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Netherlands National ID Card

Extract data from Netherlands National ID Cards with our advanced OCR technology.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

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

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "lastName": "DE JONG",
  "firstName": "JAN",
  "documentNumber": "IDNLD12345",
  "personalNumber": "123456789",
  "dateOfBirth": "1985-05-10",
  "placeOfBirth": "AMSTERDAM",
  "expiryDate": "2031-01-01",
  "issueDate": "2021-01-01",
  "gender": "M",
  "height": "180",
  "nationality": "NEDERLANDSE",
  "issuingAuthority": "BURG. VAN AMSTERDAM",
  "qrCodeData": "...",
  "mrz": "I<NLD123456789<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<8505100M3101012NLD<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<4DE<JONG<<JAN"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
lastName string The last name of the card holder. DE JONG
firstName string The first name of the card holder. JAN
documentNumber string The unique document number. IDNLD12345
personalNumber string The personal number (BSN). 123456789
dateOfBirth string The date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. 1985-05-10
placeOfBirth string The place of birth. AMSTERDAM
expiryDate string The date the card expires in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2031-01-01
issueDate string The date the card was issued in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2021-01-01
gender string The gender of the holder (M/V). M
height string The height of the holder in centimeters. 180
nationality string The nationality of the holder. NEDERLANDSE
issuingAuthority string The authority that issued the card. BURG. VAN AMSTERDAM
qrCodeData string Data from the QR code, if present. ...
mrz string The Machine Readable Zone from the card. I<NLD123456789...

Code Examples

cURL

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_nl_id_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Netherlands National 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': 'nl_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}")
        return None

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