EU Driving Licence OCR API

Decoding the EU Numbered Field System

The European Union driving licence utilizes a standardized numbered field system to overcome the language barriers across member states. Instead of relying on translated labels like 'Name' or 'Date of Issue', critical data is mapped to numbers: Field 1 (Surname), Field 4a (Date of Issue), Field 5 (Licence Number), and Field 9 (Vehicle Categories). However, standard text-recognition tools often struggle to correctly associate these tiny reference numbers with the adjacent text, or they fail to handle complex multi-national character sets and missing fields (such as Field 8 for addresses). To see how our models perfectly map these visual cues, explore our core driver license OCR capabilities.

Edge-Routed Precision & SDK-Free Integration

Our API is purpose-built for the EU market, understanding the exact topography of the standardized European driving licence. Delivered as a pure REST API, you do not need to embed heavy SDKs into your cross-platform applications. Furthermore, our core infrastructure runs natively on Cloudflare's global edge network, guaranteeing low-latency request routing across Europe while keeping data processing highly secure. Simply send a direct file upload or a Base64-encoded string, and our engine will instantly return a mapped JSON response.

Core Applications in the European Market

Integration & AI Prompts

Send document images directly via Base64 or multipart file uploads. Our API automatically sanitizes incoming Base64 strings (stripping illegal whitespace) to prevent request failures. For complete payload specifications, consult our developer documentation.

import requests
import base64

# 1. Prepare Base64 Image of the EU Driving Licence
with open("eu_licence_sample.jpg", "rb") as image_file:
    base64_image = base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode('utf-8')

url = "https://api.structocr.com/v1/driver-license"
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

# Direct Base64 injection
payload = {
    "img": base64_image 
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
result = response.json()

if result.get('success'):
    data = result['data']
    print(f"✅ Licence Number (Field 5): {data['document_number']}")
    print(f"✅ Vehicle Class (Field 9): {data['vehicle_class']}")
    print(f"✅ Issue Date (Field 4a): {data['date_of_issue']}")

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "type": "drivers_license",
    "country_code": "DEU",
    "region": null,
    "document_number": "B012345678",
    "personal_number": null,
    "surname": "MÜLLER",
    "given_names": "LUKAS",
    "sex": null,
    "date_of_birth": "1990-05-15",
    "place_of_birth": "BERLIN",
    "date_of_issue": "2018-10-20",
    "date_of_expiry": "2033-10-19",
    "date_of_first_issue": null,
    "issuing_authority": "STADT BERLIN",
    "address": null,
    "vehicle_class": "AM, A1, A2, A, B, B1",
    "extra_details": {}
  }
}