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Playground
Test Cardinal OCR with your own documents in our interactive playground. No API key required to get started.
Ready to test? Visit our interactive playground to upload documents and see Cardinal in action.Open Playground →
Interactive Playground
Our playground allows you to test Cardinal's OCR capabilities without writing any code. Simply upload a document and see the results in real-time.
1. Upload Document
Drag and drop or select your PDF, image, or document file
2. Choose Format
Select JSON or Markdown output format
3. View Results
See extracted text, structured data, and metadata
API vs Playground: While our playground supports all extraction features, the API offers significantly faster processing speeds for production use cases.
API Explorer
Once you're ready to integrate Cardinal into your application, use our API explorer to test endpoints and generate code snippets.