This project was made for fun, part of my javascript framework studies.

Prerequisite

Node.js https://nodejs.org/

Install Dependencies

Install the required npm packages:

npm install express multer tesseract.js

Running the Server

Start the server:

node server.js

The server will start on http://localhost:3000.

API Endpoints

POST /ocr

• Endpoint: http://localhost:3000/ocr
• Form Data:
  • image (file): The image file to be processed.

Example Using curl

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/ocr -F "image=@/path/to/your/image.png"

Example Response

{
  "text": "Recognized text from the image."
}

Project Structure

ocr-api/
├── controllers/
│   └── ocrController.js
├── uploads/
└── server.js

• controllers/ocrController.js: Contains the logic for processing images and performing OCR.
• uploads/: Directory where uploaded images are temporarily stored.
• server.js: Entry point of the application, sets up the Express server and routes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Node.js
• Express
• Tesseract.js
• Multer