Japanese Driving License OCR API

The Japanese Driving License OCR API allows for the extraction of six essential fields from a Japanese driver's license, including name, residence, birthday, delivery date, expiration date, and personal number. This API supports various image formats and sizes, making it convenient for processing different types of driver's license images.

About the API:

The Japanese Driving License OCR API is a powerful tool designed to extract crucial information from Japanese driver's licenses. With its advanced optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities, this API enables the extraction of six critical fields: name, residence, birthday, delivery date, expiration date, and personal number. It offers support for various image formats, including jpg, png, BMP, pdf, tiff, and single frame gif, making it versatile and adaptable to different types of driver's license images.

The extraction of information from a Japanese driver's license can be a time-consuming and error-prone process when done manually. However, with the Japanese Driving License OCR API, this task becomes automated, accurate, and efficient. By passing a digital copy of a driver's license image to the API, developers can retrieve the essential fields quickly and reliably.

The API's OCR technology is trained specifically to handle Japanese driver's licenses, ensuring accurate recognition of characters and efficient extraction of information. It precisely identifies and extracts the name of the license holder, their residence address, date of birth, delivery date (the date the license was issued), expiration date (the date when the license expires), and personal number (a unique identifier associated with the license holder).

The flexibility of the Japanese Driving License OCR API is further enhanced by its support for various image formats and sizes. It can process images in popular formats such as jpg, png, BMP, pdf, tiff, and even single-frame gif files. Additionally, the API can handle images with a file size of up to 10MB, allowing for seamless integration with different systems and workflows.

Integrating the Japanese Driving License OCR API into applications, websites, or systems is straightforward. Developers can make HTTP requests to the API, passing the driver's license image as input. The API then performs the OCR analysis on the image, accurately extracting the six critical fields. The extracted information is returned in a structured format, such as JSON or XML, enabling easy integration and further processing.

The Japanese Driving License OCR API finds applications in various industries and scenarios. It can be used by car rental companies to streamline the process of collecting customer information by automatically extracting relevant data from driver's licenses. Additionally, government agencies or transportation services can utilize the API to automate data entry tasks, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in license verification processes.

Furthermore, the Japanese Driving License OCR API can be beneficial in data analysis and record-keeping tasks. By extracting key details from driver's licenses, organizations can maintain accurate and up-to-date databases, facilitate data analysis, and improve decision-making processes.

In conclusion, the Japanese Driving License OCR API provides a powerful solution for extracting critical information from Japanese driver's licenses. With support for multiple image formats and a maximum file size of 10MB, this API offers flexibility and convenience. Automating the extraction process saves time, reduces errors, and enhances efficiency in various industries and applications that deal with driver's license data.

 

What your API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

Pass the image from the Japanese driving license and receive the structured data. 

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

  1. Car Rental Services: Car rental companies can utilize the Japanese Driving License OCR API to streamline their rental process. By automatically extracting essential information from driver's licenses, such as the customer's name, address, and license expiration date, rental companies can expedite the check-in process and ensure accurate customer data.

  2. Identity Verification: The API can be integrated into identity verification systems, allowing businesses to validate the authenticity of Japanese driver's licenses. By extracting and comparing critical fields such as the name, address, and personal number, organizations can verify the identity of individuals during onboarding or account registration processes.

  3. Government Agencies: Government agencies responsible for license verification or compliance checks can leverage the API to automate data extraction from driver's licenses. This helps streamline processes related to license renewal, traffic violation records, or other official procedures, improving accuracy and efficiency.

  4. Transportation Services: Transportation services such as ride-hailing or delivery companies can use the API to verify driver's license information of their drivers. By automatically extracting key details like the driver's name, address, and license validity, these services can ensure that their drivers possess valid licenses and meet regulatory requirements.

  5. Age Verification: Businesses that require age verification, such as establishments selling age-restricted products or services, can utilize the API to verify the age of individuals by extracting their birthdate from driver's licenses. This helps ensure compliance with age-related regulations and prevents underage access to restricted goods or services.

  6. KYC (Know Your Customer) Compliance: Financial institutions and online platforms can employ the API to facilitate KYC processes. By automatically extracting customer information from driver's licenses, organizations can enhance their identity verification procedures, comply with regulatory requirements, and prevent fraudulent activities.

These use cases demonstrate the diverse applications of the Japanese Driving License OCR API across different industries and scenarios. By automating data extraction from driver's licenses, the API enables organizations to improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and ensure compliance with various regulations.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

Besides the number of API calls, there are no other limitations.

API Documentation

Endpoints


Extract 6 critical fields from a Japanese driver’s license: name, residence, birthday, delivery date, expiration date, and personal number

Support jpg, png, BMP, pdf, tiff, single frame gif, etc., image size not more than 10M

 


                                                                            
POST https://zylalabs.com/api/2026/japanese+driving+license+ocr+api/1803/get+data
                                                                            
                                                                        

Get Data - Endpoint Features

Object Description
imageUrl [Required]
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            {"code":200,"data":{"file_type":"jpeg","result":{"image_angle":0,"item_list":[{"key":"name","position":[],"value":"武美 美美"},{"key":"address","position":[52,94,81,94,81,108,52,108],"value":"北海道室蘭市輪西町1丁目"},{"key":"date_of_birth","position":[108,118,287,118,287,140,108,140],"value":"平成20年01月01日"},{"key":"the_delivery_date","position":[52,121,80,121,80,135,52,135],"value":"平成20年01月01日"},{"key":"valid_term","position":[47,144,373,144,373,170,47,170],"value":"平成30年01月01日"},{"key":"number","position":[123,260,318,258,318,280,123,282],"value":"100022228888"}],"rotated_image_height":404,"rotated_image_width":600,"type":"driverlicence_front"}},"msg":"success"}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Get Data - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request POST 'https://zylalabs.com/api/2026/japanese+driving+license+ocr+api/1803/get+data?imageUrl=https://lmcpro.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/sample/japnese_driver_license.jpg' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 


    

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Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.

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