Adobe Scan Data API: Document Cloud scans, OCR and folders

Adobe Scan is Adobe's mobile scanner for Document Cloud: it captures receipts, IDs, contracts and whiteboards with the phone camera, cleans the images up and files them as PDFs. It sits in the utilities and productivity market, serving a large free-tier audience across the US, India and Mexico that wants paper turned into searchable documents.

As a data source, the app exposes both the account behind the scans and the archive itself: identity fields like displayName, email and countryCode, the storage envelope storageQuota / storageUsed / storageRemaining, and per-document metadata such as pageCount, tags and scanMetadata.createdByScan. Integrators build receipt vaults, full-text search across scans and quota-aware capture pipelines on top of it.

Adobe Scan is Adobe's camera-to-PDF scanner that turns phone photos of receipts, contracts and whiteboards into searchable, OCR'd PDFs stored in Document Cloud, with a large free user base across the US, India and Mexico. Behind the capture flow sits a rich dataset: the signed-in Adobe identity with plan and country, the account's storage quota and region, and a scan library whose documents carry page counts, tags, scan provenance and full-text search hits. That data feeds receipt-vault, records-search and quota-aware ingest integrations built on a user's own scan archive.

Screenshots

API surface

The endpoints and request/response examples below are reconstructed from the app's interface — illustrative, not a live capture.

Issue an access token
POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token opendata
Exchanges an authorization code or refresh_token for the Bearer access_token that account, document, search and job calls attach as Authorization: Bearer.
Auth: None on the token call itself. Body carries grant_type (authorization_code or refresh_token) plus client_id. The returned access_token is sent as Authorization: Bearer on later cloud calls, with x-api-key set to the app client id.
- grant_type
- client_id
- code
- refresh_token
- access_token
- token_type
- expires_in
```
POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

grant_type=authorization_code&client_id=scan-android-client&code=SplxlOBeZQQYbYS6WxSbIA
```
```
{
  "access_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example",
  "token_type": "bearer",
  "expires_in": 86400,
  "refresh_token": "XAa1eFv3k3qQYk1z3xY2bQ"
}
```
- reconstructed from the app's sign-in and token exchange flow
- matches the Bearer credential attached to every cloud call

Discover cloud operation catalog

GET /v1/catalog opendata

Returns the operation catalog the client caches: each cloud operation (get_profile, upload, convert, list, document actions) arrives with uri, httpMethod, accept/contentType profiles and authentication.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token> from POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token. Accept is a vendor JSON media type carrying the catalog profile. Client also sends x-api-key.

expiry
resources
templates
uri
httpMethod
authentication
accept
contentType
uriParameters
formDataParameters

GET /v1/catalog HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="catalog_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "expiry": 1727606400000,
  "resources": {
    "account": {
      "get_profile": {
        "uri": "/v1/scancloud/account/profile",
        "httpMethod": "GET",
        "authentication": ["bearer"]
      }
    },
    "documents": {
      "upload": {
        "uri": "/v1/documents",
        "httpMethod": "POST"
      },
      "convert": {
        "uri": "/v1/documents/convert",
        "httpMethod": "POST"
      }
    }
  },
  "templates": {}
}

reconstructed from the app's first-run bootstrap, which caches an operation catalog before any account call

Read cloud account identity

GET /v1/scancloud/account/profile osint

Returns the signed-in Adobe ID (userId, email, displayName, countryCode) plus cloud quota, storage region and subscription codes that gate OCR and upload limits in the app.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Accept profile selects the account representation. Optional query fields selects identity, storage limits, subscriptions and related slices.

identity
userId
userUri
email
displayName
firstName
lastName
countryCode
language
category
analyticsPlanCode
mrktPermEmail
limitsStorageDocumentCloud
storageQuota
storageUsed
storageRemaining
storageSlop
storageDocumentCloud
region
encryptionKeyStatus
subscriptions

