Arizona Driver License & ID Card PDF417 API

Reading Arizona Card Barcodes in Real Workflows

Arizona counters deal with intense sunlight through storefront glass and a large population of seasonal residents carrying out-of-state cards. Glare across the barcode is the most common capture problem. PDF417 error correction recovers some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the barcode cannot be decoded.

One API for Arizona Licenses and ID Cards

Arizona cards are issued by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD). 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 AZ, 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

• Dispensary check-in: Pre-fill names, dates, and address for dispensary check-in and keep final confirmation in your application.
• Snowbird vehicle rentals: Accept both Arizona licenses and state ID cards, and use document_kind where only a license is acceptable.
• Senior community visitor logs: Send unreadable Arizona barcodes to a retake or manual review step instead of saving partial identity data.

Decode a Arizona Card Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image of the full card back. Move out of direct light or tilt the card slightly to remove glare, then upload the original camera photo.

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=@arizona-card-back.jpg"

Illustrative Arizona ID Card Response

This response uses wholly fictional data to show a AZ 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": "AZ",
    "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
  }
}