Read content of business cards
🔎 Overview
Our free Business Card Scanner API provides the detection and extraction of contact details from business cards. We extract the following informations:
- First name, last name and academic degree
- Company and Position
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Mobile phone numbers
- Fax numbers
- Websites
- Postal adresses
🔑 Authentication
Authentication is done by passing your API key as a Bearer Authentication. The Business Card Scanner API can be accessed through the following structure:
Authentication: Bearer <api_key>
🙌 Get an API key
A Spreadly account is required to create an API key. Visit Account > API (login required) to generate a new API key and to manage your existing keys.
📊 API Quotas and Usage
When you sign up for a free developer account, you get 500 free requests. If you need to make more requests, please upgrade to a paid plan. See our pricing.
When upgrading, you can confirm your quota by looking at the X-Quota response header. To see your current month's usage, look for the X-Usage response header. Our X-Usage-Resets-At you can determine when the usage will be resetted. We will also send you an email warning you upon reaching 80% of your quota. The API will return an HTTP status code 402 when the quota has been reached.
💲 Pricing
| Scans per month | Price |
|---|---|
| First 500 | Free |
| 500 - 20,000 | 3€ per 100 scans |
| 20,000 - 50,000 | 2€ per 100 scans |
| 50,000 - 100,000 | 1€ per 100 scans |
| More than 100,000 | Contact us |
💬 We're here to help!
If you come across any questions or encounter any issues, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our support team is always available and willing to assist you.