Instant, Accurate Passport Verification

Support for 120+ ICAO passport templates worldwide, with e-passport chip image extraction and biometric verification capabilities in a single API call.

99.9% MRZ Accuracy

Comprehensive Field Extraction

document_number

issuing_country

surname

given_names

nationality

dob

expiry_date

sex

Industry-Leading Accuracy

Accuracy Metrics

MRZ Lines99.9%

Printed Text98%

Global Benchmark

Our accuracy metrics are based on a comprehensive benchmark of over 5 million passports across 110 countries, including challenging scenarios like low-light conditions and worn documents.

Tested across 6 continents

Includes non-Latin script passports

Verified against ICAO standards

Passport Extraction Workflow

Camera or Scan Upload

Users can capture passport via mobile camera or upload a scan through your app or web interface.

Auto-detect & MRZ Parse

AI automatically detects passport type, orientation, and extracts MRZ data in under 1 second.

Check Digits Validation

System validates MRZ check digits to ensure document authenticity and data integrity.

Optional Face ≈ Selfie Match

Compare extracted passport photo with live selfie for additional identity verification.

Time & Fraud Savings

Processing Time Reduction

Manual Passport Typing60 seconds

Automated OCR Processing6 seconds

90% faster processing time, leading to smoother onboarding and higher conversion rates.

Fraud Detection Improvement

3×

Our AI detects fraudulent passports at 3 times the rate of manual verification, identifying subtle inconsistencies in MRZ data, font patterns, and security features.

Developer Output Example

Passport OCR Response

{
  "request_id": "pass_req_8f7d9c2e",
  "status": "success",
  "processing_time_ms": 842,
  "document": {
    "type": "passport",
    "issuing_country": "GBR",
    "document_number": "123456789",
    "surname": "SMITH",
    "given_names": "JOHN JAMES",
    "nationality": "GBR",
    "dob": "1990-01-15",
    "expiry_date": "2030-01-14",
    "sex": "M",
    "mrz_raw": "P<GBRSMITH<<JOHN<JAMES<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n1234567897GBR9001154M3001141<<<<<<<<<<<<<<00",
    "mrz_validity": true,
    "face_crop_base64": "[base64_encoded_image_data]",
    "confidence": {
      "document_number": 0.99,
      "surname": 0.98,
      "given_names": 0.97,
      "dob": 0.99,
      "expiry_date": 0.99
    },
    "face_match_score": 0.92
  }
}

Key Response Elements

document_number and expiry_date for identity verification

mrz_validity boolean flag for document authenticity check

confidence scores for each extracted field

face_match_score for biometric verification

Compliance & Security

ICAO 9303 Compliant

Fully compliant with International Civil Aviation Organization standards for travel document processing.

End-to-End Encryption

All passport data is encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256 encryption standards.

Auto-Redaction

Configurable data retention policies with automatic redaction when retention period expires.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our OCR engine supports multi-script recognition including Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters. For non-Latin scripts, we extract both the native script data and the Latin transliteration from the MRZ, ensuring accurate processing of passports from all countries.

Our AI includes advanced image preprocessing that automatically corrects for glare, blur, and poor lighting conditions. The system can enhance image quality in real-time before OCR processing, and will provide confidence scores for each extracted field so you can implement appropriate fallback workflows for low-confidence extractions.

We offer both options. On-device processing provides faster results and works offline, but with slightly lower accuracy for complex cases. Server processing delivers our highest accuracy (99.9%) and supports all passport types, but requires internet connectivity. Many clients implement a hybrid approach: on-device for speed, with server fallback for low-confidence results.

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