OCR services

ID card OCR API for supported national layouts

Extract identity-card fields with Scanverion. Check supported country layouts, front and back coverage, example fields and API integration.

JPEG, PNG, WebP or PDF
Up to 10 MB per file

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Document processing requestbash

curl --request POST "$SCANVERION_API_URL/api/v1/ai/document-processing" \
  --header "Authorization: $SCANVERION_API_KEY" \
  --form "File=@id-card.jpg;type=image/jpeg" \
  --form "Operations=Scanner"

Use your API base URL and processing key. This example requests extraction; choose additional operations in the integration guide.

Supported documents

See what Scanverion can read.

Clearly invalid AI specimens are based on linked public document layouts. The cards distinguish an API category from the structured Scanner output that has been implemented and tested.

Fictional Slovak identity card specimen, front and back

EU identity card

SKCZHURODEATPL

Country-specific front and back extraction

Example fields

API category

EUIdFrontEUIdBack

Example fields

namedocumentNumberpersonalNumbernationalityNameaddressdateOfExpiry

Layout reference: Slovak identity-card specimen · AI demo based on specimen

AI-generated demo images use fictional data, visible SPECIMEN markings and invalid machine-readable values. They are not real or customer documents.

Country support

Coverage follows the document standard and issuing layout.

Passport MRZ data is standardized globally. Identity cards and other national documents require a tested layout for that country and document generation.

National identity cards

Structured fields for supported front and back layouts

Country layouts tested

SKCZHURODEATPL

Front and back coverage varies by country and card generation.

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Integration and evaluation

Evaluate the API with the details that matter.

Working integration examples

Authentication, ScannerFields, operation dependencies, errors, SDKs and the full API contract.

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Review monthly credit allowances, optional overage and billing terms. Credits depend on the operations you request.

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Data handling

Review the privacy policy and data-protection terms before choosing a workflow for sensitive documents.

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ID card OCR

Common questions

Which documents and countries are supported?

National identity cards: Structured fields for supported front and back layouts Front and back coverage varies by country and card generation.

Does extracting an ID card verify someone's identity?

OCR extracts document data. Extracted fields, a detected portrait or a visible signature do not by themselves establish document authenticity or the holder's identity. Design your verification and review process separately.

Which input files can I send?

The document-processing endpoint accepts JPEG, PNG, WebP and PDF files up to 10 MB. Supported fields depend on the document layout and requested operations.