---
title: "Recognize a photo of a business card, extract key business information"
method: POST
path: "/ocr/photo/recognize/business-card"
tags: ["ImageOcr"]
---

# Recognize a photo of a business card, extract key business information

`POST /ocr/photo/recognize/business-card`

Analyzes a photograph of a business card as input, and outputs key business information such as the name of the person, name of the business, the address of the business, the phone number, the email address and more.  Note: for free tier API keys, it is required to add a credit card to your account for security reasons, to use the free tier key with this API.

## Response `200`

OK

- BusinessCardRecognitionResult — Result of recognizing a business card, to extract the key information from the business card
  - `Successful` boolean — True if the operation was successful, false otherwise
  - `PersonName` string — The name of the person printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `PersonTitle` string — The title of the person printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `BusinessName` string — The name of the business printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `AddressString` string — The address printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `PhoneNumber` string — The phone number printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `EmailAddress` string — The email address printed on the business card (if included on the business card)
  - `Timestamp` string, date-time — The date and time printed on the business card (if included on the business card)

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