Domain name for API request: ocr.tencentcloudapi.com.
This API is used to recognize a passport issued in Hong Kong/Macao/Taiwan (China) or other countries/regions. Recognizable fields include passport ID, name, date of birth, gender, expiration date, issuing country/region, and nationality. It has the features of cropping identity photos and alarming for photographed or photocopied documents.
This interface supports regional scope: countries with machine-readable passports
The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.
Parameter Name | Required | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Action | Yes | String | Common Params. The value used for this API: MLIDPassportOCR. |
Version | Yes | String | Common Params. The value used for this API: 2018-11-19. |
Region | Yes | String | Common Params. For more information, please see the list of regions supported by the product. This API only supports: ap-guangzhou, ap-singapore. |
ImageBase64 | No | String | Base64-encoded value of image. The image cannot exceed 7 MB in size after being Base64-encoded. A resolution above 500x800 is recommended. PNG, JPG, JPEG, and BMP formats are supported. It is recommended that the card part occupies more than 2/3 area of the image. |
RetImage | No | Boolean | Whether to return an image. Default value: false. |
ImageUrl | No | String | URL address of image. (This field is not supported outside Chinese mainland) Supported image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG. GIF is currently not supported. Supported image size: the downloaded image cannot exceed 7 MB after being Base64-encoded. The download time of the image cannot exceed 3 seconds. We recommend you store the image in Tencent Cloud, as a Tencent Cloud URL can guarantee higher download speed and stability. The download speed and stability of non-Tencent Cloud URLs may be low. |
Parameter Name | Type | Description |
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ID | String | Passport ID |
Name | String | Name |
DateOfBirth | String | Date of birth |
Sex | String | Gender (F: female, M: male) |
DateOfExpiration | String | Expiration date |
IssuingCountry | String | Issuing country |
Nationality | String | Country/region code |
Warn | Array of Integer | Alarm codes -9102 Alarm for photocopy on a paper document (including black & white and color ones) -9103 Alarm for photocopy on an electronic device -9106 Alarm for covered card |
Image | String | Identity photo |
AdvancedInfo | String | Extended field: { ID:{ Confidence:0.9999 }, Name:{ Confidence:0.9996 } } |
CodeSet | String | The first row of the machine-readable zone (MRZ) at the bottom |
CodeCrc | String | The second row of the MRZ at the bottom |
Surname | String | The surname. Note: This field may return null, indicating that no valid values can be obtained. |
GivenName | String | The given name. Note: This field may return null, indicating that no valid values can be obtained. |
Type | String | Type (in Machine Readable Zone) |
PassportRecognizeInfos | PassportRecognizeInfos | Document content in Information Zone |
WarnCardInfos | Array of Integer | Card Warning Information -9101 Alarm for covered certificate, -9102 Alarm for photocopied certificate, -9103 Alarm for photographed certificate, -9104 Alarm for PS certificate, -9107 Alarm for reflective certificate, -9108 Alarm for blurry image, -9109 This capability is not enabled. |
RequestId | String | The unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem. |
This example shows you how to recognize a non-Chinese mainland passport.
POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: ocr.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: MLIDPassportOCR
<Common request parameters>
{
"ImageBase64": "base64 encoding"
}
{
"Response": {
"AdvancedInfo": "{\"IssuingCountry\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"Name\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"ID\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"Nationality\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"DateOfBirth\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"Sex\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"DateOfExpiration\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"Surname\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"GivenName\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9500\"},\"CodeSet\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9995\"},\"CodeCrc\":{\"Confidence\":\"0.9997\"}}",
"CodeCrc": "4567123452USA9004117F2107268713843748<708026",
"CodeSet": "P<USACARTER<<ESTHER<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<",
"DateOfBirth": "19900411",
"DateOfExpiration": "20210726",
"GivenName": "ESTHER",
"ID": "456712345",
"Image": "",
"IssuingCountry": "USA",
"Name": "CARTER ESTHER",
"Nationality": "USA",
"RequestId": "9c42cdcf-53df-445d-b45b-ea3eaaf2bb70",
"Sex": "F",
"Surname": "CARTER",
"Warn": [
-9102
]
}
}
TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.
The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.
Error Code | Description |
---|---|
FailedOperation.DownLoadError | File download failed. |
FailedOperation.ImageDecodeFailed | Image decoding failed. |
FailedOperation.NoPassport | Not a passport. |
FailedOperation.OcrFailed | OCR failed. |
FailedOperation.UnKnowError | Unknown error. |
FailedOperation.UnOpenError | The service is not activated. |
FailedOperation.WarningServiceFailed | |
InvalidParameterValue.InvalidParameterValueLimit | Incorrect parameter value. |
LimitExceeded.TooLargeFileError | The file is too large. |
ResourceUnavailable.InArrears | The account is in arrears. |
ResourceUnavailable.ResourcePackageRunOut | The account resource package is exhausted. |
ResourcesSoldOut.ChargeStatusException | Exceptional billing status. |
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