chrome.documentScan

Description:	Use the `chrome.documentScan` API to discover and retrieve images from attached paper document scanners.
Availability:	Since Chrome 44.
Permissions:	"documentScan"

Important: This API works only on Chrome OS.

Document Scan API

The Document Scan API is designed to allow apps and extensions to view the content of paper documents on an attached document scanner.

Note: This API depends on OS features that may not be available depending on the underlying operating system. As of this writing only Chrome OS for certain USB-attached devices is known to successfully work.

Summary

Methods
scan − `chrome.documentScan.scan(object options, function callback)`

Methods

scan


              chrome.documentScan.scan(object options, function callback)

Performs a document scan. On success, the PNG data will be sent to the callback.

Parameters

object

options

Object containing scan parameters.

array of string	(optional) mimeTypes	The MIME types that are accepted by the caller.
integer	(optional) maxImages	The number of scanned images allowed (defaults to 1).

function

callback

Called with the result and data from the scan.

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(object result) {...};

object

result

array of string	dataUrls	The data image URLs in a form that can be passed as the "src" value to an image tag.
string	mimeType	The MIME type of `dataUrls`.