New Mexico Driver License & ID Card PDF417 API

Reading New Mexico Card Barcodes in Real Workflows

New Mexico counters face strong sunlight and a mix of resident and visitor cards. Some ID cards encode their own value in the license class element, so document type must come from the record itself. PDF417 error correction recovers some damage, but an application should never invent identity values when the barcode cannot be decoded.

One API for New Mexico Licenses and ID Cards

New Mexico cards are issued by the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (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 NM, 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.
• Casino entry: Accept both New Mexico licenses and state ID cards, and use document_kind where only a license is acceptable.
• Contractor visitor logs: Send unreadable New Mexico barcodes to a retake or manual review step instead of saving partial identity data.

Decode a New Mexico Card Back

Upload a JPG, PNG, or WebP image of the full card back. Tap to focus on the barcode, hold the phone parallel to the card, and avoid digital zoom.

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=@new-mexico-card-back.jpg"

Illustrative New Mexico ID Card Response

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