Supported ID Documents and Fields | Android Document Scanner
The Scanbot SDK Generic Document Scanner supports the following types of documents and fields:
| ID Document Type | Sides Available | Extractable VIZ Fields | Has MRZ | Extractable MRZ Fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German ID card | front & back | document number, surname, given names, maiden name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality, date of expiry, signature (image), biometric photo (image), CAN, address, color of eyes, height, issue date, issuing authority, pseudonym | yes | document number, document type, surname, given names, date of birth, gender, issue date, issuing state, date of expiry, nationality, check digits |
| German passport | front only | document number, passport type, country code, surname, given names, maiden name, gender, date of birth, place of birth, nationality, date of expiry, signature (image), biometric photo (image), issue date, issuing authority | yes | document number, document type, surname, given names, date of birth, gender, issue date, issuing state, date of expiry, nationality, check digits |
| German residence permit | front & back | document number, title type, surname, given names, date of birth, place of birth, gender, nationality, date of expiry, place of issue, remarks, signature (image), biometric photo (image), CAN, address, color of eyes, height, issue date, issuing authority | yes | document number, document type, surname, given names, date of birth, gender, issue date, issuing state, date of expiry, nationality, check digits |
| European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) | front & back | issuer name, issuer number, personal number, surname, given names, CAN, date of birth, card number, country code, date of expiry, signature (image) | no | - |
| EU driver's license | front & back | document number, surname, given names, date of birth, place of birth, date of expiry, issue date, issuing authority, license categories, restrictions, signature (image), biometric photo (image) | no | - |
- VIZ (Visual Inspection Zone) contains various data about the document holder and the document in a non-standardized format.
- MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone) is a standardized data format on ID documents and passports, containing personal and document-related data.
- CAN (Card Access Number) is used as a security feature for electronic authentication, e.g. when using the online identification function (eID).
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