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Transkribus is built by a European cooperative of 250+ institutions — and we're looking for partners who share our mission. Whether you build software, run a scanning firm, or manage a cultural heritage institution — there's a way to work together.

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250+cooperative members

30+countries

REST APIready to integrate

API integration

Embed Transkribus text recognition into your product. REST API, 300+ models, custom model training. FromThePage, Wikimedia, and Archion already built on it.

ScanTent reselling

Sell the ScanTent portable document scanner to your customers. Libraries, archives, genealogy societies, and schools love it. Reseller pricing available.

Cooperative membership

Join READ-COOP as an institutional member. Shape the roadmap, get volume discounts, and collaborate with 250+ archives and libraries across Europe.

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For software companies

Integrate AI text recognition in weeks, not months

The Transkribus REST API is designed for integration. Send an image, get structured text back. Use the visual editor for quality assurance and correction, train custom models for client-specific documents, and deliver finished collections as searchable Transkribus Sites. We handle the AI infrastructure — you handle the client relationship.

Simple REST API — any language, any framework

300+ pre-trained models plus Super Models for high accuracy out of the box

Custom model training via platform — visual editor, no ML expertise needed

Deliver results to clients as searchable Transkribus Sites

Discounted API credits compared to web app

API documentation

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://transkribus.eu/processing/v2/processes",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}"},
    json={
        "config": {"modelId": 38230},
        "image": {
            "imageUrl": "https://your-archive.org/scan-001.jpg"
        }
    }
)
print(resp.json())

API partner

FromThePage: AI-assisted crowdsourcing via API

FromThePage integrated the Transkribus API to add an AI Assist feature to their crowdsourcing platform. Volunteers see AI-generated transcriptions overlaid on document images — faster to transcribe, humans stay in the loop. Used by Harvard, Stanford, and the British Library.

API integration completed in weeks

AI pre-transcription speeds up volunteer work by 3–5×

Used by major research institutions worldwide

Read the case study

FromThePage AI Assist powered by Transkribus API

For resellers

The ScanTent — portable document scanning your customers will love

The ScanTent turns any smartphone into a document scanner. Designed for fragile materials that can't go through a flatbed — bound books, oversized maps, delicate manuscripts. Libraries use it for patron self-service. Archives use it in reading rooms. Genealogy societies bring it to on-site events.

Works with any smartphone — no special hardware

Controlled lighting eliminates shadows and glare

Folds flat for storage and transport

Reseller pricing and co-branded materials available

Learn about ScanTent