ca_photo_id_card

Canadian provincial photo ID card

Photo identification card issued by a province or territory (Ontario Photo Card, BC Services Card…), with an AAMVA PDF417 barcode when present.

Category: Identity
Country: Canada
Extracted fields: 13 fields
Cost: 1 credit

ca_photo_id_cardspecimen

Document number
Issuing province
First name
Last name
Date of birth
Issue date
Expiry date
Sex
Height

What it checks

PDF417 barcode (AAMVA). The back is decoded and compared with the front.
National identifiers. Official checksum or format of the number (NIF, CPF, CURP, RUT, SSN…).postal_code
Postal code. Postal code format of the country.
Holder. Name, number or date of birth match what you expect.
Age. Minimum or maximum age from the date of birth.
Validity. Not expired on the reference date.

Extracted fields

Document numberdocument_number
Issuing provinceissuing_province
First namefirst_name
Last namelast_name
Date of birthbirth_date
Issue dateissue_date
Expiry dateexpiry_date
Sexsex
Heightheight
Addressaddress
Postal codepostal_code
Dddd
Barcode databarcode_data

Sample request

curl https://api.constaia.com/v1/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CONSTAIA_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'options={
    "expect": "ca_photo_id_card",
    "checks": {
      "not_expired": true,
      "holder": {
        "full_name": "Carmen Especimen Ruiz"
      }
    },
    "storage": "none"
  }'

Sample response

Fictitious data. Shortened response.

200 OK · application/json

{
  "id": "an_01J9Z3K8QW4T6Y2B7N5M1R0PXC",
  "object": "analysis",
  "status": "completed",
  "livemode": false,
  "document": {
    "type": "ca_photo_id_card",
    "label": "Canadian provincial photo ID card",
    "confidence": 0.97
  },
  "verdict": {
    "expected": [
      "ca_photo_id_card"
    ],
    "match": true,
    "status": "valid",
    "reasons": [
      {
        "code": "type_match",
        "severity": "info",
        "message": "The document is: Canadian provincial photo ID card."
      }
    ]
  },
  "fields": {
    "issuing_province": {
      "value": "BC",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": true
    },
    "document_number": {
      "value": "1234567",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    },
    "first_name": {
      "value": "JANE",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "validated": null
    },
    "last_name": {
      "value": "SPECIMEN",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "validated": null
    },
    "birth_date": {
      "value": "1985-07-30",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": null
    },
    "issue_date": {
      "value": "2023-07-30",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    },
    "expiry_date": {
      "value": "2028-07-30",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "validated": null
    },
    "sex": {
      "value": "F",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "validated": null
    },
    "address": {
      "value": "501 BELLEVILLE ST, VICTORIA, BC",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": null
    },
    "postal_code": {
      "value": "V8V 1X4",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    }
  },
  "checks": [
    {
      "code": "aamva_barcode_matches_front",
      "passed": true,
      "message": "The PDF417 barcode matches the front."
    },
    {
      "code": "id_number",
      "passed": true,
      "message": "id_number"
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "storage": {
    "mode": "none",
    "file_deleted_at": "2026-09-29T10:00:02Z",
    "expires_at": null
  },
  "usage": {
    "credits": 1,
    "pages": 1
  }
}

FAQ

Does Constaia prove the document is authentic?

No. It checks the type, data consistency and your rules, and flags signals such as a possible edit or a screen photo. That does not prove authenticity.

Is a copy of the document kept?

No, unless you ask for it. With storage "none" (the default) the file is deleted when the analysis ends.

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