Web Services for Imaging
Web Services for Imaging
LEADTOOLS includes web services that expose advanced imaging and recognition functionality to any network-enabled application with a need for reducing its client-side footprint. Web developers are provided with a programmer-friendly JSON interface which works seamlessly with the LEADTOOLS HTML5/JavaScript Viewer control and frameworks to provide zero-footprint, cross-platform solutions. LEADTOOLS Web Services offload processor-intensive tasks such as OCR, Barcode Recognition, Image Processing, File Format conversion, and more to the server, eliminating the need for downloading plugins all while supporting the widest range of devices possible.
Overview of LEADTOOLS Imaging Web Services
- Extend advanced imaging technology to HTML5/JavaScript, .NET (C# & VB), and Java applications
- Load, save, and convert more than 150 image file formats supported by LEADTOOLS (PDF, TIFF, JPEG 2000, DOC, etc.) without plug-ins.
LEADTOOLS SDKs offer WebAPI, SOAP, and RESTful web services to load, save, and convert more than 150 image formats—PDF, TIFF, JPEG 2000, DOC, and more—as a platform-independent solution. These web services also make it possible to read and write image metadata that typical HTML and JavaScript applications are not able to access.
WebAPI and RESTful web services provide an intuitive JSON interface to HTML5/JavaScript applications. Web services can be hosted on Windows and Linux servers. Developers using high-level environments such as .NET (C# & VB), Java, and more can utilize LEADTOOLS web services for more options and features.- Load and Save more than 150 formats
- Extend image loading, saving, and conversion to multiple platforms, including HTML5, Java, and mobile devices
- Easy to use JSON interface in HTML5/JavaScript applications
- Source code included for advanced customisation
- More than 200 image processing functions, including document image cleanup
- OCR images and extract text on the fly from your desktop, tablet, or mobile device
- Detect, read, and write barcodes on the fly from your desktop, tablet, or mobile device
LEADTOOLS Barcode SDK technology seamlessly integrates the creation, detection, and decoding of 1D and 2D barcode symbols with advanced LEADTOOLS Imaging SDK technology. LEADTOOLS is the most advanced and comprehensive imaging SDK available and leads the industry in both speed and accuracy for reading and writing more than 100 different barcode types and sub-types.
Several LEADTOOLS SDKs offer SOAP and RESTful web services to detect, read, and create 1D and 2D barcodes in images by any application for a platform-independent solution.
RESTful Web Services provide a simple JSON interface for HTML5/JavaScript applications. Developers using high-level environments such as .NET (C# & VB) and Java can utilise LEADTOOLS SOAP Web Services for more advanced options and features. - Programmer-friendly JSON interface
- Source code is included for easy customisation or to create your own RESTful web service using any LEADTOOLS feature