ID Scanner SDK

An ID scanner SDK is a set of libraries, or APIs, that developers use to add identity document data capture and authentication features to new or existing applications. These libraries enable the application to capture and process information encoded onto physical or digital identity documents. ID scanner SDKs generally allow for greater customization and control than identity verification (IDV) platforms.

ID scanner SDKs include software components that read information from physical and digital identity documents, either via RFID chips or image processing, and evaluate the data to determine validity and authenticity.

This data can include first name, last name, street address, date of birth, hair color, height, date of issue, date of expiration, and ID number.

To integrate an ID scanner SDK into your app, you must download, configure, and build its libraries into your application through a development environment. Your application calls these libraries via APIs and processes their results based on the use case.

Scandit's ID scanning technology can be integrated in three ways:

• The Data Capture SDK offers fully customizable features and UI components for both native and web applications.

• ID Bolt allows you to integrate a pre-built, customizable solution into any website or web app with just a few lines of code.

• The Scandit Express app allows you to instantly add ID scanning to any existing app or software tool on smartphones, tablets, or handheld computers.

For more information on installing and configuring Scandit ID scanning solutions, read our developer documentation.

The best driver’s license scanner SDK combines speed, accuracy, and data privacy with minimal integration effort. The SDK should support reading PDF417 barcodes, Machine Readable Zones (MRZs), Visual Inspection Zones (VIZ), and mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) from U.S. and international jurisdictions. Ideally, the SDK is also deployable on smart devices to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) and support existing device fleets.

The Scandit ID Scanner SDK supports over 2,500 of the most common physical and digital identity documents, including passports, driver's licenses, state IDs, military IDs, and visas. See the full list of supported documents.

The best ID scanner SDK for Android depends on the use cases it supports and the development effort you can commit to integrating it within your users’ environment.

Your choice of SDK should be optimized for the Android OS and hardware stacks and support your development environment with minimal configuration effort. For high-volume scanning by frontline workers, a fully customizable ID scanner SDK offers the flexibility to fine-tune workflows and user experience to best fit business needs. To upgrade your website to provide customers with self-serve options to validate IDs before airport check-in or package deliveries, a pre-built web solution would be ideal.

Learn how to choose the right ID scanner SDK in our blog comparing ID verification SDK vs. IDV platform vs. application.

The best passport scanner SDK offers global document coverage, rapid capture and validation, and enterprise-grade data security within an easily deployable software package. To ensure effective coverage of a passport’s components and accurate capture of Advanced Passenger Information (API) data, the SDK should support Machine Readable Zones (MRZs), and Visual Inspection Zones (VIZ). Deployment options include native apps, web apps, and website hosting.

The Scandit passport scanner SDK supports over 2,500 identity documents, including passports from nearly every country. Its computer vision engine ensures consistent accuracy and high-speed scanning for airport check-in, travel booking, and borderless mobility applications.