US License Plate Recognition API

This API will allow you to recognize the license plate number of your choice and it will deliver other relevant information like state.

About the API:

This API uses optical character recognition to capture license plates from images and transform the optical data into digital information. With this API you will be able to keep track of vehicles entering or leaving a territory, the number of times a vehicle appears, how long it stays in a certain place, and more.  

 

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

This API will receive an image URL where the license plate is visible and you will be receiving a JSON object with:

  • Label- Indicates that it has detected a license plate
  • Coordinates- Coordinates of the plate in the image
  • Confidence- Confidence level of the model
  • Value- The number on the license plate
  • Region - The state recognized on the license plate. 

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

Car Parking Operations

Our highly accurate license plate recognition technology can significantly streamline parking operations. The technology analyzes the images/videos, extracts the license plate information, and identifies vehicles by their license plates. The system enables automatic access control for vehicles based on the plate number sending real-time alerts when a violation is detected. Integrating the technology makes it simple to manage parking operations and ensures a much safer and easier parking experience.

Traffic Management

Automated number plate recognition is an integrated solution for efficient traffic management. It can be used on the roads to detect traffic violations, such as overspeeding, identification of stolen vehicles, illegal parking, and other traffic violations. The solution helps traffic management officials measure and analyze area-related traffic data in real time and use these insights for better traffic planning.

Toll Management

License plate recognition technology may be integrated to manage toll operations automatically. The system can record and control the entry/exit of vehicles at toll gates. License plate recognition can also be used for electronic toll collection, allowing drivers to pay for tolls automatically. The solution enables effective toll booth management, reducing operational time and increasing productivity.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

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

API Documentation

Endpoints


Pass the image URL with the license plate contained, and receive the recognized license plate number and the State where the license plate is from. 

This will recognize US license plates. 



                                                                            
POST https://zylalabs.com/api/782/us+license+plate+recognition+api/516/get+license+plate
                                                                            
                                                                        

Get License Plate - Endpoint Features

Object Description
image_url [Required] An image url containing the license plate you wish to obtain the data.
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            {"version":2,"data_type":"alpr_results","epoch_time":1722507875976,"img_width":500,"img_height":256,"uuid":"","error":false,"regions_of_interest":[{"x":0,"y":0,"width":500,"height":256}],"results":[{"plate":"ILYVVVM","confidence":64.40354919,"matches_template":0,"plate_index":0,"region":"ca","region_confidence":99,"processing_time_ms":5.35720921,"requested_topn":10,"coordinates":[{"x":24,"y":2},{"x":488,"y":5},{"x":489,"y":257},{"x":19,"y":256}],"vehicle_region":{"x":2,"y":7,"width":495,"height":248},"candidates":[{"plate":"ILYVVVM","confidence":64.40354919,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVMM","confidence":63.18132019,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVWM","confidence":59.19812393,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVM","confidence":59.11781693,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVNM","confidence":58.97122955,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVV0M","confidence":58.84794617,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVCM","confidence":58.84479904,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVV","confidence":55.23108673,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVVN","confidence":55.05121994,"matches_template":0},{"plate":"ILYVVVV","confidence":55.02724075,"matches_template":0}]}],"processing_time":{"plates":23.2049427,"total":27.68683433532715}}
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Get License Plate - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request POST 'https://zylalabs.com/api/782/us+license+plate+recognition+api/516/get+license+plate?image_url=https://www.latimes.com/projects/license-plates/assets/processed-plates/ilyvvm.67ca9527.png' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the US License Plate Recognition API REST API, simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.
Headers
Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.

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OCR

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