ID Captured
Document read — MRZ, OCR, barcode
Product Suite
ID Document Recognition SDK for Complete eKYC
A single, private flow that captures the document, matches the face, and checks liveness end to end. Every step runs on your own infrastructure, so identity data never leaves your control.
Doc capture & OCROn-premises
PASSPORT• AURORIA
SURNAME
WILLIAMS
GIVEN NAMESETHAN L.
DATE OF BIRTH22 SEP 1992
DOCUMENT NO.X8295147
P<AURWILLIAMS<<ETHAN<L<<<<<<<<
X8295147<7AUR9209226M3205184<<<<03
X8295147<7AUR9209226M3205184<<<<03
MRZ Verified✓
Barcode Valid✓
OCR Complete✓
Identity Verified
MRZ
ICAO 9303 parsing
PDF417
Barcode decoding
1000s
Document types supported
100%
On-premises
Overview
Extract Every Field on the Document, Not Just the Photo
Accurate onboarding starts with reading the customer’s ID correctly. FacePlugin’s ID Document Recognition SDK locates the document in frame, classifies its type, and pulls out the data fields – name, date of birth, document number, expiry date, and more – through a combination of OCR, MRZ parsing (ICAO 9303), and PDF417 barcode decoding.
It recognizes thousands of global passport, ID-card, and driver-license formats, and cross-checks the MRZ, visual zone, and barcode against one another to catch tampering and transcription errors along the way. Because it runs fully on-premises, regulated businesses can digitize KYC without ever routing customer documents through an external cloud.
What comes out the other end is clean, structured, validated data – not just a photo of a card. That translates into fewer manual reviews, faster onboarding, and a dependable foundation for the downstream identity-verification steps: document liveness, face match, and selfie liveness.
Document Recognition
Reconciling Every Zone of the Document
The SDK fuses OCR of the printed fields with MRZ and barcode data, then cross-checks them against each other so what you capture is clean, structured, validated data – not just an image of a card.
MRZ parsing to ICAO 9303 with checksum validationPDF417 / QR barcode decoding on licenses and IDsOCR of the visual inspection zone
DOCUMENT RECOGNITION
PASSPORT
• AURORIA
WILLIAMS
ETHAN L.
22 SEP 1992
X8295147
AUR
P<AURORIAWILLIAMS<<ETHAN L.
Visual zone / OCR
Complete
MRZ parsing
Valid
MRZ checksum
Passed
PDF417 / QR barcode
Decoded
Field reconciliation
Matched
Document Data Verified
OCR, MRZ and barcode data successfully matched
Capabilities
What the ID Document Recognition SDK Handles
Combine document recognition, face matching, and liveness detection into a single, privacy-first verification flow.
MRZ parsing
Read and checksum the machine-readable zone to ICAO 9303.
Barcode decoding
Decode PDF417 and QR data on IDs and driver licenses.
OCR extraction
Extract printed fields into clean, structured JSON.
Global templates
Classify and read thousands of document types worldwide.
Tamper checks
Reconcile MRZ, barcode and visual zone to flag edits.
On-premises
Process customer documents without a third-party cloud.
Capture
Capture Reliably from Any Device
Guide users through photographing their ID from your web or mobile app, with built-in quality checks that cut down on blur, glare, and repeat attempts.
Native mobile SDKs for iOS and AndroidAutomatic document detection and croppingQuality checks reduce failed captures
✓
Document Liveness
Genuine physical document
✓
Face Match
Selfie matched to portrait • 98.7%
✓
Selfie Liveness
Real, live person confirmed
✓
Use Cases
Where Document Recognition Fits Into Your Flow
Account opening
Read IDs to pre-fill and verify customer data during digital onboarding.
Age verification
Pull the date of birth off an ID to confirm eligibility.
Travel and hospitality
Scan passports at check-in with MRZ parsing.
Fraud checks
Reconcile document zones against each other to catch tampered or edited documents.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Which identity documents does the SDK recognize?
The ID Document Recognition SDK supports passports, national ID cards, and driver’s licenses from a wide range of countries, with automatic document-type recognition.
What information can the SDK pull from a document?
It captures key details such as name, date of birth, document number, nationality, gender, expiry date, and other fields, returning the data in structured JSON format.
How does the SDK catch altered or fake documents?
It verifies MRZ, visual text, and barcode data against one another, flagging mismatches and validation errors that may point to document tampering.
Is document data processed securely?
Yes. All document scanning and data extraction happen on your own servers or devices, so sensitive information never leaves your environment.
Does it work alongside face recognition and liveness detection?
Yes. It integrates seamlessly with FacePlugin Face Recognition, Liveness Detection, or the complete ID Verification Suite to build a full eKYC workflow.
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Pairs Well With
Get Cleaner Document Data at Onboarding
Pair ID Document Recognition with document liveness detection to read and verify identity documents in one on-premises step.