Hostel Guest Passport Check-In with OCR

The Requirement

Many countries require accommodations to record guest identity details, and hostels check in large numbers of international guests. Small front-desk teams spend minutes per guest typing passport details during evening arrival peaks.

Capture Once, Confirm, Then Report

Scan the passport at the desk or let guests upload it before arrival, pre-fill the booking, and confirm with the guest. The passport OCR API returns structured JSON, so the same record can feed your forms, reports, and audit trail. Guest reporting rules differ by country; confirm local obligations.

Workflow Applications

Server-Side Integration

Send the passport image from your backend and keep only the fields your process needs.

import base64
import os
import requests

with open("passport.jpg", "rb") as image_file:
    image = base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode("ascii")

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.structocr.com/v1/passport",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["STRUCTOCR_API_KEY"]},
    json={"img": image},
    timeout=30,
)

if response.ok:
    data = response.json()["data"]
    print("surname:", data.get("surname"))
    print("given_names:", data.get("given_names"))
    print("nationality:", data.get("nationality"))
    print("passport_number:", data.get("passport_number"))
else:
    print("Retake or review:", response.json().get("error"))

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "surname": "SAMPLE",
    "given_names": "SAMPLE",
    "nationality": "SAMPLE",
    "passport_number": "SAMPLE"
  }
}