What is Bank Statement OCR?

Bank Statement OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is an AI-powered technology that automatically extracts structured data from bank statements — including account holder details, opening and closing balances, and a full list of transactions with dates, descriptions, and amounts. Unlike traditional OCR, Eagle Doc's bank statement parser uses large language models (LLMs) to understand any bank layout without templates, achieving 95%+ accuracy from day one. Processing typically takes under 5 seconds per page and supports statements from financial institutions across 40+ languages. The extracted data is returned as structured JSON, ready to integrate into accounting, ERP, lending, or fintech applications.

Every Data Point from Your Bank Statement — Extracted Automatically

Harnessing advanced OCR technology, machine learning and LLMs, Eagle Doc seamlessly extracts vital details from bank statements, including:

Transactions

Full per-transaction breakdown including date, description, credit/debit amounts, references, and running balance — across any number of pages.

DateDescriptionAmountType (Credit/Debit)ReferenceRunningBalance

Account Information

Identify the bank, account holder, and all account identifiers from any statement header.

BankNameAccountHolderAccountNumber

Balances

Capture opening and closing balances plus the currency for every statement.

OpeningBalanceClosingBalanceCurrency

Statement Period

Extract the statement date and the exact date range covered by the document.

StatementDatePeriodFromPeriodTo

How It Works

Three steps from document to structured data — no manual work required.

1

Upload Your Statement

Send your bank statement (PDF, JPG, or PNG) via a simple POST request to our REST API — or upload it directly in the Eagle Doc Dashboard. No pre-processing or templates required.

2

AI Extracts the Data

Our AI pipeline detects the document layout, reads all text with OCR, and identifies financial fields — transactions, balances, account details, and more.

3

Receive Structured JSON

Get clean, structured JSON data back in seconds: account details, opening/closing balances, and a full transaction list ready for integration.

Integrate in Minutes

Connect Eagle Doc's Bank Statement API with just a few lines of code. Supports cURL, Python, and Java.

                        
                          curl --location --request POST 'https://de.eagle-doc.com/api/anydoc/v1/processing?docType=BankStatement' \
                            --header 'api-key: YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY' \
                            --form 'file=@"bank.pdf"'
                        
                    
                        
                            import requests

                            url = "https://de.eagle-doc.com/api/anydoc/v1/processing?docType=BankStatement"

                            payload = {}
                            files=[
                            ('file',('bank.pdf',open('bank.pdf','rb'),'application/pdf'))
                            ]
                            headers = {
                                'api-key': 'YOUR_SECRET_API_KEY'
                            }

                            response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data=payload, files=files)

                            print(response.text)
                        
                    
                        
                            import java.net.http.*;
                            import java.net.*;
                            import java.nio.file.*;
                            import java.io.*;
                            import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

                            /**
                            * Eagle Doc Bank Statement API Integration Example
                            *
                            * Usage:
                            * 1. Ensure 'bank.pdf' exists in the working directory.
                            * 2. Replace 'API-KEY-xxxxxx' with your valid API key.
                            * 3. Compile and run:
                            *    javac ExampleBank.java && java ExampleBank
                            */

                            public class ExampleBank {
                                public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
                                    var apiKey = "API-KEY-xxxxxx";
                                    
                                    var boundary = "----EagleDocBoundary" + System.currentTimeMillis();
                                    
                                    // Read the pdf file as bytes (binary)
                                    byte[] fileBytes = Files.readAllBytes(Path.of("bank.pdf"));
                                    
                                    // Build multipart body with binary support
                                    var outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
                                    var writer = new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8), true);
                                    
                                    // File part
                                    writer.append("--").append(boundary).append("\r\n");
                                    writer.append("Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"bank.pdf\"\r\n");
                                    writer.append("Content-Type: application/pdf\r\n\r\n");
                                    writer.flush();
                                    outputStream.write(fileBytes);
                                    outputStream.flush();
                                    writer.append("\r\n");
                                    
                                    // End boundary
                                    writer.append("--").append(boundary).append("--\r\n");
                                    writer.flush();
                                    
