Extract structured data from Machine Readable Zones (MRZ) on passports, ID cards, and visas using barKoder’s high-accuracy MRZ parser. Decode document type, name, nationality, date of birth, expiry, and more instantly within your app.
A Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is a section on identity documents – such as passports, ID cards, visas, residence permits, and other travel documents – that contains encoded personal information in a standardized format.
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{
"first_name": "Alex",
"last_name": "Johnson",
"license_number": "D12345678",
"address": "123 Main St",
"city": "Austin",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "78701",
"dob": "1990-02-12",
"issue_date": "2022-01-01",
"expiry_date": "2030-01-01"
}
The Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is a standardized format used globally on identity documents such as passports, visas, and some national ID cards. It allows machines to quickly and accurately read personal data using optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
Most passports and machine-readable travel documents (MRTDs) include a Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) that encodes key personal and document data in a standardized format defined by the ICAO Document 9303. The MRZ typically appears on the bottom of the identity page and includes:
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