# Calling APIs **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [August 26, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/calling-apis/14760 "2020-08-26T18:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stellasphere](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/stellasphere/32/7862_2.png) [@Stellasphere](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Stellasphere)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/calling-apis/14760/1 "2020-08-26T18:54:49Z")
What would be the easiest way to incorporate a API into a Glide app. For example, I want the user to upload a picture, then it would pass it through a OCR API, and it would output the results to Google Sheets and therefore my Glide app. Would that be via Google Apps Scripts? I am not that used to programming Apps Scripts. Is there a easier way? Via a formula perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Krivo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/krivo/32/5363_2.png) [@Krivo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Krivo)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/calling-apis/14760/2 "2020-08-26T21:52:32Z")
Have a look here > [@QR code scanner demo](https://community.glideapps.com/t/qr-code-scanner-demo/11620): > > URL: [https://qrcode.glideapp.io/](https://qrcode.glideapp.io/) There a been a number of posts regarding QR code scanner functionality. A native Glide QR code scanner would be very beneficial - so this app is just a kind of workaround. @Zhijing_Eu made a great presentation earlier on (and I forgot which service he used so I started a search for a QR code decoder myself and ended up with the same as him crazy_face ) Inspiration was also coming from this thread The app makes use of two scripts (one for pulling…