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Built for image-heavy receipt captures
Use the same OCR path across mobile photos, scans, and emailed receipt images.
Receipt OCR API
Expense OCR API
Convert receipts into expense-ready data instead of unreadable image text.
Receipts are usually low-quality, image-heavy, and full of layout quirks. LeapOCR helps teams extract merchant fields, dates, taxes, totals, and line items into output that fits expense and finance workflows.
Why teams use this
Support receipt photos, scans, and mobile captures in one workflow.
Extract merchant details, dates, totals, taxes, and optional line items.
Return structured JSON for expense workflows with markdown kept available for review.
Receipt extraction request
The useful result is an expense-ready record, not just OCR text from a photo.
Receipt OCR request
{ "url": "https://example.com/receipt.jpg", "file_name": "receipt.jpg", "format": "structured", "instructions": "Extract merchant name, date, subtotal, tax, total, and payment method."}
Why it works
Why receipt OCR is its own workflow
Receipts are image-heavy, skewed, and noisy enough that they deserve a dedicated expense extraction path.
Expense fields
Merchant and total fields stay explicit
Merchant name, date, subtotal, tax, total, and payment method can land in a stable expense object.
Review
Keep the receipt readable when needed
Readable output stays useful for reimbursement review and exception handling.
What you control
What expense teams usually need
The most useful receipt record is the one an expense workflow can validate quickly.
merchant
Header
Merchant identity and date
These fields usually anchor the expense record and help teams validate spend quickly.
totals
Amounts
Subtotal, tax, and total
The useful output breaks out the financial fields instead of leaving them embedded in receipt text.
payment
Method
Payment method or card hints
Where present, payment details can be captured alongside the main expense fields.
line_items
Optional array
Line items when the workflow needs more detail
Some expense workflows stop at totals, but line items can be returned where teams need them.
Examples
Two common receipt flows
Most teams either need a compact expense record or a readable receipt view for manual review.
Expense ingestion
Return a structured receipt object
Useful when receipt data needs to enter reimbursement, expense, or bookkeeping workflows quickly.
Receipt JSON
json
{ "merchant_name": "Contoso Cafe", "purchase_date": "2026-03-17", "subtotal": 24.5, "tax_total": 2.1, "total": 26.6}
Review flow
Keep the receipt readable for reimbursement checks
A readable receipt view helps reviewers confirm totals and merchant details when the image quality is poor.
Markdown excerpt
md
# Receipt- Merchant: Contoso Cafe- Date: 2026-03-17- Total: 26.60
FAQ
Questions teams ask before wiring this up
Straight answers for teams evaluating how this workflow fits into production.
Can LeapOCR handle phone-captured receipts?
Yes. Receipt workflows are built for photo-heavy and scanned receipt inputs, not only clean digital files.
What fields can be extracted from receipts?
Typical outputs include merchant name, date, subtotal, tax, total, and optional line items or payment details when present.
Should I use markdown or structured output for receipts?
Use structured output for expense workflows and markdown when a reviewer still needs a readable version of the receipt.
Ready to test
Test real receipt images on an expense-ready OCR API
Use a real photo receipt and see whether the result fits your expense workflow without manual cleanup.