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Romania ID Card

Extract data from Romanian ID Card (Carte de Identitate) 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, max 10MB)
documentType String ✅ Must be ro_id_card

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "series": "AX",
  "idNumber": "123456",
  "lastName": "POPESCU",
  "firstName": "ION",
  "nationality": "ROMANIAN",
  "placeOfBirth": "BUCURESTI",
  "address": "STRADA PRINCIPALA NR. 123",
  "issuedBy": "DIRECTIA GENERALA DE PASAPOARTE BUCURESTI",
  "validity": "2030-01-01"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
series string ID card series AX
idNumber string ID card number 123456
lastName string Last name POPESCU
firstName string First name ION
nationality string Nationality ROMANIAN
placeOfBirth string Place of birth BUCURESTI
address string Complete address STRADA PRINCIPALA NR. 123
issuedBy string Issuing authority DIRECTIA GENERALA DE PASAPOARTE BUCURESTI
validity string Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2030-01-01

Code Examples

cURL

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

JavaScript (Browser)

async function processRomaniaIDCard(imageFile, apiKey) {
  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', imageFile);
  formData.append('documentType', 'ro_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 Romania ID card:', error);
    throw error;
  }
}

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_romania_id_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Romania 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': 'ro_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_romania_id_data('romania_id.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
if result:
    print("ID Number:", result['series'], result['idNumber'])
    print("Name:", result['firstName'], result['lastName'])
    print("Full response:", result)
else:
    print("Failed to extract Romania ID data")

Node.js

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

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

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

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