

{
  "metadata": {
    "word_count": 1250,
    "character_count": 7350,
    "page_count": 3,
    "file_size": "180.42 KB",
    "creation_date": "D:20260323000000Z"
  },
  "pages": [
    {
      "page": 1,
      "text": "Executive Summary\n\nThis report covers..."
    },
    {
      "page": 2,
      "text": "Market Analysis\n\nThe market has shown..."
    },
    {
      "page": 3,
      "text": "Conclusion\n\nIn conclusion..."
    }
  ]
}

#Error Examples

#PDF Exceeds Page Limit

{
  "message": "PDF exceeds maximum limit of 30 pages. This PDF has 45 pages."
}

#Insufficient Credits

{
  "message": "Insufficient credits. This PDF has 15 pages and costs 15 credits. You have 10 credits remaining."
}