Illinois Driver License PDF417 API

Capturing Illinois License-Back Barcodes Reliably

Illinois intake systems often need the same license data in retail, access, and mobility workflows. Camera glare and low-resolution kiosk images can prevent deterministic barcode decoding. 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 Illinois 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 IL. Set a minimum camera resolution, avoid digital zoom, and keep the card parallel to the image plane before upload. The free PDF417 scanner can be used to test non-sensitive samples before integration.

Where This Workflow Fits

• Retail account intake: Pre-fill names, license number, dates, and address for retail account intake while keeping final confirmation in the application.
• Visitor registration: Use normalized region IL and available AAMVA fields to reduce transcription in retail age checks, visitor systems, and Chicago-area mobility.
• Mobility customer prefill: Send unreadable Illinois barcodes to a retake or review queue instead of saving incomplete identity data.

Decode a Illinois License Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image with the full Illinois 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=@illinois-license-back.jpg"

Illustrative Illinois AAMVA Response

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

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "type": "drivers_license",
    "source": "pdf417",
    "country_code": "USA",
    "region": "IL",
    "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
  }
}