MRZ Reader Activity

The MRZ Reader activity extracts Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) information from passports and ID cards. It processes either a raw MRZ string or an image file containing an MRZ to parse and return structured data.

Field	Description	Requirement
MRZ string	The raw MRZ string to be processed. At least one of MRZ string or Image file name must be provided.	Optional
Image file name	The full path and name of the image file containing the MRZ. At least one of MRZ string or Image file name must be provided.	Optional
Response variable name	The name of the variable to store the activity's output, including parsed MRZ data.	Required

Action Types & Examples

Country Code

Format: string
Example Result: "UTO"

Sex

Format: string
Example Result: "F"

Date of Birth

Format: string (YYMMDD format)
Example Result: "740812"

Document Number

Format: string
Example Result: "98902C3"

Full MRZ String

Format: string
Example Result: "P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<n1898902C36UT07408122F1204159ZE184226B<<<<<10n"

Implementation Examples

Field Setup

Response variable name: mrzData

Execution Parameters (Using MRZ String)

MRZ string: "I<NATSURNAME<<NAME1<NAME2<<<<<<<<<<<1234567890NAT1212920F1212150<<<<<<<0"
Response variable name: httpVariable

Execution Parameters (Using Image File)

Image file name: "C:RobustaCar.png"
Response variable name: httpVariable

Technical Notes

The activity returns a JSON object containing parsed MRZ fields. Ensure that either the MRZ string or Image file name parameter is provided for successful execution. If both are provided, the MRZ string will take precedence. Error handling should be implemented to manage cases of unreadable MRZ data or invalid image paths.