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India Aadhaar Back

Extract data from Indian Aadhaar card back side with high accuracy using our advanced OCR technology.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
image File ✅ Aadhaar card back image file (JPG, PNG, WebP, max 10MB)
documentType String ✅ Must be in_aadhaar_back

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "city": "New Delhi",
  "province": "Delhi",
  "postCode": "110001",
  "address": "123 Main Street, Connaught Place",
  "cardNumber": "123456789012",
  "vid": "112233445566"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
city string City name New Delhi
province string State or province Delhi
postCode string Postal code 110001
address string Full residential address 123 Main Street, Connaught Place
cardNumber string 12-digit Aadhaar card number 123456789012
vid string Virtual ID number 112233445566

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X POST "https://pictotext.io/api/v1/ocr" \\
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_123456789abcdef" \\
  -F "image=@aadhaar_back.jpg" \\
  -F "documentType=in_aadhaar_back"

JavaScript (Browser)

async function processAadhaarBack(imageFile, apiKey) {
  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', imageFile);
  formData.append('documentType', 'in_aadhaar_back');

  try {
    const response = await fetch('https://pictotext.io/api/v1/ocr', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`
      },
      body: formData
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      const error = await response.json();
      throw new Error(error.error.message);
    }

    return await response.json();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error processing Aadhaar card:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

// Usage example
const fileInput = document.getElementById('aadhaar-file');
fileInput.addEventListener('change', async (event) => {
  const file = event.target.files[0];
  if (file) {
    try {
      const result = await processAadhaarBack(file, 'YOUR_API_KEY');
      console.log('Extracted data:', result);
    } catch (error) {
      alert('Processing failed: ' + error.message);
    }
  }
});

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_aadhaar_back_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Aadhaar card back image"""

    url = 'https://pictotext.io/api/v1/ocr'
    headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {api_key}'}

    try:
        with open(image_path, 'rb') as f:
            files = {
                'image': (os.path.basename(image_path), f, 'image/jpeg')
            }
            data = {'documentType': 'in_aadhaar_back'}

            response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, files=files, data=data, timeout=30)
            response.raise_for_status()

            return response.json()

    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"Request failed: {e}")
        if hasattr(e, 'response') and e.response is not None:
            print(f"Status code: {e.response.status_code}")
            print(f"Error response: {e.response.text}")
        return None

# Usage
result = extract_aadhaar_back_data('aadhaar_back.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
if result:
    print("Address:", result['address'])
    print("City:", result['city'])
    print("Full response:", result)
else:
    print("Failed to extract Aadhaar data")

Node.js

const FormData = require('form-data');
const fs = require('fs');
const axios = require('axios');

async function processAadhaarBack(imagePath, apiKey) {
  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', fs.createReadStream(imagePath));
  formData.append('documentType', 'in_aadhaar_back');

  try {
    const response = await axios.post('https://pictotext.io/api/v1/ocr', formData, {
      headers: {
        ...formData.getHeaders(),
        'Authorization': `Bearer ${apiKey}`
      }
    });

    return response.data;
  } catch (error) {
    if (error.response) {
      console.error('API Error:', error.response.data);
    }
    throw error;
  }
}

// Usage
processAadhaarBack('./aadhaar_back.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error.message));

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