Arkansas Driver License & ID Card PDF417 API

Reading Arkansas Card Barcodes in Real Workflows

Arkansas operators range from large distribution centers to small-town pharmacies, so capture devices vary from new phones to older tablets. Older cameras often cannot resolve the narrow PDF417 modules unless the card fills the frame. PDF417 error correction recovers some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the barcode cannot be decoded.

One API for Arkansas Licenses and ID Cards

Arkansas cards are issued by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Office of Driver Services. 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 AR, 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

• Distribution center onboarding: Pre-fill names, dates, and address for distribution center onboarding and keep final confirmation in your application.
• Medical cannabis dispensaries: Accept both Arkansas licenses and state ID cards, and use document_kind where only a license is acceptable.
• Pharmacy pickup: Send unreadable Arkansas barcodes to a retake or manual review step instead of saving partial identity data.

Decode a Arkansas Card Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image of the full card back. Show a live guide frame, block submission when the barcode is cut off, and offer an instant retake after a 422 response.

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=@arkansas-card-back.jpg"

Illustrative Arkansas ID Card Response

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