Information extraction from driver license (FR)

This synchronous API extracts in real-time information from French driver license document:

Control categories

The control categories returned by the API are the following:

  • Data coherency: Verifies the format and the content of the extracted information.
  • Visual controls: Verifies the visual conformity of the document.
  • Metadata: Verifies the metadata of the file to detect document alterations.

Status codes

The API returns the following status codes:

Code Code Name Description
1.0 conform The document has been fully verified by the AI, it is valid and conform
2.1 bluriness The document could not be processed: Bluriness
2.2 readability The document could not be processed: Could not read textual information
4.0 toVerify We could not process all the controls on the given document, please review its authenticity
5.0 AIRejected At least one element on the document is suspected to be fraudulent
  • Holder’s first name
  • Holder’s last name
  • Holder’s birth date
  • Holder’s birth place
  • License issue date
  • License issue place
  • License expiration date
  • License number
  • License categories
  • MRZ (Machine Readable Zone)
  • B license issue date (if existing)
  • A license issue date (if existing)

It also extracts control information on the filed above using MRZ :

  • Validity of the MRZ : does the MRZ respect document norm criteria
  • Conformity of the MRZ : are extracted information from MRZ identical to extraced information from the document
  • Checks if the last names match (between document and MRZ)
  • Checks if the license numbers match (between document and MRZ)
  • Checks if the expiry dates match (between document and MRZ)

The API works on all French licenses but works best on French licenses issued after September 2013.

Maximum file size: 5 MB. Maximum number of calls per minute: 10 calls.

For better results, it is highly recommended to provide documents under these properties :

  • The image resolution should be greater than 200 DPI
  • The document must not be blurred or rotated
  • In case of a photo document, make sure that the text area does not contain any highlights or shadows
  • The entire document must be in the frame
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