NPS-DL

Datasheet240 NPS-DL. South African Drivers Licence barcode decoder API

This is the developer's corner to aid in integrating our RESTfull API into their apps.

Interface

This is a REST API endpoint using HTTP GET.
Available to any device/server on the internet.

Usage

To use this endpoint you will need a valid API Key available after registration on NPS-CLOUD.
See our API documentation page for advance help and examples on using this endpoint.

Parameters

scan

The HEX encoded string of the South African Drivers Licence (SADL) PDF-417 barcode.
This HEX string shall begin with 019b0945000025...

token

This is your NPS-CLOUD account access token (API Key) available under the NPS-API menu in your NPS-CLOUD account.

Output

We provide a JSON formatted output of the results available from this API endpoint.

NPS-DL JSON output

User_IP

Clients IP address used to send the enquiry from.

Code

Drivers licence vehicle codes the driver is allowed to operate. ie Bike & car/truck types...

Licence1

The first licence vehicle code the driver may operate.

Licence2

The second licence vehicle code the driver may operate.

Unlock

Returns a true and report if the user is allowed to inquire the drivers license details.
Return false if, for instance, the users token credits have run out.

Version

The version of the API endpoint.