Toolsy

Paper surveys — into data, not an overnight typing session

Fieldwork ended with a pile of forms. Photo a questionnaire — JSON with fields or tabular rows. Built for research agencies, HR after offline surveys, and teams not fully on online forms yet.

File deleted within an hour · No card — 40 recognitions/month after sign-up · Pay by card from your account

Sound familiar?

  • Interviewers hand in a batch — nothing is in SPSS or Excel yet.
  • Respondents will not fill an online form — paper on site is what you get.
  • Hiring typists costs more than the field stage itself.

Documents we handle

You uploadYou get
Completed survey / questionnaireJSON with snake_case field keys
Form with a table sectionObject plus a rows array
Checkboxes and multiple choiceSelected values as text or true/false

Field names are inferred from the form. You can map to a fixed schema on your side after the API response.

How to connect

Widget on your site

Create a widget in your account, copy the iframe — visitors upload photos on your page.

<iframe
  src="https://toolsy.tools/embed/YOUR_ID"
  style="width:100%;height:480px;border:0"
  loading="lazy"
></iframe>
WordPress, Webflow, Shopify →

API from your app

One POST — file plus recognition type. Response is JSON with text.

curl -X POST https://toolsy.tools/api/v1/ocr \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer KEY" \
  -F "tool=form-to-json" \
  -F "file=@doc.jpg"
PHP, Python, Node, and more →

Try the tools

Time saved

ScenarioDocs / monthPlanManual entryPer document
Pilot waveup to 500API Starter$19/mo~40 hr$0.04
Regular field wavesup to 3,000API Growth$49/mo~250 hr$0.02
Large agency / steady volumeup to 15,000API Scale$119/mo~1,250 hr$0.01

API plans

Same plans for every scenario. One quota for API calls and embed widgets on your site.

  • · Starter — up to 500 forms per month
  • · Growth — up to 3,000
  • · Scale — up to 15,000

API Starter

$19/mo

500 recognitions

Set up in account

API Growth

$49/mo

3,000 recognitions

Set up in account

API Scale

$119/mo

15,000 recognitions

Set up in account

Common questions

What format comes back?

In the text field — a JSON object. Keys are Latin labels derived from the form fields.

Handwritten answers?

Yes, if a human could read them. Illegible parts become [?].

Do I need to review the output?

Yes. Toolsy speeds up typing, not judgment — especially names, numbers, and totals.

Where does my file go?

Deleted about an hour after processing. Not used to train models.

Can I try without a card?

Yes. After sign-up you get an API key with 40 recognitions per month. For steady volume, pick a plan in your account.

Ready to try on your documents?

Start with one file in the tool — no card. For your site or app, set up the API in your account: instant key, 40 free recognitions/month after sign-up.

Related

Surveys & field research — Toolsy