Document Intelligence
Extract account holder, account number and balance details from a photographed bank passbook page in seconds.
Overview
What the Passbook OCR API does
FinHub's Passbook OCR API reads a photographed or scanned passbook page and extracts the account holder name, account number, bank, branch and running balance as structured data. Quality checks handle handwritten entries and worn pages, with every extraction logged for audit.
Inputs
- Passbook page image or PDF
- Optional expected account holder name for cross-check
Returns
- Account holder name
- Account number and IFSC
- Bank and branch name
- Latest balance and transaction date
- Document quality score
POST /v1/ocr/passbook
How it works
Three steps to a verified result
Upload the passbook page
Send the passbook page image or PDF over an authenticated, encrypted connection.
Extract and validate
The engine reads printed and handwritten fields, resolving account and balance details with confidence scoring.
Receive structured output
Get structured account fields, a quality score and a tamper-evident log entry for the extraction.
Use cases
Where teams use Passbook OCR
- Bank account verification for loan disbursement
- Penny-drop alternative for low-connectivity onboarding
- Salary and savings proof for underwriting
- Micro-lending and rural financial inclusion workflows
FAQ
Passbook OCR API — FAQs
Common questions about FinHub's Passbook OCR API.
Yes, the engine is tuned to read both printed headers and handwritten transaction entries common in Indian bank passbooks.
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