Add Driver's License OCR to Your App using Cursor in 5 Minutes

The problem: AI coding assistants can't parse holograms

Tools like Cursor are remarkable at writing code — but they stop at the boundary of complex vision tasks. You can instruct Cursor to build a beautiful booking interface in minutes, yet the actual extraction of names, addresses, and vehicle classes from hundreds of different state and regional card layouts requires a dedicated Driver's License OCR API. Standard vision models routinely misread micro-print, hallucinate over security holograms, or fail to locate the right fields across chaotic layouts.

The solution: 50-state & global parsing, instantly

StructOCR's /v1/driver-license endpoint accepts a photo and returns a clean JSON object with the validated driver details. It automatically handles the chaotic variations of state IDs, decodes dates, and structures the address. Because it speaks plain HTTP, Cursor can easily generate the client or server-side fetch logic to wire it up.

Integrate StructOCR using Cursor (3 Steps)

1. 1

   Open your project in Cursor and use Composer

   Open your web or mobile project in Cursor. Hit Cmd+I (or Ctrl+I) to open the Composer. Describe the mobility UI you want to build.

   💬Try this prompt: "Build a modern car rental onboarding component using Tailwind. Users can upload a photo of their driver's license, and the app will display the extracted full name, license number, address, and vehicle class in a clean profile card."
2. 2

   Tell Cursor to call the StructOCR API

   Once Cursor scaffolds the component, paste the follow-up prompt below. Cursor will write the fetch call, handle the form data, and wire the response to your state variables.

   💬Follow-up prompt: "When a user uploads an image, send it as a multipart/form-data POST to https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license with an Authorization header containing my API key. Display the returned JSON fields in the UI."

   // Cursor generates something like this in your frontend framework const response = await fetch('https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRUCTOCR_KEY}` }, body: formData, });
3. 3

   Add your StructOCR API key to your .env file

   Open your local .env or .env.local file in Cursor and securely add your StructOCR key. Restart your development server to see the live scanner.

   💬Variable name: NEXT_PUBLIC_STRUCTOCR_KEY — get your free key at structocr.com/dashboard

   NEXT_PUBLIC_STRUCTOCR_KEY=sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What you can build in Cursor with this integration

• Car rental & sharing (Mobility): Let users snap a photo of their license to instantly populate booking forms and verify driving privileges. A core feature for mobility apps.
• Delivery driver onboarding: Build a mobile portal where gig-economy contractors upload their licenses for instant identity verification and vehicle class checking.
• Auto insurance quoting: Create a tool that scans a user's license to auto-fill their name, address, and DOB into a quoting engine, drastically reducing form abandonment.
• Age verification for delivery: Add a quick scan step for drivers delivering alcohol or restricted goods to verify the recipient's age automatically based on the extracted `date_of_birth`.

The prompt and the code

Copy the follow-up prompt into Cursor's Composer (Cmd+I) to generate the integration. The code block shows the standard fetch logic Cursor will likely produce.

Prerequisite: A free StructOCR account — get your API key at structocr.com/dashboard (no credit card required)

I need to add Driver's License OCR to this component.

When a user uploads an image:
1. Send it as multipart/form-data to: POST https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license
2. Include the header: Authorization: Bearer ${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRUCTOCR_KEY}
3. The response is JSON with fields: data.document_number, data.surname, data.given_names, data.address, data.vehicle_class, data.date_of_expiry
4. Display the extracted driver data in a clear, formatted profile card
5. Show a loading spinner while the request is in flight
6. Show an error message if the upload fails

Use the environment variable NEXT_PUBLIC_STRUCTOCR_KEY for the API key.

What the API returns

A comprehensive JSON object containing the parsed license fields. Cursor can easily type this interface for TypeScript projects.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "type": "drivers_license",
    "country_code": "USA",
    "region": "CA",
    "document_number": "E3802489",
    "personal_number": null,
    "surname": "IDNOOB",
    "given_names": "MING",
    "date_of_birth": "1988-06-06",
    "date_of_expiry": "2020-06-06",
    "date_of_issue": "2015-07-22",
    "sex": "F",
    "address": "750 GONZALEZ DR APT 6B, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94512",
    "vehicle_class": "C",
    "extra_details": {
      "fathers_name": null,
      "mothers_name": null,
      "rg_number": null,
      "card_security_number": "06/09/2014599A5/DOFD/19"
    }
  }
}