GET /v1/scancloud/account/profile?fields=identity,storageLimits,subscriptions HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="account_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "identity": {
    "userId": "A3F9C2D1B8470E56",
    "userUri": "/v1/scancloud/account/A3F9C2D1B8470E56",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "displayName": "Ada Lovelace",
    "firstName": "Ada",
    "lastName": "Lovelace",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "language": "en-US",
    "category": "individual",
    "analyticsPlanCode": "free",
    "mrktPermEmail": true
  },
  "storageLimits": {
    "storageQuota": 2147483648,
    "storageUsed": 314572800,
    "storageRemaining": 1832910848,
    "storageSlop": 104857600
  },
  "storageRegion": {
    "region": "VA6",
    "encryptionKeyStatus": "available"
  },
  "subscriptions": {
    "subscriptions": [
      {
        "code": "acrobat_free",
        "displayName": "Acrobat Free",
        "features": []
      }
    ]
  }
}

reconstructed from the account screen and the plan/quota gating logic

Read cloud storage quota
GET /v1/account/storage opendata
Returns the dedicated cloud storage envelope (quota, used, remaining, slop) the upload preflight checks before a scan is saved to the cloud.
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog operation for the storage envelope. Accept profile selects the quota representation.
- storageQuota
- storageUsed
- storageRemaining
- storageSlop
```
GET /v1/account/storage HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="storage_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client
```
```
{
  "storageQuota": 2147483648,
  "storageUsed": 314572800,
  "storageRemaining": 1832910848,
  "storageSlop": 104857600
}
```
- reconstructed from the upload preflight that checks remaining space before saving a scan
Get cloud root collection
GET /v1/collections/root opendata
Resolves the signed-in user's cloud root collection (folderId, rootUri) that later list, create and upload calls parent to.
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog operation for the root collection.
- folderId
- rootUri
```
GET /v1/collections/root HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="collection_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client
```
```
{
  "collectionId": "root-ada-scan",
  "collectionUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan"
}
```
- reconstructed from the library home screen's root listing

List collection members

GET /v1/collections/{collectionId}/items opendata

Pages the contents of a cloud collection as members (document or sub-collection) with name, size, pageCount, tags, favorite/starred/shared flags.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog list operation. Path parameter collection_id.

uri
parentUri
name
source
totalMembers
pages
members
type
assetId
assetUri
folderId
folderUri
created
modified
lastAccess
size
pageCount
lastPagenum
favorite
starred
shared
parentId
tags
customTags

GET /v1/collections/root-ada-scan/items?page_size=50&order_by=modified&sort_order=desc&metadata=basic HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="collection_listing_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "uri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "parentUri": null,
  "name": "Document Cloud",
  "source": "document_cloud",
  "totalMembers": 2,
  "pages": {
    "nextPageUri": null
  },
  "members": [
    {
      "type": "document",
      "assetId": "doc-receipt-0412",
      "assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412",
      "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
      "created": "2026-04-12T09:14:22Z",
      "modified": "2026-04-12T09:15:01Z",
      "lastAccess": "2026-09-20T18:02:11Z",
      "size": 245760,
      "pageCount": 1,
      "lastPagenum": 1,
      "favorite": false,
      "starred": false,
      "shared": false,
      "parentId": "root-ada-scan",
      "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
      "source": "scan",
      "tags": ["receipt"],
      "customTags": []
    }
  ]
}

reconstructed from the scan library's paged document list

Read scanned document metadata

GET /v1/documents/{documentId} opendata

Returns the basic cloud metadata for one scan (name, size, pageCount, source, tags, scanModifiedAt) so the library row and details sheet can render without downloading bytes.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog metadata operation. Path parameter document_id.

assetId
uri
name
type
source
size
pageCount
lastPagenum
created
modified
lastAccess
scanModifiedAt
favorite
starred
shared
parentId
parentUri
tags
customTags
bookmarks

GET /v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="document_metadata_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "assetId": "doc-receipt-0412",
  "uri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412",
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
  "type": "document",
  "source": "scan",
  "size": 245760,
  "pageCount": 1,
  "lastPagenum": 1,
  "created": "2026-04-12T09:14:22Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-12T09:15:01Z",
  "lastAccess": "2026-09-20T18:02:11Z",
  "scanModifiedAt": "2026-04-12T09:15:01Z",
  "favorite": false,
  "starred": false,
  "shared": false,
  "parentId": "root-ada-scan",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "tags": ["receipt"],
  "customTags": [],
  "bookmarks": null
}

reconstructed from the document details sheet rendered without downloading bytes

Create a cloud collection

POST /v1/collections opendata

Creates a named child collection under parentUri, applying onDupName when a sibling already uses that name — the New folder action in the scan library.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog create operation. Vendor JSON content profile for collection creation.

name
parentUri
onDupName
folderId
uri

POST /v1/collections HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="collection_creation_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "name": "Receipts 2026",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "onDupName": "auto_rename"
}

