# Extract PAN Card Details from Images: PAN OCR API | FastKYC

> Read PAN number, name, father's name and date of birth from a PAN card image and return them as structured, verifiable data.

Source: https://www.fastkyc.com/apis/pan-ocr/

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# OCR PAN API

Read PAN number, name, father's name and date of birth from a PAN card image and return them as structured, verifiable data.

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Overview

## What the OCR PAN API does

OCR PAN extracts the printed fields from a PAN card photograph: the ten-character PAN, the holder's name, father's name and date of birth.

PAN is the backbone identifier for financial onboarding in India, and it is exactly the field customers mistype. Reading it from the card removes that error class before the number goes on to be verified.

## Built for

[Lending & NBFC](/industries/lending/)[Banking](/industries/banking/)[Fintech & Payments](/industries/fintech-payments/)[Insurance](/industries/insurance/)[Gaming & Fantasy Sports](/industries/gaming/)[Crypto & Web3](/industries/crypto/)[Staffing & HR](/industries/staffing-hr/)[Marketplaces & E-commerce](/industries/marketplaces/)[Telecom](/industries/telecom/)[Real Estate & Rentals](/industries/real-estate/)[Healthcare](/industries/healthcare/)[Logistics & Mobility](/industries/logistics/)

Use cases

## Where teams use the OCR PAN API

-   Auto-filling PAN during account opening
    
-   Extracting PAN before running a verification call
    
-   Digitising PAN copies in a document backlog
    
-   Cutting rejections caused by mistyped PAN numbers
    

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

## Related APIs

-   [OCR Voter Id APIRead the EPIC number, name, relation name, date of birth, gender and address from a voter ID card image as structured data, without manual entry.](/apis/voter-id-ocr/)
-   [OCR Aadhaar APIExtract the Aadhaar number, name, date of birth, gender and address from a photo of an Aadhaar card, ready for identity verification.](/apis/aadhaar-ocr/)
-   [OCR DL APIExtract licence number, holder name, date of birth, validity and vehicle classes from a driving licence image automatically.](/apis/dl-ocr/)
-   [OCR Passport APIExtract passport number, name, date of birth, nationality and expiry from a passport image, including the machine-readable zone.](/apis/passport-ocr/)

## Start verifying with the OCR PAN API

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-   One API key for every check
-   Verified against official Indian records
-   Built for onboarding at scale

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