BlinkID v6.12 and 6.13 Releases: Expanded Document Coverage

We’re always thrilled to expand BlinkID’s coverage, and it’s exciting to see the progress in adding support for new versions of identity documents faster. The latest BlinkID releases focused on introducing new document types and versions, further enhancing our capabilities.

New features

• Second Page Passport Scanning in Beta: We’ve launched support for scanning and extracting data from the second page of passports for select countries – Slovenia, Ireland, and New Zealand. When BlinkID detects one of these passports, a UI message will guide the user to the second page. By default, this feature is disabled but can be enabled via the BlinkIdMultiSideRecognizer.scanPassportDataPageOnly setting – if set to false, it will be required to scan the second page of certain passports. This feature is in beta, and your feedback is appreciated.
• USA Green Card: Enabled Data Match for the Document Number field, matching values from the VIZ (Visual Inspection Zone) and MRZ to further enhance extraction reliability.

New Document Types

• Benin – Identity Card
• Costa Rica – Polycarbonate Passport
• Gambia – Identity Card
• Guinea – Identity Card
• Nicaragua – Paper Passport
• Pakistan – Polycarbonate Passport
• Saudi Arabia – Polycarbonate Passport
• Senegal – Paper Passport
• Suriname – Identity Card
• Uruguay – Paper Passport
• Zimbabwe – Polycarbonate Passport

New Document Versions for Supported Documents

• Australia, Northern Territory – Proof Of Age Card
• Ecuador – Driver’s License
• Ecuador – Paper Passport
• El Salvador – Identity Card
• Finland – Identity Card
• Germany – eID
• Greece – Driver’s License
• Guatemala – Driver’s License
• Kenya – Identity Card
• Luxembourg – Residence Permit
• Mexico, Hidalgo – Driver’s License
• Mexico, Quintana Roo-Solidaridad – Driver’s License
• Mexico, Tamaulipas – Driver’s License
• Mozambique – Identity Card
• New Zealand – Driver’s License
• Nicaragua – Identity Card
• Tunisia – Driver’s License
• Uganda – Driver’s License
• UK – Asylum Request
• UK – Proof Of Age Card
• USA – Passport Card
• USA, Michigan – Identity Card
• USA, Tennessee – Driver’s License
• USA, Tennessee – Identity Card

Out of Beta Documents

• UK – Asylum Request
• USA, North Dakota – Identity Card

New Document Types in Beta

• Brazil, Alagoas – Identity Card
• Grenada – Paper Passport
• Honduras – Resident ID
• Paraguay – Paper Passport
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – Paper Passport
• UAE – Esaad Card

New Document Versions for Beta-Supported Documents

• El Salvador – Driver’s License
• Honduras – Driver’s License
• Hong Kong – Polycarbonate Passport
• India, Gujarat – Driver’s License
• Liechtenstein – Driver’s License
• Mexico, Quintana Roo-Cozumel – Driver’s License
• Mozambique – Driver’s License
• Saint Lucia – Paper Passport

Other changes

• NY ID/DL: Added logic to expose the enhanced document subtype, allowing customers to distinguish between regular and enhanced versions.
• Bolivia & Namibia ID: Resolved data match inconsistencies causing data match failures.
• Romanian ID: Multi-side scans no longer expect blank back cards of old IDs, even with skipUnsupportedBack set to false.
• Fixed backImageAnalysisResult.cardRotation not being correctly populated when scanning the wrong side of a document.

Next up BlinkID 7.0.0: Major Update Coming in January 2025

A sneak peek:

• Enhanced image quality checks with finger occlusion detection anywhere on a document.
• Improved adequate lighting and positioning checks.
• Simplified recognizer management.
• Reduced SDK size.

Learn more about BlinkID.

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For a complete list of supported documents, visit the regularly updated web page.

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Resources

BlinkID v6.13.0 is available now for iOS, Android, Self-hosted, and Browser platforms.

For complete documentation, visit BlinkID Documentation page.