Read passport fields without retyping them

The problem

An agent that only reads text cannot read a passport photo and fill in the details. It needs a tool that can recognize the writing and identify which information belongs in each field. Guessing a name, date, or passport number can leave you with an incorrect record.

How NativePort helps

NativePort connects to Mistral’s document-reading service to read a passport image and collect details such as the name and expiry date. Your agent can present those details for you to check against the original image. Anything unclear should be left for review rather than filled in with a guess.

Let your agent build it

You don’t need to write this code yourself. Copy the prompt and paste it into your agent. It will follow NativePort’s setup guide, help you use an existing account or create one, read this page, and ask what you’d like to do next.

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1. Read https://nativeport.ai/SKILL.md and follow its instructions to learn how to use NativePort. Save or update the skill if your environment supports it.

2. Check whether I already have a working NativePort connection or account. Reuse it if available. Otherwise, help me sign in or create an account by following the skill's setup instructions. Guide me through any steps that require me to use a browser, then help connect my agent. Keep credentials private.

3. Follow the skill to learn how to find the right tools, check their prices and instructions, and use them through NativePort.

4. Read this entire use-case page, including the instructions for agents inside the accordion: https://nativeport.ai/use-cases/extract-passport-fields/

Once setup is complete and you have read the page, briefly explain what you can help me do and ask me what I would like to do next. Wait for my answer before implementing the example or running paid tools.

Instructions for the agents - You don't need to read this

Technical implementation

Use Python 3 with requests installed (python -m pip install requests). Set NATIVEPORT_API_KEY in your environment to your NativePort key. Run the snippets on your server, where your key stays private.

Set DOCUMENT_URL to an HTTPS URL the document service can fetch, such as a time-limited file link. The example reads page 0 (the first page). Select only pages you need, up to 100 per request; split longer documents into batches. Send the URL, not inline file bytes.

Use an image of the document’s data page. This example asks for names, passport number, nationality, and expiry date.

python

import os
import requests

BASE = "https://api.nativeport.ai"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NATIVEPORT_API_KEY']}"}

payload = {
    "document": {"type": "image_url", "image_url": os.environ["DOCUMENT_URL"]},
    "pages": [0],
}
schema = {'type': 'object',
 'properties': {'surname': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                'given_names': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                'passport_number': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                'nationality': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                'expiry_date': {'type': ['string', 'null']}},
 'required': ['surname',
              'given_names',
              'passport_number',
              'nationality',
              'expiry_date'],
 'additionalProperties': False}
payload["document_annotation_format"] = {
    "type": "json_schema",
    "json_schema": {"name": "extraction", "strict": True, "schema": schema},
}
payload["document_annotation_prompt"] = (
    'Extract only what is visible. Use null for missing or unreadable values.'
)
response = requests.post(BASE + "/mistral/v1/ocr", headers=HEADERS,
                         json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
result = response.json()
import json
fields = result.get("document_annotation")
if isinstance(fields, str):
    fields = json.loads(fields)
if fields is None:
    raise ValueError("No document annotation returned; inspect the OCR response")
print(fields)

The result is data capture, not a passport authenticity or identity check. Preserve date text as printed and normalize it only after resolving the document’s date format. Structured annotations use the Document AI rate. See the Mistral request policy for document URLs, page selection, and accepted options. OCR returns recognized content; check unclear scans against the source.

Tool costs

Tool used in the example	Price per call
Mistral — structured extraction	$0.005275 / call (1 page)

Prices in USD. Usage-based tools have no fixed per-call price. View pricing.

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How NativePort helps

Let your agent build it

Technical implementation

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