Vietnam Vehicle Registration VIN OCR
Automate vehicle onboarding in Southeast Asia. Accurately extract the 17-character Chassis Number (Số khung) from Vietnamese registration certificates, even with heavy stamp overlap or screen-capture distortion.

The Challenge of Real-World Vietnamese Documents
Processing Vietnamese vehicle registration certificates (Giấy chứng nhận đăng ký xe) involves unique optical hurdles. Real-world captures are rarely perfect flatbed scans. They are frequently low-quality photos shared via messaging apps like Zalo, often taken of a computer screen (introducing severe moiré patterns). Furthermore, the critical Chassis Number (Số khung) is routinely obscured by large, red official stamps and signatures. Standard OCR engines struggle with this intense visual noise and the complex diacritics of the Vietnamese language surrounding the alphanumeric data. For a deeper dive into these technical hurdles, see our core OCR product capabilities.
Engineered for 'In-the-Wild' Precision
StructOCR isolates the exact location of the Chassis Number by bypassing red ink artifacts, background patterns, and screen glare. Powered by our Automotive VIN OCR API, the system aggressively filters out non-alphanumeric noise caused by stamps. It strictly enforces ISO 3779 validation, automatically correcting visual misidentifications (e.g., distinguishing between 'O', 'Q', and '0' even when heavily compressed) to ensure perfect 17-character outputs.
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Core Industry Applications
Auto Insurance Onboarding (Bảo hiểm xe cơ giới)
Instantly pre-fill policy applications by extracting the validated VIN (Số khung) directly from the policyholder's Zalo uploads. Get 200 free credits to test your own documents, or explore our flexible pricing plans for high-volume production scaling.
Used Vehicle Marketplaces
Accelerate seller onboarding by automating background checks and violation history lookups using precisely extracted chassis numbers from user-uploaded certificate photos.
Cross-Border Fleet Logistics
Streamline customs and fleet management across the ASEAN region by automating the digitization of paper-based transit and registration documents, regardless of image quality.
Auto Repair & Dealerships
Eliminate manual data entry errors. Scan the customer's registration card to instantly retrieve the exact 17-character VIN required for ordering OEM parts and verifying warranty status.
Technical Specs
- Stamp & Signature Rejection: Advanced filtering isolates typed text from overlapping official red stamps.
- Validation: Built-in ISO 3779 rules & Length constraint (strictly 17 chars).
- Anti-Moiré Pipeline: Restores legibility from screens captured by smartphone cameras.
- Data Privacy: Zero data retention (SOC2 Compliant).
Key Features
- Chassis Number (Số khung): Perfect extraction of the standard VIN.
- Input Flexibility: API fully supports direct file uploads or Base64-encoded strings.
- Format Support: Accepts JPG, PNG, WebP up to 4.5MB.
Integration & AI Prompts
Our robust API accepts direct file uploads or Base64-encoded strings, making it trivial to process images directly from your users' mobile devices or backend storage. Copy the prompt below into Cursor or v0 to generate your frontend.
import requests
import base64
# 💰 Save 30%+ vs competitors. Get 200 free credits instantly:
# 👉 https://structocr.com/register
# 1. Prepare Base64 Image (Supports raw files or Base64 strings)
with open("vietnam_registration_zalo.jpg", "rb") as image_file:
base64_image = base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode('utf-8')
url = "https://api.structocr.com/v1/vin"
headers = {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
payload = {
"img": base64_image
}
try:
print("Scanning Vietnamese Registration Card...")
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
result = response.json()
if result.get('success'):
data = result['data']
print("✅ Extraction Successful!")
print(f"VIN (Số khung): {data.get('vin')}")
print(f"Confidence: {data.get('confidence')}")
else:
print(f"❌ Extraction Failed: {result.get('error')} - {result.get('message')}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")Standardized JSON Output
The API returns a clean, structured payload containing the validated 17-character VIN and structural confidence, easily bypassing image compression and visual noise.
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"vin": "LSVSH7C61RN020846",
"confidence": "High",
"carrier_type": "document"
}
}Frequently Asked Questions
Can the API handle images that are photos of computer screens (e.g., from Zalo or WhatsApp)?
Yes. Our preprocessing pipeline is specifically trained to eliminate moiré patterns and screen glare, which are very common when users share registration documents via messaging apps.
What happens if the red official stamp covers part of the Chassis Number (Số khung)?
The OCR engine uses color-channel separation and structural inference to 'see through' overlapping stamps and signatures, ensuring the underlying alphanumeric VIN is extracted accurately.
Does the API require an SDK, or can I call it directly?
StructOCR is provided purely as a REST API, meaning you do not need to install heavy SDKs. You can integrate it into any stack by sending an image URL, a direct file upload, or a Base64-encoded string.
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