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Sweden Driver's Licence

Extract data from Sweden Driver's Licences with our advanced OCR technology.

Request Parameters

Required Parameters

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

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "lastName": "ANDERSSON",
  "firstName": "ANNA",
  "licenseNumber": "990101-1234",
  "personalIdNumber": "19900101-1234",
  "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",
  "expiryDate": "2030-01-01",
  "issueDate": "2020-01-01",
  "vehicleCategories": "B"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
lastName string The last name of the licence holder. ANDERSSON
firstName string The first name of the licence holder. ANNA
licenseNumber string The unique licence number. 990101-1234
personalIdNumber string The Swedish personal identity number (personnummer). 19900101-1234
dateOfBirth string The date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format. 1990-01-01
expiryDate string The date the licence expires in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2030-01-01
issueDate string The date the licence was issued in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2020-01-01
vehicleCategories string The vehicle categories the holder is licensed for. B

Code Examples

cURL

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_se_license_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Sweden Driver's Licence 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': 'se_drivers_license'}
            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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