---
title: "Cheque"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/api/code-reference/zia-services/identity-scanner/cheque/
description: "This API enables you to extract fields of data from Indian cheque leaves and fetch the parameters recognized from it."
last_updated: 2026-08-28T06:26:16Z
service: Zia Services
type: api
---

# Cheque

The `CHEQUE` model is a part of the Document Processing feature of [Identity Scanner](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/zia-services/help/identity-scanner/introduction/) that enables you to process Indian bank cheque leaves as identity proof documents.

> **Note:** 

* Catalyst does not store any of the files you upload in its systems. The documents you upload are used for one-time processing only. They are not used for ML model training purposes either. Catalyst components are fully compliant with all applicable data protection and privacy laws.

* Document Processing is only relevant to Indian users and is **only available in the IN DC**. This feature will not be available to users accessing from the EU, AU, US, JP, SA or CA data centers. Users outside of India from the other DCs can access the [general OCR component](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/api/code-reference/zia-services/identity-scanner/cheque/#OCR) to read and process textual content.

## Process Cheque

### Description

This API extracts fields of data from a cheque using an advanced OCR technology, and returns the parameters recognized from the cheque as a JSON response. You must provide the path to the image file of a cheque leaf in the API request, and specify the model type as `CHEQUE` in the API request.

The `CHEQUE` model can only process text in English by default. No other languages are supported.

> **Note:** Zia only processes cheques of the CTS-2010 format.

### Request Details

#### Request URL

`POST` {api-domain}/baas/v1/project/{project_id}/ml/ocr

- **api-domain** (URL): The DC-specific domain to access Catalyst API

- **project_id** (Numerical): The [unique ID](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/getting-started/set-up-a-catalyst-project/general-settings/) of the project

#### Request Headers
 **Authorization:** Zoho-oauthtoken {oauth_token} 

**content-type:** multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW

**Optional Headers** 

 **CATALYST-ORG:** {org_id}

 **Environment:** Development

#### Scope

ZohoCatalyst.mlkit.READ

#### Request JSON Properties

- **image** (file, mandatory):  The image of a bank cheque leaf. You must provide the path to it in your local system.

Allowed formats: *.webp, .jpeg, .png*

File size limit: 15 MB

- **model_type** (string, mandatory):  The model type of the image

Value to be passed: `CHEQUE`

### Response Details

The response will contain the parameters extracted from the cheque, such as the amount, bank name, branch name, account number, IFSC code, assigned to the respective keys.

**Sample Request**

```bash
curl -X POST \
https://api.catalyst.zoho.com/baas/v1/project/4000000006007/ml/ocr \
-H "Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken 1000.910*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*16.2f*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*57" \
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=----WebKitFormBoundary7MA4YWxkTrZu0gW" \
-F image=/Desktop/MyCheque.webp \
-F model_type=CHEQUE \

```

**Sample Response**

```json

    {
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "amount": "50000",
        "branch_name": "ANNA NAGAR WEST",
        "bank_name": "STATE BANK OF INDIA",
        "account_number": "00001234556001",
        "ifsc": "SBIN0011724",
        "date": "25/09/2012"
    }
}
```

### SDK Documentation

[Identity Scanner: Cheque- Java SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/zia-services/identity-scanner/cheque)

[Identity Scanner: Cheque- Node.js SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/nodejs/v2/zia-services/identity-scanner/cheque)

[Identity Scanner: Cheque- Python SDK](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/python/v1/zia-services/identity-scanner/cheque)