Product
MRZ Scan
A dedicated, deterministic reader for the two MRZ lines at the bottom of a passport data page. Fields proven by valid check digits are marked ✓ confirmed.
What does Mahad OCR MRZ Scan do?
Available now. Parse the machine-readable zone of passports (ICAO 9303) with every check digit verified on our own servers — no AI provider involved. Limitation: The MRZ must be visible and readable.
Available now
What it reads
- ICAO 9303 passport MRZ parsed line by line
- Check digits verified for document number, date of birth and expiry date
- A failed check digit marks the field ⚠ check it and sends the document to review
- If no valid MRZ is found, the AI reader takes over automatically
Example output
Synthetic example. ✓ confirmed by evidence · ⚠ check it.
- surname
- ERIKSSON ✓
- given_names
- ANNA MARIA ✓
- document_number
- L898902C3 ✓
- date_of_birth
- 1974-08-12 ✓
- expiry_date
- 2012-04-15 ✓
Limitations
The MRZ must be visible and readable. Glare, crops that cut the MRZ or heavy blur fall back to the AI reader. The photo and signature are not biometrically checked.