{
  "collectionId": "fld-receipts-2026",
  "uri": "/v1/collections/fld-receipts-2026",
  "name": "Receipts 2026",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan"
}

reconstructed from the New folder action in the scan library

Upload a scanned document

POST /v1/documents opendata

Uploads a captured page or PDF into the cloud under parentUri with persistence and onDupName options; the returned assetUri feeds conversion and document-action calls.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog upload operation. Multipart form: options JSON plus the page image or PDF body.

name
parentUri
onDupName
persistence
instantUpload
ignoreContentType
assetId
assetUri
contentType
size

POST /v1/documents HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
x-api-key: scan-android-client

--boundary
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="options"
Content-Type: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="document_upload_v1.json"

{
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.jpg",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "onDupName": "auto_rename",
  "persistence": "permanent",
  "instantUpload": true,
  "ignoreContentType": false
}
--boundary
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="page.jpg"
Content-Type: image/jpeg

<binary>
--boundary--

{
  "assetId": "doc-receipt-0412",
  "assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412",
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.jpg",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
  "size": 1843200
}

reconstructed from the save-to-cloud flow after page capture

Create a searchable PDF with OCR

POST /v1/documents/convert opendata

Turns an uploaded scan into a PDF with optional OCR (doOcr, ocrLang, ocrType) and returns a jobUri the client polls until the searchable PDF document is ready.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog convert operation. Long-running work returns a jobUri to poll.

assetUri
name
parentUri
doOcr
ocrLang
ocrType
onDupName
persistence
showMarkup
taggedPdfFormat
jobUri
status

POST /v1/documents/convert HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="convert_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412",
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "doOcr": true,
  "ocrLang": "en-US",
  "ocrType": "searchable_image",
  "onDupName": "auto_rename",
  "persistence": "permanent",
  "showMarkup": false,
  "taggedPdfFormat": "none"
}

{
  "jobUri": "/v1/scancloud/jobs/job-convert-0412",
  "status": "in progress",
  "assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf"
}

reconstructed from the OCR-to-PDF conversion shown after a scan is captured

Run document actions (OCR, optimize, encrypt)

POST /v1/documents/actions opendata

Applies a pipeline of document actions — OCR with lang, optimize, passwordEncrypt / removePasswordEncryption, taggedPdf — to one or more documents and returns a jobUri.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog actions operation. Vendor JSON content profile for document actions.

name
parentUri
onDupName
persistence
assets
assetUri
pdfActions
ocr
lang
optimize
passwordEncrypt
removePasswordEncryption
taggedPdf
jobUri
status

POST /v1/documents/actions HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="document_actions_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "onDupName": "auto_rename",
  "persistence": "permanent",
  "documents": [
    {"assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf"}
  ],
  "actions": [
    {"ocr": {"lang": "en-US"}},
    {"optimize": {}}
  ]
}

{
  "jobUri": "/v1/scancloud/jobs/job-actions-0412",
  "status": "in progress"
}

reconstructed from the OCR, optimize and password actions on a saved PDF

Poll a document job

GET /v1/scancloud/jobs/{jobId} opendata

Polls a convert, actions or export job by jobUri until status is done (or queued / in progress / failed) and assetResult.uri can be downloaded.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Path parameter job_id.

jobUri
status
progress
retryInterval
assetResult
id
name
mimetype
uri

GET /v1/scancloud/jobs/job-convert-0412 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="job_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "jobUri": "/v1/scancloud/jobs/job-convert-0412",
  "status": "done",
  "progress": 100,
  "retryInterval": 0,
  "assetResult": {
    "id": "doc-receipt-0412-pdf",
    "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
    "mimetype": "application/pdf",
    "uri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf"
  }
}

reconstructed from the progress indicator shown while conversions run

Mint a document content link

GET /v1/documents/{documentId}/content-link opendata

Returns a short-lived download link for a cloud document so the app can fetch the OCR'd PDF or original scan bytes from the file store.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog content-link operation.

assetUri
uri
contentType
size

GET /v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf/content-link HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="content_link_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "assetUri": "/v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf",
  "uri": "/v1/download/doc-receipt-0412-pdf?token=short-lived",
  "contentType": "application/pdf",
  "size": 245760
}

reconstructed from the open/share flow that fetches PDF bytes

Fetch a scan thumbnail preview
GET /v1/documents/{documentId}/preview opendata
Streams a direct image preview (format, size) of a cloud document so the scan library can show page thumbnails without downloading the full PDF.
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog preview operation. Query parameters format and size.
- asset_id
- format
- size
```
GET /v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf/preview?format=png&size=256 HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: image/png
x-api-key: scan-android-client
```
```
<binary PNG thumbnail bytes>
```
- reconstructed from the thumbnail grid in the scan library

