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Turn a PAN card photo into verified, structured data in one API call.
Overview
What the PAN OCR API does
The PAN OCR API reads PAN card images or PDFs and extracts the permanent account number, cardholder name and date of birth as clean, structured fields. Built-in structural and quality checks flag blurry, cropped or tampered uploads before they reach your KYC workflow, and every extraction is logged for audit.
Inputs
- PAN card image (JPEG/PNG)
- Scanned PDF upload
- Front-side capture from mobile or web
Returns
- PAN number
- Cardholder name
- Date of birth
- Document quality score
- Tamper/quality flags
POST /v1/ocr/pan
How it works
Three steps to a verified result
Upload the PAN image
Send a photo, scan or PDF of the PAN card to the OCR endpoint over a secure, encrypted channel.
Extraction and validation
The engine reads the PAN number, name and DOB, checks the card's structural layout, and flags quality or tamper signals.
Structured, audit-ready response
Fields are returned as JSON with a tamper-evident log entry, ready to feed your KYC or onboarding pipeline.
Use cases
Where teams use PAN OCR
- Digital onboarding for lending and broking accounts
- PAN capture during KYC re-verification
- Reducing manual data entry in account opening forms
- Cross-checking PAN details against verification APIs
FAQ
PAN OCR API — FAQs
Common questions about FinHub's PAN OCR API.
No. This API extracts fields from the document image only. Pair it with FinHub's PAN Verification API to confirm the number against official records.
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