Text Detection
Read printed text and numbers from images — number plates, labels, tags, serial numbers and signage. It detects each word and line and locates it on the image, up to 100 words per image. Built for short text in the wild, not dense, multi-page document OCR.
What Text Detection does
Extract short text, numbers and codes from photos
Read number plates, labels, tags and signage
Returns each detected line and word with its location and confidence
Up to 100 words per image; combine with face matching to read and verify an ID in one flow
Frequently asked
What can text detection read?
Printed text and numbers in images — serial numbers, number plates, signage, and product or asset labels — up to 100 words per image. For dense or multi-page documents, use a dedicated document-OCR service.
Can it read an ID document?
It can extract the printed text from an ID; pair it with face matching to compare the portrait at the same time.
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