OCR API for Passports, IDs, and KYC Flows
PicToText extracts structured JSON from passports, driver's licenses, and ID cards so your KYC workflows stay fast, compliant, and automated. Build with an OCR API that is accurate, global, and developer-first.
Explore passport OCR, ID card OCR, and driver's license OCR to see supported fields and sample outputs.
- Accuracy
- 99.8%
- Coverage
- 200+
- Setup time
- Minutes
- Retention
- 30 days
Field-level OCR
Document types
REST API ready
Auto purge
Live demo
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Passport & ID OCR API ready in minutes
PicToText extracts structured JSON data from passports, driver's licenses, and ID cards for automated KYC workflows. Integrate quickly with a simple REST endpoint and get reliable, field-level results.
- Passport OCR with structured JSON output
- Driver's license & ID card recognition
- High-accuracy extraction for KYC flows
curl -X POST "https://pictotext.io/api/v1/ocr" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F "[email protected]" \
-F "documentType=passport"{
"passportNumber": "AB1234567",
"name": "JOHN DOE",
"gender": "Male",
"issueDate": "2020-05-15",
"expiryDate": "2030-05-14",
...
}Built for identity verification at scale
Our OCR API gives you the accuracy, speed, and security you need for identity workflows. Bring structured data into your onboarding flow without the operational overhead.
Global identity coverage
Support 200+ countries' IDs and passports. Specialized models detect MRZ zones, plastic cards, and paper documents with consistent accuracy.
Structured JSON, not raw text
Receive clean, field-level JSON for names, dates, document numbers, and MRZ data without regex cleanup or manual parsing.
Privacy-first by default
End-to-end encryption with TLS 1.3 and AES-256. Files are isolated, processed securely, and purged after 30 days.
Developer-ready workflows
REST API, webhook callbacks, and copy-paste examples let you go from prototype to production without rebuilding OCR pipelines.
Performance snapshot
Quality you can ship with confidence
- Accuracy
- Clear scans benchmarked
- Coverage
- Countries supported
- Retention
- Auto purge policy
- Output
- Field-level data
Trusted by teams
Proof that the OCR is production-ready
From fintech onboarding to travel KYC, teams rely on PicToText to deliver consistent document intelligence.
βPicToText has transformed our document verification flow. The structured JSON output saves hours of manual QA every week.β

βThe API documentation is clear, the integration is quick, and the results are consistent. We were in production within a week.β

βWe needed reliable OCR at scale for onboarding. PicToText delivered accuracy and support without the enterprise overhead.β

Choose Your Plan
Start free, scale as you grow
Free
Unlimited web tool after sign up. Pay-as-you-go API access.
$0/month
- 3 free trials without account
- Unlimited web tool usage after sign up
- All document types supported
- Credit packs from $3.33/1,000 calls
- Credits never expire
- Email support
Premium
Most popular10,000 API calls included. Best value for growing teams.
$29.9/month
- 10,000 API calls per month included
- Unlimited web tool usage
- Credit packs from $2.698/1,000 calls
- Credits never expire
- Priority email support
- High accuracy AI models
Enterprise
100,000 API calls included. Lowest cost per call.
$249/month
- 100,000 API calls per month included
- Credit packs from $2.49/1,000 calls
- Lowest unit cost available
- Credits never expire
- Dedicated support
- Custom integrations
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Ready to automate KYC
Launch OCR-powered onboarding in days, not months
Stop wasting time on manual data entry. Integrate PicToText OCR API to extract structured JSON from passports and ID cards in seconds. Start your free trial and experience automated identity verification today.