# Quickstart - Detect Text

> The purpose of this guide is to help you create a working sample of the [Detect Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekogntion-detect-text#detect-text) activity. This working sample enables you to quickly verify the connection to your AWS account and get familiar with the activity's input/output datatypes.

## Overview

The purpose of this guide is to help you create a working sample of the [Detect Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekogntion-detect-text#detect-text) activity. This working sample enables you to quickly verify the connection to your AWS account and get familiar with the activity's input/output datatypes.

By completing the steps in this guide, you'll have an automation sequence that does the following:

1. Establishes a connection to your AWS account and Amazon Rekognition services via the [Amazon Scope](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekognition-amazon-scope#amazon-scope) activity.
2. Detects text in an image and returns an array of words and lines via the [Detect Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekogntion-detect-text#detect-text) activity.
3. Tests the **Detect Text** input/output properties via the [For Each](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/for-each) and [Write Line](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/write-line) activities.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/legacy-integrations-docs-image-23967-ac599a86-efd98bc7.webp)

## Prerequisites

Before you begin:

1. Complete the Amazon Rekognition [Setup](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekognition-setup#setup) steps.
2. Create a new automation project.
   1. Open UiPath Studio.
   2. Under **New Project**, click **Process** (this opens a **New Blank Process** window).
   3. Enter a project **Name**, **Location**, and **Description**.
   4. Click **Create**.

      ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/legacy-integrations-docs-image-22859-60ad26ab-2f6dd8e4.webp)
3. Install the **UiPath.Amazon.Scope.Activities** and **UiPath.Amazon.Rekognition.Activities** packages.
   1. In the **Design** ribbon, click **Manage Packages** (this opens the **Manage Packages** window).
   2. Under **All Packages**, click **Go!**
   3. In the **Search** bar, enter *Amazon*.
   4. Click, install and accept the license for both the **UiPath.Amazon.Scope.Activities** and **UiPath.Amazon.Rekognition.Activities**.
      * For more information about Uipath Studio packages, see [Managing Packages](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/docs/managing-activities-packages) in the Studio Guide.

        ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/legacy-integrations-docs-image-24511-ed4ba018-b4d3e230.webp)

## Steps

Build Your Project

1. Add the [Amazon Scope](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekognition-amazon-scope#amazon-scope) activity to your project.
2. Add the [Detect Text](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekogntion-detect-text#detect-text) activity after the **Amazon Scope** activity.
3. Enter the **ImagePath** or **ImageURL** of the image that contains the text you want to detect.
4. Create and enter two `TextElement[]` variables for your **Words** and **Lines** properties.
   * When creating your variable, select the *UiPath.Amazon.Rekognition.Models.TextElement[]* variable type.

     ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/legacy-integrations-docs-image-22799-b9ef63bf-cf7c6b84.webp)

Test Your Project

1. To test the **Detect Text** activity, add a [For Each](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/for-each) with a [Write Line](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/docs/write-line) activity.
2. To distinguish the output properties in in the output window, add a **Write Line** activity after the **Detect Text** activity (.e.g, *"The words in the image: "*)
3. Add a**For Each** activity after the **Write Line** activity.
   1. In the **TypeArgument** property, select *UiPath.Amazon.Rekognition.Models.TextElement*.
   2. In the **Values** property, enter the **Words** property `TextElement[]` variable you created in step 2 above.
   3. In the **Text** property, enter *item.Text+ " : " +item.Confidence.ToString* to return a list of all words detected, along with their confidence level.
4. Add another **Write Line** activity after the **For Each** activity (.e.g, *"The lines in the image: "*)
5. Add another **For Each** activity after the **Write Line** activity.
   1. In the **TypeArgument** property, select *UiPath.Amazon.Rekognition.Models.TextElement*.
   2. In the **Values** property, enter the **Lines** property `TextElement[]` variable you created in step 2 above.
   3. In the **Text** property, enter *item.Text+ " : " +item.Confidence.ToString* to return a list of the lines detected, along with their confidence level.
6. Click **Run** and verify the **Output** window includes the face detail values you entered in the **Write Line** activities.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/legacy-integrations-docs-image-22494-40c867b5-388eabc8.webp)

You're done!

When you're ready, try the other [Quickstart](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekognition-quickstarts) guides to get more familiar with the different Amazon Rekognition ativities.

To learn more about the other Amazon Rekognition activities, see the [Activities](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/legacy-integrations/amazon-rekognition-activities#activities) page for a complete activity list and links to the activity detail pages.