Florida Driver License PDF417 API

Capturing Florida License-Back Barcodes Reliably

Florida rental and hospitality flows often happen at busy counters or self-service kiosks. Reflections from overhead lighting and rushed captures can hide rows of the PDF417 symbol. PDF417 error correction can recover some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the payload cannot be decoded.

Normalized AAMVA Data for Florida Workflows

Send the complete back image to the StructOCR PDF417 API. The service decodes the barcode deterministically, parses the record defined by the AAMVA DL/ID standard, and normalizes the jurisdiction to FL. Use a fixed landscape capture frame, keep the card flat, and prompt for a second photo when the API returns PDF417_NOT_DECODED. The free PDF417 scanner can be used to test non-sensitive samples before integration.

Where This Workflow Fits

• Airport rental intake: Pre-fill names, license number, dates, and address for airport rental intake while keeping final confirmation in the application.
• Hotel registration prefill: Use normalized region FL and available AAMVA fields to reduce transcription in airport rentals, hospitality registration, and visitor intake.
• Visitor management: Send unreadable Florida barcodes to a retake or review queue instead of saving incomplete identity data.

Decode a Florida License Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image with the full Florida PDF417 barcode visible. The SDK tabs show equivalent server-side calls.

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

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

Illustrative Florida AAMVA Response

This response uses wholly fictional data to demonstrate the normalized FL shape. Optional elements can be null when they are not encoded.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "type": "drivers_license",
    "source": "pdf417",
    "country_code": "USA",
    "region": "FL",
    "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": "C",
    "restrictions": null,
    "endorsements": null,
    "document_discriminator": "SAMPLE-DISCRIMINATOR",
    "issuer_identification_number": null,
    "aamva_version": 10,
    "jurisdiction_version": 0
  }
}