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Argentina ID Card

Extract data from Argentine ID Card (DNI) 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 ar_id_card

Response Format

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "dateOfBirth": "1990-01-01",
  "dateOfExpiry": "2030-01-01",
  "dateOfIssue": "2020-01-01",
  "documentNumber": "12345678",
  "gender": "Male",
  "givenName": "JUAN",
  "surname": "PEREZ",
  "nationality": "ARGENTINE",
  "address": "CALLE FALSA 123, BUENOS AIRES",
  "placeOfBirth": "BUENOS AIRES",
  "cuil": "20-12345678-9"
}

Response Fields

Field Type Description Example
dateOfBirth string Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1990-01-01
dateOfExpiry string Expiry date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2030-01-01
dateOfIssue string Issue date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2020-01-01
documentNumber string Document number 12345678
gender string Gender Male
givenName string Given name JUAN
surname string Surname PEREZ
nationality string Nationality ARGENTINE
address string Full address CALLE FALSA 123, BUENOS AIRES
placeOfBirth string Place of birth BUENOS AIRES
cuil string Código Único de Identificación Laboral 20-12345678-9

Code Examples

cURL

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

JavaScript (Browser)

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

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

Python

import requests
import os

def extract_argentina_id_data(image_path, api_key):
    """Extract data from Argentina 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': 'ar_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_argentina_id_data('argentina_id.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
if result:
    print("Document Number:", result['documentNumber'])
    print("Name:", result['givenName'], result['surname'])
    print("Full response:", result)
else:
    print("Failed to extract Argentina ID data")

Node.js

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

async function processArgentinaIDCard(imagePath, apiKey) {
  const formData = new FormData();
  formData.append('image', fs.createReadStream(imagePath));
  formData.append('documentType', 'ar_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
processArgentinaIDCard('./argentina_id.jpg', 'YOUR_API_KEY')
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error.message));

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