Receipt Scanner — AI Document Data Extraction

Digitize paper receipts and extract merchant information, items purchased, totals, and payment methods for expense tracking. The Receipt Scanner extracts 5 structured fields — including Merchant, Date, Total, Payment Method, and 1 more — from PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG files with 95%+ accuracy. Upload a document below to try it free, or create an account to unlock batch processing, Google Sheets export, and automated workflows.

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Receipt Scanner

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Digitize paper receipts and extract merchant information, items purchased, totals, and payment methods for expense tracking.

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Supports PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG files

No credit card requiredFree plan availableExport to Google Sheets

Sample extraction preview

Merchant

Target

text

Date

2024-12-18

date

Total

$47.82

currency

Payment Method

Credit Card

text

Items

5 items

array

What's Extracted

Merchant(text)
Date(date)
Total(currency)
Payment Method(text)
Items(array)

Capabilities

Merchant detectionItem extractionTotal calculationPayment methodCategory suggestion

Supported Formats

pdfpngjpgjpeg

Usage Stats

12.3k

documents processed

How the Receipt Scanner Works

1

Upload Your Document

Drop your finance & accounting document in PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG format. No pre-processing needed.

2

AI Extracts Data

Our AI model identifies and extracts 5 key fields including Merchant, Date, Total, and more.

3

Export & Automate

Download the structured data, export to Google Sheets, or trigger automated workflows for downstream processing.

Fields Extracted by Receipt Scanner

Merchant

Type: text

Example: Target

Date

Type: date

Example: 2024-12-18

Total

Type: currency

Example: $47.82

Payment Method

Type: text

Example: Credit Card

Items

Type: array

Example: 5 items

Who Uses the Receipt Scanner?

Accounts Payable Teams

Automate invoice data entry and eliminate manual keying into accounting systems. Process hundreds of invoices per day with 95%+ accuracy.

Bookkeepers & Accountants

Extract financial data from receipts, statements, and tax forms. Export directly to Google Sheets for reconciliation and reporting.

CFOs & Controllers

Gain visibility into financial documents across the organization. Automated extraction ensures data consistency and audit readiness.

Small Business Owners

Stop spending hours on manual data entry. Upload your financial documents and get structured, exportable data in seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

What data does the Receipt Scanner extract?

The Receipt Scanner extracts Merchant, Date, Total, Payment Method, Items from your documents using AI-powered extraction. Each field is extracted with high accuracy and confidence scoring.

What file formats does the Receipt Scanner support?

The Receipt Scanner supports PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG file formats. Simply upload your document and the AI will process it automatically.

Is the Receipt Scanner free to use?

Yes! You can try the Receipt Scanner for free without creating an account. For full features like exporting to Google Sheets, saving results, and batch processing, create a free DokuBrain account.

How accurate is the Receipt Scanner?

The Receipt Scanner achieves 95%+ extraction accuracy on standard documents. Our AI models are continuously trained on finance & accounting documents to improve accuracy over time.

Can I export extracted data to Google Sheets?

Absolutely. DokuBrain integrates directly with Google Sheets. After extraction, you can export your data with one click. Set up automated workflows to sync new documents to Sheets automatically.

Ready to automate finance & accounting document processing?

Start extracting data from your documents in seconds. Free plan available — no credit card required.