Google Lens OCR API: Image to Text with Standby

Google Lens OCR API for image URLs, Base64, and Apify storage records, with a Standby REST endpoint for single-image requests. Get extracted text, real word/paragraph/line geometry, writing direction, detected regions, translation, and explicit per-image errors.

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Key figures30 readings

Price / 1k$3.99per 1,000 results

Users / 30d20↓ 7 over 30 readings

Users, all time103↑ 25 over 30 readings

Runs / 30d894↑ 775 over 30 readings

Runs / user / mo44.7runs per monthly user

Store search presence

8top-10 keywords

best #2 for “ocr api”

ocr api#2
image text#3
lens ocr#3
5 more#4–#8

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Recorded changes

2026-09-24searchKeyword rank moveentered top-3 for “image text” (#4 → #3)—on record
2026-09-22changeAdoption milestonepassed 100 total users—on record
2026-09-17searchKeyword rank moveentered top-3 for “lens ocr” (#4 → #3)—on record

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History

30 readings since 2026-08-27

Users / 30d30 readings

Users, all time30 readings

Runs / 30d30 readings

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