Export a PDF to another format

POST /v1/documents/{documentId}/export opendata

Converts a cloud PDF to another format (format, optional doOcr / ocrLang, imageParams) as an async job — the Export to Word / image action on a scan.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Catalog export operation. Vendor JSON content profile for export.

assetUri
name
parentUri
format
doOcr
ocrLang
imageParams
onDupName
persistence
jobUri
status

POST /v1/documents/doc-receipt-0412-pdf/export HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: application/vnd.scan.cloud+json;profile="export_v1.json"
x-api-key: scan-android-client

{
  "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.docx",
  "parentUri": "/v1/collections/root-ada-scan",
  "format": "docx",
  "doOcr": true,
  "ocrLang": "en-US",
  "onDupName": "auto_rename",
  "persistence": "permanent"
}

{
  "jobUri": "/v1/scancloud/jobs/job-export-0412",
  "status": "in progress"
}

reconstructed from the Export to Word / image action on a scan

Digitize a captured page (AI)

POST /v1/ai/digitize opendata

Submits a captured page to the AI digitize service (processingLevel digitized_image, pdf or searchable_pdf, locale) as an async job; the client then polls status_out until completed.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token> from POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token. Multipart form: contentAnalyzerRequests JSON plus the page image.

contentAnalyzerRequests
engines
executionInfo
senseiEngine
digitizeParams
processingLevel
locale
model
saveIntermediateFiles
customInstructions
digitizeOut
statusOut
multipartFieldName
format
status
location

POST /v1/ai/digitize HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

--boundary
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="contentAnalyzerRequests"
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "engines": [
    {
      "executionInfo": {
        "engine": "digitize-engine-v3"
      },
      "params": {
        "digitizeParams": {
          "processingLevel": "searchable_pdf",
          "locale": "en-US",
          "model": null,
          "saveIntermediateFiles": false,
          "customInstructions": null
        }
      },
      "outputs": {
        "digitizeOut": {"multipartFieldName": "outfile", "format": "application/pdf"},
        "statusOut": {"multipartFieldName": "status_out", "format": "application/x-ndjson"}
      }
    }
  ]
}
--boundary
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="page.jpg"
Content-Type: image/jpeg

<binary>
--boundary--

{
  "status": "in progress",
  "location": "/v1/ai/digitize/tasks/dig-0412"
}

reconstructed from the app's AI digitize flow for captured pages

Poll digitize job status
GET /v1/ai/digitize/{taskId} opendata
Polls the digitize job until status is completed, error or null so the app can fetch outfile bytes (searchable PDF or digitized image).
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token>. Accept is a vendor job-status media type. Query outputName=status_out and nonMultipart=true. Prefer: respond-partial, wait=10.
- outputName
- nonMultipart
- status
- outputs
- status_out
- code
```
GET /v1/ai/digitize/dig-0412?outputName=status_out&nonMultipart=true HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Accept: application/vnd.scan.digitize.status+json
Prefer: respond-partial, wait=10
```
```
{
  "status": "completed",
  "outputs": {
    "status_out": {
      "code": "200"
    }
  }
}
```
- reconstructed from the digitize progress polling loop

Search cloud documents

POST /v1/search/query opendata

Runs full-text search across the cloud library with query q, type/scope filters and sort; hits include scanMetadata.createdByScan and pageTypes so the home search can highlight scans.

Auth: Authorization: Bearer <access_token> from POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token.

q
limit
scope
documentCloudAssetType
favourite
parentId
sortOrder
sortOrderby
type
status
metrics
resultSets
createDate
modifyDate
region
createdByScan
pageTypes

POST /v1/search/query HTTP/1.1
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.example
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "q": "receipt cafe",
  "limit": 25,
  "scope": ["document_cloud"],
  "documentCloudAssetType": ["pdf"],
  "favourite": false,
  "sortOrderby": "modifyDate",
  "sortOrder": "desc"
}

