Extract text from receipts with OCR.space table recognition

by Arkadiusz ✓ · 1,405 views · created 2025-09-12 · Document Extraction, AI Summarization

What this workflow does

This workflow has 4 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Receipt OCR”). It uses only n8n's built-in nodes. It also calls api.ocr.space over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Receipt OCR”).

1. Prepare • Normalize inputs (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: isTable, File (Max 1MB)
2. OCR.space • Parse image (HTTP Request): calls api.ocr.space (POST)
3. Display • Show OCR text (n8n Form): shows the next form page

HTTP calls to: api.ocr.space

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Nodes used (4)

• n8n Form Triggern8n-nodes-base.formTrigger
• Edit Fields (Set)n8n-nodes-base.set
• HTTP Requestn8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
• n8n Formn8n-nodes-base.form

From the author

📝 Description This workflow automates the process of extracting text from receipt or document images using OCR.space and presenting the results in a clean, styled form. It’s especially useful for cases like receipt digitization, invoice parsing, table…

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