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

Arabic OCR Telegram Bot

How it Works

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

Set up Steps

Setup Time: ~20 minutes

Create Telegram Bot - Get bot token from @BotFather on Telegram Configure APIs - Set up Mistral AI OCR and Google Docs API credentials Set Folder Permissions - Create Google Drive folder for storing results Test Bot - Send a sample Arabic PDF to verify OCR accuracy 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.

What You'll Need: Telegram Bot Token (free from @BotFather) Mistral AI API key (OCR service) Google Docs/Drive API credentials Google Drive folder for document storage Sample Arabic PDF files for testing

Key Features: Real-time progress updates (5-step process notifications) Automatic page numbering in Arabic Direct Google Docs integration Error handling for non-PDF files