Alaska Driver License & ID Card PDF417 API

Reading Alaska Card Barcodes in Real Workflows

Alaska workflows often run over limited connectivity at remote sites, lodges, and seasonal rental counters. Images get compressed or resent, and cold, gloved handling makes steady close-up shots harder. PDF417 error correction recovers some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the barcode cannot be decoded.

One API for Alaska Licenses and ID Cards

Alaska cards are issued by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles. Licenses and identification cards carry the same AAMVA DL/ID PDF417 barcode on the back. Send the back image to the StructOCR PDF417 API: it decodes the barcode deterministically, normalizes the jurisdiction to AK, and returns document_kind as driver_license or id_card. Test a non-sensitive sample in the free PDF417 scanner. For the printed front of the card, use the Driver License OCR API.

Where This Workflow Fits

• Seasonal rental counters: Pre-fill names, dates, and address for seasonal rental counters and keep final confirmation in your application.
• Remote-site crew onboarding: Accept both Alaska licenses and state ID cards, and use document_kind where only a license is acceptable.
• Clinic patient registration: Send unreadable Alaska barcodes to a retake or manual review step instead of saving partial identity data.

Decode a Alaska Card Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image of the full card back. Tap to focus on the barcode, hold the phone parallel to the card, and avoid digital zoom.

Prerequisite: A server-side StructOCR API key and a clear image of the complete card back

curl -X POST https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license-pdf417 \
  -H "x-api-key: $STRUCTOCR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@alaska-card-back.jpg"

Illustrative Alaska ID Card Response

This response uses wholly fictional data to show a AK identification card. A license returns document_kind driver_license and its class fields.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "type": "drivers_license",
    "document_kind": "id_card",
    "source": "pdf417",
    "country_code": "USA",
    "region": "AK",
    "document_number": "SAMPLE1234",
    "surname": "SAMPLE",
    "given_names": "ALEX MORGAN",
    "first_name": "ALEX",
    "middle_name": "MORGAN",
    "sex": "X",
    "date_of_birth": "1990-01-15",
    "date_of_issue": "2025-01-15",
    "date_of_expiry": "2030-01-15",
    "address": "100 EXAMPLE AVE",
    "city": "SAMPLE CITY",
    "postal_code": "00000",
    "vehicle_class": null,
    "restrictions": null,
    "endorsements": null,
    "document_discriminator": "SAMPLE-DISCRIMINATOR",
    "issuer_identification_number": null,
    "aamva_version": 10,
    "jurisdiction_version": 0
  }
}