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AI‑Powered ID card OCR API for premium data extraction

Mindee OCR API extracts structured ID card data that adapts to any layout and official styles. Capture Full name, ID number, birth date, gender... from scanned images and PDFs.

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Trusted by top-tier teams worldwide

Why choose Mindee as ID card OCR API

Reliable data extraction

Flawless ID data, zero manual entry. Automate identity checks now

Developer-friendly API

Immediate time-to-value with our SDKs & no-code tools integration.

Enterprise-grade security

Host your data where you need (EU or US) and enjoy our SOC 2 Type II certified API.

Multi-languages/formats

Our API supports any file formats (PDF, JPEG, PNG,...) , in any languages or alphabets.

Scalable implementation

Handle growing ID card volumes effortlessly, with cost-effective API

4.8/5 sur G2

(+30 reviews)

4.9/5 sur Capterra

(+10 reviews)

Deep understanding for any ID card fields you need, with modern OCR

A sample of international ID card fields automatically detected

ID Number

MRZ raw string

Date of birth

Date of expiry

Nationality

Check digits

Surname

Given names

Gender

Place of birth

Full name

Date of issue

Issuing authority

Face portrait

Signature

Residential address

Height

Eye color

Document ID series

... and more!

Most advanced AI OCR features getting your ID card extraction to the next level

Powered by advanced AI and designed for global compliance, our ID OCR API solution delivers unmatched accuracy and efficiency to ingest and extract multi-national identity data.

Accelerate onboarding by automatically breaking multi-page uploads into separate ID cards. Our solution detects document boundaries to split batches into distinct global identity records ready for cross-border data extraction.

Automate your pipeline by sorting global ID cards instantly. Our OCR API distinguishes national IDs, residence permits, and voter cards, routing each file to its local schema for localized data extraction.

Digitize global IDs by detecting multiple identity cards scanned on a single page. Our OCR API isolates and crops each card into a standalone file, ensuring every record is processed with cross-border accuracy.

JSON data displaying a national ID card with personal details including name Jordan Alex Doe, born May 14, 1992, non-binary, from San Francisco, California, USA, with document ID DL-99201-B and validity from 2022 to 2032.

Sync your physical IDs with structured JSON

Empower your onboarding by instantly mapping names, ID numbers, birth dates, and addresses from any national card into validated JSON. Specifically architected for high-security environments, it bridges the gap between physical documents and your digital identity vault or CRM. Eliminate manual data entry and accelerate KYC with high-speed, reliable, machine-readable output.

Secure API for local ID verification

Verified, CRM-ready data for your system

Robust API to ingest ID cards easier

Collage of various international passports including UK, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, and France, with one passport marked 'SAMPLE' and an overlay of a red 'X' symbol.

Upload any file formats from all over the world

Process PDFs, scans, and photos without templates. The API adapts to languages, currencies, and multi‑page documents automatically.

Line-item level extraction

Extract line items, key fields, and tables from any document layout—ideal for business process automation and data intelligence.

Select and map necessary fields

You can customize your data schema, to extract only fields you need and structure them on‑the‑go. Mindee API is a template-free solution.

Deploy Mindee API to empower your identity and onboarding teams to...

Auto-fill identity forms

Verify users

Ensure high-fidelity data

Stop registration lag

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Integrate Mindee into your workflow in minutes with SDKs & no-code tools

Go live in minutes using our verified Zapier & Make.com app with zero coding, or integrate seamlessly via our well-documented REST API built for developers. SDKs available for Python, .NET, Node.JS, Java, Ruby, PHP.

Integrations

Enterprise-grade security

Our API has a SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure and is GDPR Compliant to ensure your file information remains protected at all times.

EU or US hosting available

GDPR, CCPA Compliant

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What does it mean doing ID Card OCR with Mindee API ?

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Interface section titled 'Pre-built models' with a blue plus icon for adding a custom document model.

Use our pre-built ID Card model or create yours

Start with our ready-to-use ID Card template, or build your own from scratch to define the key fields you want to extract.

Japanese passport for Sakura Gaimu with date of birth 20 Feb 2000 and expiration date 24 Mar 2035, marked as 'Tokyo Online'.

Live test your settings

On Mindee's app, you can live test your model set up. Update on‑the‑go with our assistant.

Setup your API integration to process at scale

Once your model performed as you want on a single document, create your API key and integrate it to your workflow.

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Developers and technical profiles already used it !

Add modern AI-based Mindee OCR API to your product, in minutes.

Mindee is an integrated document processing platform backed by reliable AI technology. The service has an intuitive and user-friendly interface and provides highly accurate results extracting data from various document types, especially financial receipts and invoices, which are relatively complex for efficient data extraction and automation.

Amar A.

on G2

Mindee is a software that helps us to convert all of our physical business data like bills, invoices, warranty cards, calendar, recipts received to us into a digital documents that can be stored in our drive and can be uploaded in different type of Excel sheets so that all the updates can be maintained and a proper analytics of transactions can be kept by the financial team

Shiv K.

on G2

Mindee is a web based tool that help us in scanning and reading different type of documents like identity cards, invoices, proposal plans etc and extract all the information with its AI and then it provides all the information and data associated with these documents a structured way.

Gaurav K.

on G2

Excellent. In addition to their great product, the sales team has always been proactive on how they could help us leverage the maximum results from their product. It was like having an additional product manager on our side

Jeff B.

on Capterra

Mindee works reliably and delivers good performance. The OCR data is accurate, and the API is stable. It works like a charm.

Manuel B.

on Capterra