Nevada Driver License & ID Card PDF417 API

Reading Nevada Card Barcodes in Real Workflows

Nevada resorts, clubs, and dispensaries see huge volumes of visitors from every state around the clock. Dark venues, bright casino lighting, and lamination glare all affect capture. PDF417 error correction recovers some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the barcode cannot be decoded.

One API for Nevada Licenses and ID Cards

Nevada cards are issued by the Nevada Department 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 NV, 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

• Casino and resort check-in: Pre-fill names, dates, and address for casino and resort check-in and keep final confirmation in your application.
• Nightclub entry: Accept both Nevada licenses and state ID cards, and use document_kind where only a license is acceptable.
• Dispensary age checks: Send unreadable Nevada barcodes to a retake or manual review step instead of saving partial identity data.

Decode a Nevada 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=@nevada-card-back.jpg"

Illustrative Nevada ID Card Response

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