Visa Application Form Prefill with Passport OCR

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("passport_number:", data.get("passport_number"))
    print("date_of_expiry:", data.get("date_of_expiry"))
    print("date_of_issue:", data.get("date_of_issue"))
    print("place_of_birth:", data.get("place_of_birth"))
else:
    print("Retake or review:", response.json().get("error"))