                                    byte[] body = outputStream.toByteArray();

                                    var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
                                    var request = HttpRequest.newBuilder(URI.create("https://de.eagle-doc.com/api/anydoc/v1/processing?docType=BankStatement"))
                                        .header("api-key", apiKey)
                                        .header("Content-Type", "multipart/form-data; boundary=" + boundary)
                                        .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofByteArray(body))
                                        .build();

                                    var response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
                                    System.out.println(response.body());
                                }
                            }
                        
                    

Use Cases

Eagle Doc's Bank Statement OCR is versatile and powers a wide range of financial workflows.

Automated Bookkeeping & Accounting

Automatically import transactions into your accounting software. Eliminate manual data entry and reduce errors across monthly closings.

Bank Reconciliation

Match statement transactions against internal ledger entries automatically. Detect discrepancies and flag missing items in seconds.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Extract structured data across multiple periods and accounts. Feed analytics dashboards with clean, machine-readable transaction data.

Fintech & Lending Applications

Assess creditworthiness by extracting income patterns, regular expenses, and balance trends from applicants' bank statements.

Audit & Compliance

Digitize and structure historical statements for audit trails. Ensure verifiable records with GDPR-compliant processing.

Personal Finance Management

Help users categorize spending, track income, and visualize their financial health by parsing their own bank statements.

Why Choose Eagle Doc?

Eagle Doc's Bank Statement OCR provides a powerful solution to streamline your financial workflows. With cutting-edge technology, it delivers high accuracy, fast processing, and seamless integration with your applications. Here's why Eagle Doc is the right choice:

Easy to Integrate

Get started in minutes with our well-documented REST API and ready-to-use code samples. Prefer a no-code approach? Upload documents directly in the Eagle Doc Dashboard. Our team is always available if you need support.

Cost-Effective

Start with 20 free pages per month, then scale with flexible pricing plans that grow with your business — no hidden fees, no long-term commitments.

High Accuracy and Speed

Our algorithm combines processing speed and accuracy. Even with complex multi-page bank statements or poor scan quality, we achieve excellent results. Average processing time per page is under 5 seconds.

Customized Solutions

We understand that a "one size fits all" solution may not meet everyone's needs. If you have specific requirements such as exclusive servers, dedicated server regions, data privacy constraints, or need guidance to overcome your unique challenges, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Multi Language

Our service offers comprehensive language support, including German, English, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, and more. See the documentation for a full list. If you have a specific language requirement that is not currently supported, please reach out to us, and we will be happy to assist you.

Support

We are here to assist you in creating an exceptional application for your customers. Feel free to contact us for help or if you have any questions.

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FAQ

Eagle Doc's pricing structure is simple and transparent. You only pay for the pages you process. No matter how many fields you want to extract, the price stays the same. For more information, check our pricing page.

We support PDF, JPG, and PNG files. For more information, check our documentation.

Eagle Doc supports more than 40 languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more. For a full list, please check our documentation.

Yes! You can start building for free. We offer a free tier that allows you to test our API and see the results for yourself. Sign up on our pricing page to get started.

We extract account information (bank name, account holder), opening and closing balances, and a full list of transactions with dates, descriptions, amounts, and credit/debit indicators. If you need additional fields, contact us for customization.

Our AI-powered OCR achieves over 95% accuracy from day one, even on complex multi-page statements or poor quality scans. We continuously improve accuracy through machine learning and customer partnerships.

We value your privacy. Your data will be deleted after processing when using the API. Our servers are located in Europe and we are fully GDPR compliant. See our data privacy page for details.

Integration is simple: send a POST request with your bank statement file to our API endpoint and receive structured JSON data in return. We provide code examples in multiple programming languages. Check our documentation to get started.

Yes! Eagle Doc offers a free tier that includes 20 pages per month at no cost — no credit card required. This allows you to test the Bank Statement OCR API with real documents before committing to a paid plan. Sign up on our pricing page to get started instantly.

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