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# data.json

> The structured data file in a PhotoRobot item export: metadata, OCR text and image references.

Category: 360, 3D and output formats.

data.json is the file in a PhotoRobot item export that carries the item's structured metadata, the OCR-extracted text and references to folders and frames. Integrators use it to move data into downstream systems.

## How PhotoRobot uses it

Integrators read it in post-export pipelines to push data to DAM, ERP or e-commerce systems. It is the way to get OCR results: OCR has no real-time API, so the text arrives in the [extractedOcrData](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/extracted-ocr-data) field. See the [item export manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export).

## See on photorobot.com

- [Item export](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export)

## Related terms

- [Item export](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/item-export): PhotoRobot Controls function that exports items to local disk or cloud in chosen formats, sizes and file names.
- [OCR (optical character recognition)](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/ocr): Technology that converts text in an image into machine-readable text.
- [extractedOcrData](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/extracted-ocr-data): The field in data.json that holds the OCR text recognized on each frame.
- [Export feed](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/export-feed): A machine-readable XML or JSON list of items and image URLs that other systems read automatically.

## Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 3 pages. Most relevant:

- [Item Export - PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/item-export): It is also possible to enable Add extracted OCR data into data.json config.
- [Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in PhotoRobot Controls](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/optical-character-recognition): Check all boxes ON in this field if not already done: Add HTML Preview, Add extracted OCR data into data.json config, and Add data.json config for PhotoRobot SpinViewer.
- [Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/getting-started): It is also possible to enable Add extracted OCR data into data.json config.