Google Drive + OCR Web Service

Google Drive + OCR Web Service integrations

Extract text from new image files in Google Drive using OCR Web Service

Easily manage your digital files by effortlessly converting image files to text with this workflow. Once set up, whenever a new file appears in your Google Drive folder, it will trigger the OCR Web Service to instantly extract the text from that image file. This simplifies the often tedious task of manually copying text from images, saving you precious time and effort.

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New File in FolderTriggers when a new file is created within, moved to, or uploaded directly to a specific folder. You can optionally include files from its subfolders.
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Extract Text From Image FileExtract text from the scanned Image File or PDF
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More things you can do with Google Drive and OCR Web Service

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- Drive
Trigger
Polling
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- Drive
- Folder
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- File
  Required
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File
  Required
- Export Format
  Required
Action
Write
- Drive
- Parent Folder
- Folder Name
  Required
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
- File Name
  Required
- File Content
  Required
- Convert to Document?
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to Replace
  Required
- File
  Required
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency_key
Action
Write

- Drive
- File_id
  Required
- Sharing Preference
  Required
- Organization Domain
Action
Write
- Drive
- Copy
- Folder
- File
- Name
- Description
- Starred
- Folder Color (RGB)
- Custom Properties
Action
Write
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
Retrieve Files from Google Drive
This action sends a GET request to the Google Drive API to retrieve a list of files based on specific query parameters.
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Folder Name
  Required
- Search_type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search
- Folder Name
  Required
- Search_type
- Drive
- Parent Folder
Action
Search or write
- Input file
  Required
- Get extracted text
  Required
- Get converted output file
- Recognition language
- Page range
- Convert to Black and White
- Get coordinates for words on a page
- Get extracted text from specific zone
- Insert new line character
- Task Description
- Internal options
Action
Write

- Drive
- Folder
- Include Subfolders?
- Subfolder Depth Limit
- Include Deleted Files?
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- Include_deleted
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Drive
- Folder
- File
  Required
- Confirm deletion
  Required
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File
  Required
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency_key
Action
Write
- File
  Required
- Drive
- Folder
  Required
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File
  Required
- Email Address
- Permission ID
Action
Write
- Shared Drive Name
  Required
- Theme ID
- Color RGB
- Background Image File ID
Action
Write
- File
  Required
- Drive
- Folder
Action
Write
- Drive
- Folder
- File to Replace
- File/Folder Name
- Rename Folder?
- Extension_copy
Action
Write
Delete File
This action will delete a file in Google Drive. You will need to provide the file ID.
Action
Write
- Drive
- File or Folder ID
  Required
Action
Search
- Filename
  Required
- Search_type
- Drive
- Folder
- File_types
Action
Search
- Filename
  Required
- Search_type
- Drive
- Folder
- File_types
- File
  Required
- Convert to Document?
- File Name
- File Extension
- Idempotency_key
Action
Search or write
- Input file
  Required
- Output file format
  Required
- Recognition language
Action
Write
- Input file
  Required
- Recognition language
Action
Write

About Google Drive

Google Drive is Google's file sync app that lets you store all of your files online alongside your Google Docs documents, and keep them synced with all of your devices.

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