gb_driving_licence

UK driving licence (photocard)

UK photocard driving licence (DVLA in Great Britain, DVA in Northern Ireland), with a 16-character driver number and address including postcode.

Category: Driver licenses
Country: United Kingdom
Extracted fields: 14 fields
Cost: 1 credit

gb_driving_licencespecimen

Document number
Last name
First name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Issue date
Expiry date
Issuing authority
Personal number

What it checks

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
Last namelast_name
First namefirst_name
Date of birthbirth_date
Place of birthbirth_place
Issue dateissue_date
Expiry dateexpiry_date
Issuing authorityissuing_authority
Personal numberpersonal_number
Issuing countryissuing_country
Categoriescategories
Category detailscategory_details
Addressaddress
Postal codepostal_code

Sample request

curl https://api.constaia.com/v1/analyze \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CONSTAIA_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf" \
  -F 'options={
    "expect": "gb_driving_licence",
    "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": "gb_driving_licence",
    "label": "UK driving licence (photocard)",
    "confidence": 0.97
  },
  "verdict": {
    "expected": [
      "gb_driving_licence"
    ],
    "match": true,
    "status": "valid",
    "reasons": [
      {
        "code": "type_match",
        "severity": "info",
        "message": "The document is: UK driving licence (photocard)."
      }
    ]
  },
  "fields": {
    "document_number": {
      "value": "MORGA753116SM9IJ",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": true
    },
    "last_name": {
      "value": "MORGAN",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    },
    "first_name": {
      "value": "SARAH MEREDITH",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "validated": null
    },
    "birth_date": {
      "value": "1976-03-11",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "validated": null
    },
    "birth_place": {
      "value": "UNITED KINGDOM",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": null
    },
    "issue_date": {
      "value": "2019-01-19",
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    },
    "expiry_date": {
      "value": "2029-01-18",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "validated": null
    },
    "issuing_authority": {
      "value": "DVLA",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "validated": null
    },
    "issuing_country": {
      "value": "GBR",
      "confidence": 0.99,
      "validated": null
    },
    "categories": {
      "value": [
        "AM",
        "A",
        "B",
        "BE",
        "B1",
        "F",
        "K",
        "Q"
      ],
      "confidence": 0.98,
      "validated": null
    },
    "address": {
      "value": "122 BURNS CRESCENT, EDINBURGH",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "validated": null
    },
    "postal_code": {
      "value": "EH1 9GP",
      "confidence": 0.96,
      "validated": null
    }
  },
  "checks": [
    {
      "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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