Mathpix Batch API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Mathpix Batch API
  description: >
    Submit many images for OCR in a single request. Each batch returns a batch_id that can be polled
    to retrieve per-image results.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Mathpix Support
    url: https://docs.mathpix.com
    email: support@mathpix.com
  license:
    name: Mathpix Terms of Service
    url: https://mathpix.com/terms-of-service
servers:
  - url: https://api.mathpix.com
    description: Production Server
security:
  - AppIdAuth: []
    AppKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Batches
    description: Process multiple images in one request.
paths:
  /v3/batch:
    post:
      summary: Submit A Batch
      description: Submit a batch of image URLs (with optional per-image options) for OCR. Poll results using the returned batch_id.
      operationId: submitBatch
      tags:
        - Batches
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AppIdHeader'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AppKeyHeader'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentTypeHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchSubmitResponse'
  /v3/batch/{batch_id}:
    get:
      summary: Get Batch Results
      description: Retrieve OCR results for the batch. Mathpix recommends waiting approximately one second per five images before polling.
      operationId: getBatchResults
      tags:
        - Batches
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AppIdHeader'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AppKeyHeader'
        - name: batch_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch results (may be partial).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchResultsResponse'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    AppIdAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: app_id
    AppKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: app_key
  parameters:
    AppIdHeader:
      name: app_id
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    AppKeyHeader:
      name: app_key
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    ContentTypeHeader:
      name: Content-Type
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
  schemas:
    BatchRequest:
      type: object
      required: [urls]
      properties:
        urls:
          type: object
          description: >
            Map of caller-defined keys to either an image URL string or an object containing url plus
            image-specific OCR options (the v3/text request fields).
          additionalProperties:
            oneOf:
              - type: string
                format: uri
              - type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        formats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum: [text, data, html, latex_styled]
        ocr_behavior:
          type: string
          enum: [text, latex]
          default: latex
        callback:
          type: object
          description: Optional webhook callback definition with post URL and reply settings.
          additionalProperties: true
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    BatchSubmitResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        batch_id:
          type: integer
    BatchResultsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        keys:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        results:
          type: object
          description: Map of submitted key -> per-image OCR result object.
          additionalProperties: true