Amazon Textract

Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and structured data from scanned documents. It goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to identify and extract data from forms and tables, enabling automated document processing workflows without manual review or custom code.

Amazon Textract publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Async Operations API, Document Analysis API, Expense Analysis API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Document Processing, Machine Learning, and OCR.

The Amazon Textract catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Textract’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, developer console, signup flow, and 14 more developer resources.

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58.9/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

5 APIs 2 Features 1 Use Cases

Document ProcessingMachine LearningOCR

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 58.9/100 · strong

Contract Quality 13.8 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 7.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Textract Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Amazon Textract Finops

FINOPS

Features 2

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Automation

Automate operational tasks with Amazon Textract.

API Access

Programmatic access to Amazon Textract resources.

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Use Cases 1

What developers build with this provider.

Cloud Operations

Use Amazon Textract to manage and automate cloud operations.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

name: Amazon Textract
description: Amazon Textract is a machine learning service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and structured data
  from scanned documents. It goes beyond simple optical character recognition (OCR) to identify and extract data from forms
  and tables, enabling automated document processing workflows without manual review or custom code.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-textract:amazon-textract-async-operations-api
  name: Amazon Textract Async Operations API
  description: Operations for asynchronous document processing.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
  baseURL: https://textract.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Async Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-textract-async-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/faqs/
- aid: amazon-textract:amazon-textract-document-analysis-api
  name: Amazon Textract Document Analysis API
  description: Operations for analyzing document structure and content.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
  baseURL: https://textract.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Document Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-textract-document-analysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/faqs/
- aid: amazon-textract:amazon-textract-expense-analysis-api
  name: Amazon Textract Expense Analysis API
  description: Operations for analyzing expense documents.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
  baseURL: https://textract.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Expense Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-textract-expense-analysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/faqs/
- aid: amazon-textract:amazon-textract-id-analysis-api
  name: Amazon Textract ID Analysis API
  description: Operations for analyzing identity documents.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
  baseURL: https://textract.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - ID Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-textract-id-analysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/faqs/
- aid: amazon-textract:amazon-textract-text-detection-api
  name: Amazon Textract Text Detection API
  description: Operations for detecting text in documents.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
  baseURL: https://textract.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Text Detection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-textract-text-detection-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/faqs/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-textract/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-textract-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-textract-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-textract-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-textract-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/textract/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/textract/
- type: Signup
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-textract/refs/heads/main/rules/amazon-textract-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-textract/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/amazon-textract-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automation
    description: Automate operational tasks with Amazon Textract.
  - name: API Access
    description: Programmatic access to Amazon Textract resources.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Cloud Operations
    description: Use Amazon Textract to manage and automate cloud operations.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- AWS
- Document Processing
- Machine Learning
- OCR