Frequently Asked Questions

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Getting Started

How many free tokens do I get when I sign up?

New accounts start with a small number of free token(s) — enough to try the Service before you need to buy more. The exact number is shown on the registration page and your dashboard.

What file types can I upload?

Images (JPEG, PNG), PDFs, and Word documents (.docx). Photos of physical receipts and digital PDF receipts (e.g. emailed invoices, M-Pesa statements) both work.

Can I upload without being logged in?

Yes — one free scan is available without an account, tied to your browser session. Creating an account gives you a starting token balance and keeps your history.

Tokens & Billing

How does token pricing work?

One token = one distinct receipt extracted. If a single uploaded file contains several genuinely separate receipts, each one is charged individually — but a single itemized receipt (e.g. a grocery bill with several products) only ever counts as one receipt, regardless of how many items are on it.

What happens if I run out of tokens mid-upload?

Uploading is never blocked by your token balance — you can always add files to your queue, up to 20 at a time. Only the scanning/processing step requires tokens. If you run out partway through a batch, whatever was already processed is kept, and the rest stays queued until you buy more tokens.

How do I buy more tokens?

From your dashboard or the Buy Tokens page, via M-Pesa (Kenya) or card (Stripe, international). Preset packages and custom amounts are both supported.

Do tokens expire?

No — tokens remain on your account (or your business's shared pool) until used.

Business Accounts

What's the difference between an individual and a business account?

A business account has a shared token pool across every team member, a "master" view of everyone's processed receipts, and role-based access (owner, admin, manager, member).

Why do I need a company email to create a business account?

To keep business accounts genuinely tied to an organization, business signup and every invited team member must use an email on the same company domain — personal providers like Gmail or Yahoo aren't accepted for the business owner's email.

What can a "manager" do that a regular member can't?

A manager can view the business-wide Output and master export (every team member's receipts, not just their own) and manage team members — but cannot change billing/subscription settings or manage API keys. Those stay owner/admin-only.

Can I integrate ReceiptAI with my own accounting system?

Yes — business accounts can generate an API key and pull processed receipts (JSON or CSV/Excel/PDF export) into another system. See the API documentation.

Data & Accuracy

What if the AI extracts something wrong?

You can edit any field of a processed receipt — the correction is saved permanently and reflected in every future export, so a one-time fix is all it takes.

Can I get my data back out?

Yes, at any time — CSV, Excel, or PDF export, for a single receipt, a date range, or your full history.

What happens to a receipt if I delete/archive it?

Archiving is reversible — an archived receipt moves to your Archived page and can be restored at any time. It's removed from your active lists but not permanently deleted.