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Sweden National ID Card

Extract data from Sweden 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 se_id_card

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "lastName": "ANDERSSON",
  "firstName": "ANNA",
  "documentNumber": "123456789",
  "personalIdNumber": "19900101-1234",
  "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",
  "expiryDate": "2030-01-01",
  "issueDate": "2020-01-01",
  "height": "170",
  "issuingAuthority": "POLISEN",
  "mrz": "ID SWEANDERSSON<<ANNA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<123456789<19001011F3001011SWE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<4"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
lastName string The last name of the card holder. ANDERSSON
firstName string The first name of the card holder. ANNA
documentNumber string The unique document number. 123456789
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 card expires in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2030-01-01
issueDate string The date the card was issued in YYYY-MM-DD format. 2020-01-01
height string The height of the holder in centimeters. 170
issuingAuthority string The authority that issued the card. POLISEN
mrz string The Machine Readable Zone from the card. IDSWEANDERSSON<<ANNA...

Code Examples

cURL

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_se_id_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Sweden 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': 'se_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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