REST API

Developer API

Integrate OCR, image translation, and AI prompt generation directly into your app. Simple HTTP endpoints, JSON responses, and a free tier to get started — no API key required.

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Quick Start

No API key needed for free tier — just send a multipart/form-data POST with your image file.

bash

curl -X POST https://imagetotext.click/api/extract-text \
  -F "image=@your-image.jpg"

# Response:
# { "text": "All text extracted from the image..." }

API Endpoints

POST/api/extract-text

Extract all readable text from an image (OCR).

Request body

multipart/form-data: image (file)

Response

{ "text": "Extracted text content..." }

Example

curl -X POST https://imagetotext.click/api/extract-text \
  -F "image=@photo.jpg"

POST/api/translate-image

Extract text from an image and translate it to a target language.

Request body

multipart/form-data: image (file), targetLang (string, e.g. "fr")

Response

{ "original": "Hello world", "translated": "Bonjour le monde" }

Example

curl -X POST https://imagetotext.click/api/translate-image \
  -F "image=@photo.jpg" \
  -F "targetLang=fr"

GET/api/usage

Get current usage statistics for the authenticated user.

Request body

None (requires session cookie or Authorization header)

Response

{ "count": 3, "limit": 10, "plan": "free" }

Example

curl https://imagetotext.click/api/usage \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Rate Limits

Limits reset daily at midnight UTC.

Plan	Daily Limit	Notes
Free	5 requests/day	No API key required, browser session
Pro	100 requests/day	API token, priority processing
Team	500 requests/day	Shared token, usage analytics
Enterprise	Unlimited	Custom integration, SLA, dedicated support

Error Codes

HTTP	Code	Meaning
400	INVALID_IMAGE	File is not a supported image format.
402	NO_CREDITS	Daily limit reached. Upgrade or wait until midnight UTC.
413	FILE_TOO_LARGE	Image exceeds the 5 MB size limit.
429	DAILY_LIMIT	Rate limit exceeded for this session.
500	AI_ERROR	Upstream AI model error. Retry after a moment.

Supported Translation Languages

Pass the language code in the targetLang field.

English (en)French (fr)Spanish (es)German (de)Italian (it)Portuguese (pt)Dutch (nl)Russian (ru)Japanese (ja)Chinese Simplified (zh)Korean (ko)Arabic (ar)Hindi (hi)Turkish (tr)Polish (pl)Swedish (sv)Norwegian (no)Danish (da)Finnish (fi)Greek (el)Czech (cs)Romanian (ro)Hungarian (hu)Thai (th)Vietnamese (vi)Indonesian (id)Hebrew (he)Ukrainian (uk)

Need Higher Limits or a Dedicated Key?

Upgrade to Pro or Team for API tokens, priority processing, and higher daily limits. Enterprise plans include custom integrations and SLA guarantees.

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