Add Driver's License OCR to Your Lovable.dev App in 5 Minutes

The problem: Standard AI fails on holograms and state layouts

Tools like Lovable.dev are remarkable at generating apps — but they stop at the file boundary. You can 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, Lovable can wire it up from a single fetch call.

Integrate StructOCR in Lovable (3 Steps)

1. 1

   Create a Lovable project and describe your app

   Open lovable.dev and start a new project. In the chat box, describe the mobility or verification tool you want to build — be specific about the fields you need.

   💬Try this prompt: "Build a mobile-friendly car rental onboarding app. 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."
2. 2

   Tell Lovable to call the StructOCR API

   Once Lovable scaffolds the UI, paste the follow-up prompt below. Lovable will write the fetch call, handle the file upload, and wire the response to your UI components.

   💬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 results panel."

   // Lovable generates something like this — you just supply the key const response = await fetch('https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${import.meta.env.VITE_STRUCTOCR_KEY}` }, body: formData, });
3. 3

   Add your StructOCR API key and publish

   Go to Project Settings → Environment Variables in Lovable and add your StructOCR key. Then hit Publish. Your license scanner is live.

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

   VITE_STRUCTOCR_KEY=sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What you can build in Lovable 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 Lovable prompt into your project chat to generate the integration. The JavaScript tab shows what Lovable produces — useful if you want to verify or customize it.

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 app.

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 ${VITE_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 VITE_STRUCTOCR_KEY for the API key.

What the API returns

A comprehensive JSON object containing the parsed license fields. Your Lovable app can bind this directly to the UI.

{
  "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"
    }
  }
}