Text API Example ​
API Examples ​
The following code will detect text in an image using Node.js to make an API call with a URL pointing to the image. Please note: the x-api-key in the line highlighted below is a placeholder for your real key.
Node.js code to recognise text in an image
var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': 'https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text',
'headers': {
'Accept': 'application/json',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
'x-api-key': 'xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"imageUrl": "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});var request = require('request');
var options = {
'method': 'POST',
'url': 'https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text',
'headers': {
'Accept': 'application/json',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
'x-api-key': 'xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"imageUrl": "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
})
};
request(options, function (error, response) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(response.body);
});GO Native API code ​
The API is language agnostic and can be called from any language, including Go Native, and shown below. Please note: the x-api-key in the line highlighted below is a placeholder for your real key.
Go Native code to recognise text in an image
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"imageUrl" : "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text"
method := "POST"
payload := strings.NewReader(`{
"imageUrl" : "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
}`)
client := &http.Client {
}
req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx")
res, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer res.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}Javascript Fetch Request ​
Finally, this example shows how the call can be made using a Javascript fetch request. Please note: the x-api-key in the line highlighted below is a placeholder for your real key.
var myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("Accept", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("x-api-key", "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx");
var raw = JSON.stringify({
"imageUrl": "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
});
var requestOptions = {
method: 'POST',
headers: myHeaders,
body: raw,
redirect: 'follow'
};
fetch("https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text", requestOptions)
.then(response => response.text())
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(error => console.log('error', error));var myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("Accept", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");
myHeaders.append("x-api-key", "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx");
var raw = JSON.stringify({
"imageUrl": "https://www.your-website.com/image.jpg"
});
var requestOptions = {
method: 'POST',
headers: myHeaders,
body: raw,
redirect: 'follow'
};
fetch("https://api.weburban.com/image/to-text", requestOptions)
.then(response => response.text())
.then(result => console.log(result))
.catch(error => console.log('error', error));Sample Response ​
The response from the server will always be a JSON object. An example of a response is shown below.
{
"Version": "1.0",
"Output": {
"text": [
"HUMPHREY",
"INGRID",
"PAUL",
"BOGART BERGMAN HENREID"
]
}
}{
"Version": "1.0",
"Output": {
"text": [
"HUMPHREY",
"INGRID",
"PAUL",
"BOGART BERGMAN HENREID"
]
}
}This JSON response will always contain Version and Output data. Versions can be targetted for specific legacy algorithms used by the endpoints. Please see detailed documentation for syntax and specifications.