{
  "status": [{"code": "ok"}],
  "metrics": {"total": 1},
  "resultSets": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "name": "Cafe receipt 12 Apr.pdf",
          "createDate": "2026-04-12T09:15:01Z",
          "modifyDate": "2026-04-12T09:15:01Z",
          "region": "VA6",
          "scanMetadata": {
            "createdByScan": true,
            "pageTypes": ["receipt"]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

reconstructed from the home search box that filters scan-origin PDFs

Where teams use this data

Receipt vault with OCR'd PDFs
An expense desk signs in, lists the Document Cloud collection (assetId, name, pageCount, tags, size) and pulls content-link bytes for every scan whose source or scanMetadata.createdByScan marks it as a receipt.
Quota-aware scan ingest
A capture pipeline reads storageUsed / storageQuota / storageRemaining from the account storage endpoint before uploading a page, then either runs PDF conversion with doOcr and ocrLang or posts the page to the AI digitize endpoint with processingLevel searchable_pdf and locale, so each page lands as a searchable PDF under a known parent collection.
Identity and plan gating
A compliance job records userId, email, displayName, countryCode and subscription code from the account profile endpoint so OCR and export entitlements can be audited per Adobe ID rather than per device.
Full-text find across scans
A records search posts q, documentCloudAssetType and sortOrderby to the search endpoint and keeps hits whose scanMetadata.pageTypes include receipt or id-card, then opens the matching document.

Frequently asked questions

How does Adobe Scan authenticate its cloud calls?

The app signs in with an authorization_code or refresh_token grant at POST /v1/scancloud/auth/token and attaches the returned access_token as Authorization: Bearer on later calls, alongside an x-api-key client id. A catalog call then returns the URI and HTTP method for each account, document and job operation.

What identity and quota fields does the account endpoint return?

The profile call returns identity.userId, email, displayName, firstName, lastName, countryCode and language, plus storageQuota, storageUsed, storageRemaining and storageSlop, the storage region, and subscription codes. A dedicated storage call repeats the quota slice for preflight checks before a scan is saved to the cloud.

How does a camera page become a searchable PDF?

The client uploads the page image at POST /v1/documents with a name, parent collection and persistence option, then starts conversion with OCR flags (doOcr, ocrLang, ocrType). The returned jobUri is polled at GET /v1/scancloud/jobs/{jobId} until status is done, and a content-link call mints the downloadable PDF. Extra OCR, optimize or encryption runs as document actions, and the digitize screen instead posts the photo to POST /v1/ai/digitize with processingLevel searchable_pdf.

Can I search only scans, not every cloud file?

POST /v1/search/query accepts q, scope, documentCloudAssetType, favourite and sortOrderby. Hits can carry scanMetadata.createdByScan and pageTypes, so a client can keep camera-origin PDFs and drop files that arrived from other surfaces.

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Microsoft Lens — Microsoft Lens was Microsoft's free document scanner with OCR and export to Word, PowerPoint and OneNote; Microsoft retired the app in early 2026 and moved scanning into the OneDrive app.
CamScanner — CamScanner is a document scanner with OCR whose free tier requires an account and adds a watermark to exported scans.
Genius Scan - PDF Scanner — Genius Scan is a scanner app with a clean free tier that requires no account and adds no watermark, while OCR is unlocked as a paid add-on.
Google Drive — Google Drive's built-in scan button on Android auto-crops and enhances pages and saves them as searchable PDFs in Drive storage.
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PDF Scanner & Editor by Kaagaz — Kaagaz Scanner is an Indian-made PDF scanner and maker positioned as a homegrown alternative to CamScanner.
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Adobe Scan Data API: Document Cloud scans, OCR and folders

Screenshots

API surface

Issue an access token

Discover cloud operation catalog

Read cloud account identity

Read cloud storage quota

Get cloud root collection

List collection members

Read scanned document metadata

Create a cloud collection

Upload a scanned document

Create a searchable PDF with OCR

Run document actions (OCR, optimize, encrypt)

Poll a document job

Mint a document content link

Fetch a scan thumbnail preview

Export a PDF to another format

Digitize a captured page (AI)

Poll digitize job status

Search cloud documents

Data categories

Where teams use this data

Receipt vault with OCR'd PDFs

Quota-aware scan ingest

Identity and plan gating

Full-text find across scans

Frequently asked questions

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Adobe Scan Data API: Document Cloud scans, OCR and folders

Screenshots

API surface

Issue an access token

Discover cloud operation catalog

Read cloud account identity

Read cloud storage quota

Get cloud root collection

List collection members

Read scanned document metadata

Create a cloud collection

Upload a scanned document

Create a searchable PDF with OCR

Run document actions (OCR, optimize, encrypt)

Poll a document job

Mint a document content link

Fetch a scan thumbnail preview

Export a PDF to another format

Digitize a captured page (AI)

Poll digitize job status

Search cloud documents

Data categories

Where teams use this data

Receipt vault with OCR'd PDFs

Quota-aware scan ingest

Identity and plan gating

Full-text find across scans

Frequently asked questions

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