Turn a receipt photo into an expense row

Gemini reads a receipt image and returns a single expense row with vendor, date, amount, and category for your sheet.

One row you can paste into a spreadsheet or expense tool, with fields the model could not read marked unknown.

1. 1

   Photograph the full receipt

   Include the total, date, and merchant name. Cropped tips and tax lines are where amounts go wrong.

2. 2

   Check amount and date against the paper

   Reject the row if either disagrees with the receipt. Low confidence on tax is fine; wrong totals are not.

3. 3

   Paste into the sheet

   Add the row to your expense log the same day. The case ends when the books match the receipt in your hand.

I will upload a photo of a receipt. Extract one expense row for my tracker.

Categories I use:
[list: meals, travel, software, office, other]

Return a table with exactly these columns:
- Date (ISO if visible, else unknown)
- Vendor
- Currency
- Amount (numeric, no currency symbol in the cell)
- Category (from my list only)
- Payment method (if shown, else unknown)
- Notes (tax, tip, or line items that explain the total)
- Confidence: high / medium / low for the amount and date

Rules:
- If the image is blurry or cropped, say which fields are unreliable instead of guessing.
- If multiple totals appear, use the amount actually charged and explain in Notes.
- Do not invent a vendor name from a logo you cannot read.

After the table, list any fields marked unknown and what I should type manually.

A receipt photo is not a tax document. You still keep the original image for audit.

Sample case written by Hidden Logic Lab. Not affiliated with Gemini.