OCR Text Extraction API

Extract text from images using OCR. Tesseract-powered. x402 micropayment.

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocr-text-extraction-api": {
      "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (4)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by OCR Text Extraction API.

media_extract_text_from_image

Extract text from an image via OCR

image_url

URL of the image to extract text from

image_base64

Base64-encoded image data (alternative to image_url)

language

Language hint for OCR: eng, fra, deu, spa, etc. (default: eng)

Documentation Overview

OCR Text Extraction API

Extract text from images using OCR. Supports URLs and base64 images. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base L2) -- no API key, no signup, no rate-limit wall.

Part of the klymax402 marketplace -- 100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents, one wallet, USDC on Base.

Quickstart -- MCP

Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ElizaOS, etc.):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocr-extract": {
      "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Quickstart -- HTTP (x402)

Terminal

curl -X POST "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/api/ocr" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
# -> 402 Payment Required, with an x402 payment challenge in the response body

Any x402-aware client (@x402/fetch, x402-agent-tools, ATXP) handles the 402 -> sign -> retry cycle automatically.

Tools

Tool	Method	Path	Price	Description
`media_extract_text_from_image`	POST	`/api/ocr`	$0.012	Extract text from an image via OCR

`media_extract_text_from_image`

Use this when you need to extract text from an image. Accepts an image URL or base64-encoded image data. Returns the extracted text, word count, confidence score, and detected language. Do NOT use for web page text extraction — use web_scrape_to_markdown instead. Do NOT use for PDF text extraction — use document_generate_pdf instead. Do NOT use for taking screenshots — use capture_screenshot instead.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`image_url`	string	no	URL of the image to extract text from
`image_base64`	string	no	Base64-encoded image data (alternative to image_url)
`language`	string	no	Language hint for OCR: eng, fra, deu, spa, etc. (default: eng)

Example agent prompts

"Extract text from an image"

Payment

Protocol: x402 -- HTTP-native pay-per-call, no signup, no API key
Network: Base L2 (eip155:8453)
Asset: USDC
Facilitator: Coinbase CDP (primary), PayAI (fallback)

Part of klymax402

100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents -- one wallet, USDC on Base, zero signup.

Catalog: https://klymax402.com/llms.txt
Full API reference: https://klymax402.com/llms-full.txt
Live stats: https://klymax402.com/stats

License

MIT

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Frequently Asked Questions about OCR Text Extraction API

OCR Text Extraction API is a hosted MCP server. Add it as a remote server in your client's config: "mcpServers": { "ocr-text-extraction-api": { "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp" } }

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Documentation Overview

OCR Text Extraction API

Extract text from images using OCR. Supports URLs and base64 images. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base L2) -- no API key, no signup, no rate-limit wall.

Part of the klymax402 marketplace -- 100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents, one wallet, USDC on Base.

Quickstart -- MCP

Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, ElizaOS, etc.):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ocr-extract": {
      "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Quickstart -- HTTP (x402)

Terminal

curl -X POST "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/api/ocr" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
# -> 402 Payment Required, with an x402 payment challenge in the response body

Any x402-aware client (@x402/fetch, x402-agent-tools, ATXP) handles the 402 -> sign -> retry cycle automatically.

Tools

Tool	Method	Path	Price	Description
`media_extract_text_from_image`	POST	`/api/ocr`	$0.012	Extract text from an image via OCR

`media_extract_text_from_image`

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`image_url`	string	no	URL of the image to extract text from
`image_base64`	string	no	Base64-encoded image data (alternative to image_url)
`language`	string	no	Language hint for OCR: eng, fra, deu, spa, etc. (default: eng)

Example agent prompts

"Extract text from an image"

Payment

Protocol: x402 -- HTTP-native pay-per-call, no signup, no API key
Network: Base L2 (eip155:8453)
Asset: USDC
Facilitator: Coinbase CDP (primary), PayAI (fallback)

Part of klymax402

100 x402 micropayment APIs for AI agents -- one wallet, USDC on Base, zero signup.

Catalog: https://klymax402.com/llms.txt
Full API reference: https://klymax402.com/llms-full.txt
Live stats: https://klymax402.com/stats

License

MIT

Frequently Asked Questions about OCR Text Extraction API

OCR Text Extraction API is a hosted MCP server. Add it as a remote server in your client's config: "mcpServers": { "ocr-text-extraction-api": { "url": "https://ocr-extract.api.klymax402.com/mcp" } }