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India Aadhaar Front

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

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

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

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "cardNumber": "123456789012",
  "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",
  "downloadDate": "2023-01-01",
  "gender": "Male",
  "issueDate": "2020-01-01",
  "mobileNumber": "+919876543210",
  "name": "RAJESH KUMAR",
  "vid": "112233445566"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
cardNumber string 12-digit Aadhaar card number 123456789012
dateOfBirth string Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1990-01-01
downloadDate string Date when Aadhaar was downloaded 2023-01-01
gender string Gender Male
issueDate string Issue date of Aadhaar card 2020-01-01
mobileNumber string Registered mobile number +919876543210
name string Full name as on Aadhaar card RAJESH KUMAR
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_front.jpg" \\
  -F "documentType=in_aadhaar_front"

JavaScript (Browser)

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

  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 processAadhaarFront(file, 'YOUR_API_KEY');
      console.log('Extracted data:', result);
    } catch (error) {
      alert('Processing failed: ' + error.message);
    }
  }
});

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_aadhaar_front_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Aadhaar card front 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_front'}

            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_front_data('aadhaar_front.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
if result:
    print("Aadhaar Number:", result['cardNumber'])
    print("Name:", result['name'])
    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 processAadhaarFront(imagePath, apiKey) {
  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', fs.createReadStream(imagePath));
  formData.append('documentType', 'in_aadhaar_front');

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

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