MRZ

MRZ is a simple, fast, well tested parser of MRZ codes commonly found in official documents, such as passports and visas.

This project supports MRZ of 3 types:

TD1:

3 lines of 30 characters.

TD2:

2 lines of 36 characters.

TD3:

2 lines of 44 characters.

MRVA and MRVB are also supported but as there is no functionality to extract optional data, they are treated the same as TD2 and TD3 respectively.

Using the package

using MRZ;
using MRZ.Models;

namespace Test;
    
class Sample {
    private void Test() {
        // Ensure that the MRZ you pass has no whitespace.
        var mrz = "I<UTOD231458907<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<" +
                  "7408122F1204159UTO<<<<<<<<<<<6" +
                  "ERIKSSON<<ANNA<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<";
        
        // Parse() can throw an UnsupportedMRZException if the MRZ is invalid.
        MRZModel model;
        try 
        {          
            model = Parser.Parse(mrz);
        }
        catch(Exception e) 
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Failed to parse MRZ: {mrz}. Exception: {e}");
        }
        
        Console.WriteLine($"Name is is {model.FirstName} {model.LastName}");
    }
}