---
title: "PAN"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/java/v1/zia-services/identity-scanner/pan/
description: "This page describes the method to use the PAN document processing feature in your Java application with sample code snippets"
last_updated: 2025-11-19T15:07:41Z
service: Zia Services
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "PAN - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/zia-services/identity-scanner/pan/#PAN
---

# Identity Scanner

[Identity Scanner](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/zia-services/help/identity-scanner/introduction) is a Zia
AI-driven component that enables you to perform secure identity checks on individuals and documents by scanning and
processing various ID proofs or official documents. It is a comprehensive suite that incorporates multiple
functionalities divided into two major categories- E-KYC and Document Processing.

> **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.

## PAN

The `PAN` model is a part of the Document Processing feature that enables you to process Indian PAN
cards as identity proof documents. This enables you to extract fields of data from a PAN card using an advanced OCR
technology, and return the parameters recognized from the PAN card in the response.

> **Note:** 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/sdk/java/v1/zia-services/ocr) to read and process textual content.

You must provide the path to the image file of the front side of the PAN card, as shown in the code below.

**Allowed file formats:** _.webp_, _.jpeg_, _.png_
 **File size limit:** 15 MB

You must specify the model type as `PAN` using `ZCOCRModelType`. The `PAN` model can only process text in English by default. No other languages are supported.

The response will contain the parameters extracted from the PAN card such as their first name, last name, date of birth, and their PAN card number assigned to the respective keys.

#### Sample Code Snippet 

**Package Imports**

```java
import java.sql.Date; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCContent; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCML; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCOCRModelType; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCOCROptions; 
import com.zc.component.ml.ZCPanData;
import java.io.File;

```

```java
File file = new File("/Users/amelia-421/Desktop/pan.webp"); 
//Specify the file path 
ZCOCROptions options = ZCOCROptions.getInstance().setModelType(ZCOCRModelType.PAN); 
//Set the model type 
ZCContent ocrContent = ZCML.getInstance().getContent(file, options); 
//Call getContent() with the file object to get the detected text in ZCContent object 
ZCPanData panData = ocrContent.getPanData(); 
//This method obtains the PAN data 
//To fetch individual elements like the first name, last name, PAN details, and DOB from the processed image 
String firstName = panData.getFirstName(); 
String lastName = panData.getLastName(); 
String pan = panData.getPan(); 
Date dob = panData.getDob();

```