Filestack Technical Glossary
Comprehensive reference for Filestack platform architecture and services
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
AI/Data Extraction
Intelligence service that unlocks information within images by detecting and extracting both printed and handwritten text.
Availability
- Synchronous: Processing API task for immediate results
- Asynchronous: Workflow task for bulk processing
Structured Output
Highly structured JSON with extracted text plus precise bounding box coordinates for each text area, line, and individual word.
Advanced Applications
- Document digitization and indexing
- License plate recognition
- Product information extraction
- Security footage text analysis
Coordinate Data
Enables applications beyond text extraction, supporting layout analysis and targeted content manipulation.
π Filestack Documentation
Learn more about Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in the official Filestack documentation: