UAE Vehicle Registration OCR with Python SDK

Reading the UAE vehicle registration card (Mulkiya)

UAE vehicles are registered by each emirate's traffic authority, and the Mulkiya is printed in Arabic and English. Besides the traffic plate, it shows the chassis number (VIN), make, model year, origin, vehicle class, weights and passenger count. Rental companies, insurers and fleet operators read it at every registration renewal.

A Server-Side Python Workflow

The StructOCR Vehicle Registration OCR API returns standardized fields for every country (VIN, plate, make, model, year and colour) and a localized block for country-specific fields. UAE-specific fields are returned under localized.uae: engine number, origin, vehicle class, weights and number of passengers. For the business use cases, see UAE Mulkiya full-field OCR and UAE Mulkiya VIN OCR.

Where Teams Use It

• Car rental fleets: Track registration details for every car in the fleet.
• Motor insurance: Prefill policy data from the Mulkiya at quote or renewal.
• Used-car marketplaces: Capture vehicle details when a listing is created.

UAE Vehicle Registration OCR with Python SDK

The official Python SDK reads a local file and calls /v1/vehicle-registration. The API reference documents every field.

Prerequisite: `pip install structocr`; set the server-side `STRUCTOCR_API_KEY` environment variable.

import os
from structocr import StructOCR

client = StructOCR(os.environ["STRUCTOCR_API_KEY"])
result = client.scan_vehicle_registration("registration.jpg")

if result.get("success"):
    data = result["data"]
    std = data["standardized"]
    print(std["vin"], std["plate"]["formatted"], std["make_normalized"], std["year"])
    print(data["localized"])
else:
    print(result.get("error"))

JSON Response Example

An illustrative response with fictional values.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "document": {
      "country_code": "AE",
      "document_type": "VEHICLE_REGISTRATION",
      "confidence_score": 0.98
    },
    "standardized": {
      "vin": "JTMHV05J804123456",
      "plate": {
        "number": "12345",
        "letters_normalized": "N",
        "formatted": "DUBAI N 12345"
      },
      "make_raw": "TOYOTA",
      "make_normalized": "TOYOTA",
      "model_raw": "LAND CRUISER",
      "model_normalized": "LAND CRUISER",
      "year": 2024,
      "color_raw": "WHITE",
      "color_normalized": "WHITE"
    },
    "localized": {
      "uae": {
        "engine_number": "1VD-1234567",
        "origin": "UAE",
        "vehicle_class": "STATION WAGON",
        "gross_vehicle_weight": null,
        "empty_weight": null,
        "number_of_passengers": null
      }
    }
  }
}