submit_paddle_job: Submit an OCR job to the PaddleOCR cloud API

In PaddleOCR: R Client for the 'PaddleOCR' Cloud API

Submit an OCR job to the PaddleOCR cloud API

Description

Submits a local file or a URL for OCR processing. The function detects whether the input is a URL or a local file path and uses the appropriate API call method (JSON body vs. multipart upload).

Usage

submit_paddle_job(
  file_path,
  token = "",
  job_url = "",
  model = "",
  use_doc_orientation_classify = FALSE,
  use_doc_unwarping = FALSE,
  use_chart_recognition = FALSE,
  timeout = 600
)

Arguments

file_path	A local file path or a URL (http:// or https://).
token	PaddleOCR API bearer token. If empty, reads from the PADDLE_OCR_TOKEN environment variable.
job_url	PaddleOCR API endpoint. Defaults to the official cloud URL.
model	Model name to use. Defaults to "PaddleOCR-VL-1.6".
use_doc_orientation_classify	Logical; enable document orientation classification.
use_doc_unwarping	Logical; enable document unwarping.
use_chart_recognition	Logical; enable chart/table recognition.
timeout	HTTP request timeout in seconds (default: 600).

Value

A character string containing the job ID.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Submit a local image
job_id <- submit_paddle_job(
  file_path = "document.png",
  token = "your_token_here"
)

# Submit a URL
job_id <- submit_paddle_job(
  file_path = "https://example.com/document.jpg",
  token = "your_token_here"
)

## End(Not run)

PaddleOCR documentation built on Aug. 30, 2026, 5:07 p.m.