Image Data Extraction API with Gemini AI

n8n Data Extraction AI Productivity

Contributed by Sabrina Ramonov 🍄. From the community directory at agents.sabrina.dev, republished with permission and full credit.

This n8n workflow provides a ready-to-use API endpoint for extracting structured data from images. It processes an image URL using an AI-powered OCR model and returns the extracted details in a structured JSON format.

Use Cases

- Document OCR, Extract details from ID cards, invoices, receipts, etc.

- Text Extraction from Images, Process screenshots, scanned documents, and photos.

- Automated Form Processing, Digitize and capture information from paper forms.

- Business Card Data Extraction, Extract names, emails, and phone numbers from business cards.

How It Works

Send a GET request with an image URL and define the required extraction parameters.

The image is converted to base64 for processing.

The AI model (Gemini API - Flash Lite) extracts relevant text.

The response returns structured JSON data containing only the requested fields.

Features

No-Code API Setup, Easily integrate into any application.

Customizable Extraction, Modify the request parameters to fit your needs.

AI-Powered OCR, Uses advanced models for accurate text recognition.

Automated Processing, Ideal for document processing and digitization.

Integration

Works with any frontend/backend system that supports API calls.

Can be used for workflow automation in CRM, ERP, and document management solutions.

Supports further customization based on specific OCR requirements.

Tools used: Google Gemini, OpenAI, AI Agent

Download the workflow template (JSON)

Original tutorial

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