Extract Arabic text from PDFs with Mistral OCR, Telegram Bot & Google Docs

Arabic OCR Telegram Bot

How it Works

1. Receive PDF Files - Users send PDF documents via Telegram to the bot 2. OCR Processing - Mistral AI's OCR service extracts Arabic text from document pages 3. Text Organization - Processes and formats extracted content with page numbers 4. Create Google Doc - Generates a formatted document with all extracted text 5. Deliver Results - Sends users a clickable link to their processed document

Set up Steps

Setup Time: ~20 minutes

1. Create Telegram Bot - Get bot token from @BotFather on Telegram 2. Configure APIs - Set up Mistral AI OCR and Google Docs API credentials 3. Set Folder Permissions - Create Google Drive folder for storing results 4. Test Bot - Send a sample Arabic PDF to verify OCR accuracy 5. Deploy Webhook - Activate the Telegram webhook for real-time processing

Detailed API configuration and Arabic text handling notes are included as sticky notes within the workflow.

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