---
title: "Recognize a photo of a receipt, extract key business information"
method: POST
path: "/ocr/photo/recognize/receipt"
tags: ["ImageOcr"]
---

# Recognize a photo of a receipt, extract key business information

`POST /ocr/photo/recognize/receipt`

Analyzes a photograph of a receipt as input, and outputs key business information such as the name of the business, the address of the business, the phone number of the business, the total of the receipt, the date of the receipt, and more.  Note: for free tier API keys, it is required to add a credit card to your account for security reasons, to use the free tier key with this API.

## Headers

- `recognitionMode` string
- `language` string
- `preprocessing` string

## Response `200`

OK

- ReceiptRecognitionResult — Result of recognizing a receipt, to extract the key information from the receipt
  - `Successful` boolean — True if the operation was successful, false otherwise
  - `Timestamp` string, date-time — The date and time printed on the receipt (if included on the receipt)
  - `BusinessName` string — The name of the business printed on the receipt (if included on the receipt)
  - `BusinessWebsite` string — The website URL of the business printed on the receipt (if included on the receipt)
  - `AddressString` string — The address of the business printed on the receipt (if included on the receipt)
  - `PhoneNumber` string — The phone number printed on the receipt (if included on the receipt)
  - `ReceiptItems` ReceiptLineItem[] — The individual line items comprising the order; does not include total (see ReceiptTotal)
    - `ItemDescription` string — Description of the item
    - `ItemPrice` number, double — Price of the item if available
  - `ReceiptSubTotal` number, double — Optional; if available, the monetary value of the receipt subtotal - typically not including specialized line items such as Tax. If this value is not available, it will be 0.
  - `ReceiptTotal` number, double — The total monetary value of the receipt (if included on the receipt)

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