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Thailand ID Card

Extract data from Thai ID Card with high accuracy using our advanced OCR technology.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
image File ✅ ID card image file (JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC and HEIF, max 10MB)
documentType String ✅ Must be th_id_card

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "cardTypeTh": "บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน",
  "cardTypeEn": "Identification Card",
  "idNumber": "1234567890123",
  "serialNumber": "TH123456789",
  "nameTh": "สมชาย ใจดี",
  "nameEn": "SOMCHAI JAIDEE",
  "lastNameEn": "JAIDEE",
  "birthTh": "๑ มกราคม ๒๕๓๓",
  "birthEn": "1990-01-01",
  "issueDateEN": "2020-01-01",
  "issueDateTH": "๑ มกราคม ๒๕๖๓",
  "expiryDateEN": "2030-01-01",
  "expiryDateTH": "๑ มกราคม ๒๕๗๓",
  "religion": "พุทธ",
  "address": "123/456 หมู่ 1 ถ.สุขุมวิท เขตคลองเตย กรุงเทพฯ 10110"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
cardTypeTh string Card type in Thai บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน
cardTypeEn string Card type in English Identification Card
idNumber string 13-digit ID number 1234567890123
serialNumber string Card serial number TH123456789
nameTh string Full name in Thai สมชาย ใจดี
nameEn string Full name in English SOMCHAI JAIDEE
lastNameEn string Last name in English JAIDEE
birthTh string Birth date in Thai ๑ มกราคม ๒๕๓๓
birthEn string Birth date in English (YYYY-MM-DD) 1990-01-01
issueDateEN string Issue date in English (YYYY-MM-DD) 2020-01-01
issueDateTH string Issue date in Thai ๑ มกราคม ๒๕๖๓
expiryDateEN string Expiry date in English (YYYY-MM-DD) 2030-01-01
expiryDateTH string Expiry date in Thai ๑ มกราคม ๒๕๗๓
religion string Religion พุทธ
address string Full address in Thai 123/456 หมู่ 1 ถ.สุขุมวิท เขตคลองเตย กรุงเทพฯ 10110

Code Examples

cURL

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

JavaScript (Browser)

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

  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 Thai ID card:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_thai_id_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Thai ID card 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': 'th_id_card'}

            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_thai_id_data('thai_id.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
if result:
    print("ID Number:", result['idNumber'])
    print("Name (English):", result['nameEn'])
    print("Full response:", result)
else:
    print("Failed to extract Thai ID data")

Node.js

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

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

  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;
  }
}

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

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