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Image to Text

Extract text from an image as plain text or JSON.

Image to Text

With the Image to Text feature, you can perform text extraction, visual analysis, and generate image descriptions. The result can be either plain text or a JSON (structured) format. To get a JSON result, make sure to include that preference in your instructions.

Text Extraction

Extract text from the image including information from receipts or other documents, handwritten notes, signs, or labels.

Visual Analysis

Analyze and identify elements from the image like objects, shapes, colors, and certain landmarks or logos. It may even recognize simple relationships between objects (e.g., “a cat sitting on a chair”). This could also mean asking questions about the image, such as “Is there a box sitting in front of the door?” Whatever instructions you put here will apply to every image in the column, so keep that in mind when leveraging the feature to ask questions.

Image Description

You can generate a description of the image. The model will provide detailed descriptions of what’s depicted in an image, including objects, people, settings, and other relevant details. For example, it can describe a scene with people, their activities, or the environment. This does not extract any text from the image, it only describes what appears. By changing the instructions, you can change the details, tone, and more.

Adding the Image to Text Feature

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Open the table where you want to use the Image to Text feature.

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Add a new Basic Image Column by clicking the (+) plus symbol to the right of the table. This column will store the image you extract text from.

  • New columns added with the plus button will always appear on the right. If you’d like to add a column somewhere else in your data, you can select the dropdown menu on an existing column and choose Add column right. You can also click and drag columns to rearrange them.
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Add an Image to Text column to store the result. Search for ‘Image to Text’ or navigate to AI → Image to Text.

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For the Image field, use the image column you created previously.

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For the Method field, choose if you would like the output to describe the image, extract text from the image in plain format, or extract text in JSON structured format.

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Note: If the action will be triggered in the Workflow Editor, then add a basic text Result column where the result will be stored.

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Click on Done.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Image to Text feature requires a paid plan. Browse our plans to find the right fit for you.

The Image to Text feature will use two updates every time it is triggered.