How to search for a product by image

InnoBooks’ image search helps you find an expense from a photo. You drop a product image, InnoBooks analyzes it to pull out keywords, then searches your own expense receipts and invoices for the matching documents — complete with the price found. You can also search by text and filter by supplier or date range. Here’s how to do it.

What you’ll need

Expenses with their documents (receipts or invoices) already uploaded to InnoBooks.
A photo or image of the product to find (image files only), or simply a word to search for.
Access to Expenses in InnoBooks.

Steps

Open the Search by image page
From the menu, open Expenses, then Image Search (the menu label). The Search Expenses by Image page opens and its image drop zone appears at the top.

The Search Expenses by Image page with the drop zone.
Add a photo of the product
Drag and drop an image into the zone (Drop an image here) or click to select a file. A preview shows with the file name and size; the Remove button lets you start over. Only image files are accepted — another type shows Please select an image file.
Refine with text and filters (Optional)
Below the image zone, the text field lets you narrow the search (for example coffee or paper towels). You can also restrict by Date range and by Supplier (by default, All suppliers). In fact you can search by text alone, without an image.
Run the search
Click Search. While it works, InnoBooks shows Analyzing image and searching through expense documents... The Reset button clears the image, text and filters to start fresh.
Read the detected keywords and the results
At the top, the Detected keywords card shows what InnoBooks recognized in the image (with a Description) as well as the number of Documents searched. Below, Results found lists the matching expenses: file name, Price found, Supplier, Amount, Date, Description and Category. If nothing matches, InnoBooks shows No matching expenses found.
Open the source document (Optional)
On a result, click Preview to display the original receipt or invoice PDF. Click Hide to close it again.

Tips & edge cases

The search runs over your own expense documents (receipts and invoices already uploaded), not the internet or a product catalog.
You can run a text-only search, without an image: the Search button becomes active as soon as an image or some text is present.
Combine the image, text, Date range and Supplier to zero in on a specific purchase.
The Price found and item name come from the lines recognized in the document — handy for finding what you paid.

Frequently asked questions

Does image search look on the internet?

No. It analyzes the image you drop to pull out keywords, then searches only your expense documents (receipts and invoices already saved in InnoBooks). It shows you where the product appears in your receipts, with the Price found.

Can I search without a photo?

Yes. Type text into the field (for example coffee) and click Search. The button becomes active as soon as an image or some text is provided. You can also combine an image and text.

How do I limit the search to a supplier or a date range?

Use the Date range and Supplier filters below the image zone before running the search. By default, all suppliers are included (All suppliers).