Extract text using AI

Easily extract text from the current mobile screen using prompts

Pull text from mobile screens using simple prompts. With FinalRun’s AI-driven extraction, you can capture usernames, prices, error messages, etc.


1. Getting Started

  • What it does: Converts your plain-English request into text captured from a mobile screen.

  • Why it matters: Automate verification, reporting, and testing without manual taps or guesswork.

How it works:

  1. You write a request like Extract the username to variable currentUser.

  2. The AI scans the screen, finds the right element, and saves it to variable.


2. Crafting Your Prompt

Keep it simple:

  • Specify what to extract (e.g., username, price, error message)

  • Name your variable (e.g., currentUser, itemPrice, errorText)

  • Optional: Ask for processing (e.g., uppercase, numbers only)

Format: Extract the [element] to variable [variableName].

Example: Extract the price and convert to numbers only to variable itemPrice.


3. Real-World Examples

Your Prompt
What You Get

Extract the username to variable currentUser.

currentUser: john.doe

Get the total amount to variable orderTotal.

orderTotal: $149.99

Extract the error message to variable errorText.

errorText: Invalid email

Extract the price and convert to numbers only to variable p.

p: 29.99

Extract the welcome title to variable title in uppercase.

title: WELCOME BACK!

Each example shows exactly what the AI finds and how it assigns the value.


4. Tips for Success

  • Be specific: If there are multiple similar labels, mention context (e.g., profile section).

  • Ask processing properly: Perform calculation (for ex. add all items.) or strip symbols in the same request.

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