OCR services

Passport OCR API and ICAO TD3 MRZ extraction

Read passport MRZ data and supported printed fields with Scanverion. Compare ICAO TD3 coverage, tested layouts and example API fields.

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=@passport.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.

Passport

ICAO TD3SKFICHUA

Universal ICAO TD3 MRZ plus selected printed layouts

Example fields

API category

Passport

Example fields

namedocumentNumbernationalityNamedateOfBirthdateOfExpiryplaceOfBirth

Layout reference: Slovak passport 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.

Passports

MRZ fields from any passport with a readable ICAO TD3 MRZ

Additional printed layouts tested

SKFICHUA

The MRZ provides names, document number, dates, sex and nationality. Additional printed fields depend on the national layout.

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Integration and evaluation

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Working integration examples

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

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Data handling

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Passport OCR

Common questions

Which documents and countries are supported?

Passports: MRZ fields from any passport with a readable ICAO TD3 MRZ The MRZ provides names, document number, dates, sex and nationality. Additional printed fields depend on the national layout.

Does MRZ support mean every printed passport field is supported?

No. A readable ICAO TD3 MRZ provides standardized fields. Additional printed fields, such as place of birth, depend on the supported issuing-country layout. Check the coverage below before choosing the fields your application requires.

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.