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GoldBean OCR + Translation Pipeline: Processing Chinese Documents in 10 Lines of Python

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Ever struggled with Chinese document processing? Between expensive services and complex SDKs, it's a pain. Let me show you how GoldBean API handles this in 10 lines of Python.

What You'll Need

  • A GoldBean API key (free tier: 1000 requests/month)
  • Python 3.7+
  • An image URL or local file with Chinese text

Step 1: OCR (Extract Chinese Text) 

import requests

API_BASE = "https://goldbean-api.xyz/paid"
API_KEY = "your-key-here"  # Get yours at https://goldbean-api.xyz

# OCR an image with Chinese text
image_url = "https://example.com/chinese-doc.jpg"
ocr_resp = requests.post(f"{API_BASE}/ocr", json={
    "image_url": image_url,
    "api_key": API_KEY
}).json()

chinese_text = ocr_resp.get("text", "")
print(f"Extracted: {chinese_text[:200]}...")
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Step 2: Translate (Chinese → English) 

# Translate the extracted Chinese text
translation = requests.post(f"{API_BASE}/translate", json={
    "text": chinese_text,
    "source": "zh",
    "target": "en",
    "api_key": API_KEY
}).json()

english_text = translation.get("translated_text", "")
print(f"Translated: {english_text[:200]}...")
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Step 3: TTS (Read It Aloud) 

# Convert Chinese text to speech
tts = requests.post(f"{API_BASE}/tts", json={
    "text": chinese_text,
    "voice": "baidu-zh",
    "api_key": API_KEY
}).json()

print(f"Audio URL: {tts.get('audio_url')}")
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Full Pipeline in One Script 

import requests

def process_chinese_doc(image_url, api_key):
    base = "https://goldbean-api.xyz/paid"
    headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

    # OCR
    ocr = requests.post(f"{base}/ocr", json={"image_url": image_url, "api_key": api_key}).json()
    text = ocr.get("text", "")

    # Translate
    trans = requests.post(f"{base}/translate", json={"text": text, "source": "zh", "target": "en", "api_key": api_key}).json()

    # Analyze sentiment
    sentiment = requests.post(f"{base}/sentiment", json={"text": text, "api_key": api_key}).json()

    return {
        "original_text": text[:500],
        "translation": trans.get("translated_text", ""),
        "sentiment": sentiment.get("sentiment", "unknown")
    }

# Try it with a sample
result = process_chinese_doc("https://i.imgur.com/sample-chinese-doc.jpg", "YOUR_API_KEY")
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
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Why GoldBean?

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Pricing $0.01/call $100 deposit + usage
Payment Pay-as-you-go Prepaid account
Setup API key only SDK + auth
Free tier 1000 req/month None

Try it: https://goldbean-api.xyz/docs

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