⚡ API Export

Your scans, your server

Send scans directly from ScanWow to your own endpoint. No middleman, no monthly integration fee. Just a simple HTTPS POST with your data.

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How It Works

Three steps. Five minutes. No Zapier subscription required.

Deploy the Receiver

Clone our open-source starter kit (Node.js or Python) and deploy to Render, Railway, Fly.io, Heroku, or your own server.

Configure in ScanWow

Open Settings → Integrations → API Export. Paste your endpoint URL and bearer token. Tap "Send Test Ping" to verify.

Scan & Auto-Send

Enable "Auto-send after scan" and each page is sent to your server when its text recognition finishes, with the PDF, extracted text, and metadata you chose.

Quick Start

scanwow-api-receiver

// Clone and deploy in 2 minutes
git clone https://github.com/BrandonS7/scanwow-api-receiver
cd scanwow-api-receiver/node-express

# Set your secret token
export SCANWOW_TOKEN="your-secret-token"

# Install & run
npm install
npm start

# ✅ Listening on port 3000
# POST /api/scans → receives your scans

# Clone and deploy in 2 minutes
git clone https://github.com/BrandonS7/scanwow-api-receiver
cd scanwow-api-receiver/python-flask

# Set your secret token
export SCANWOW_TOKEN="your-secret-token"

# Install & run
pip install -r requirements.txt
python app.py

# ✅ Listening on port 5000
# POST /api/scans → receives your scans

# Test your endpoint with cURL
curl -X POST https://your-server.com/api/scans \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your-secret-token" \
  -F "metadata={\"scanId\":\"test\",\"title\":\"Test\"};type=application/json" \
  -F "ocrText=Hello from ScanWow!"

# Response: { "status": "received", "scanId": "test" }

Payload Format

Sent as multipart/form-data via HTTPS POST with Bearer token auth.

Field	Type	Description
`metadata`	JSON	Scan ID, title, page count, language, timestamp, app version
`ocrText`	Text	Extracted text (Magic Text if enabled, raw OCR otherwise)
`pdf`	File	Generated PDF of the scanned document (optional)
`image_0`, `image_1`…	File	Original scan images (optional, configurable)

Why API Export?

Skip paid integration tools. Own your data pipeline.

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Your Data, Your Server

Scans go directly from your iPhone to your endpoint. ScanWow never stores or routes your data through our servers.

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Auto-Send

Enable auto-send and every scan is automatically pushed after OCR completes, including Magic Text AI enhancement.

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Free & Open Source

The receiver starter kit is MIT licensed. No API keys, no per-request fees, no vendor lock-in.

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Deploy Anywhere

Render, Railway, AWS, your Raspberry Pi: if it serves HTTPS, it can receive scans from ScanWow.

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Bearer Token Auth

Simple, secure authentication. Your token is stored on your device and sent only to your endpoint, in the Authorization header over HTTPS.

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Flexible Payload

Choose what to send: PDF, extracted text, original images, or all three. Configure per your workflow needs.