Quality gates
- All four corners visible
- Sufficient resolution
- No severe glare
- No blur
- No cropping
- Front / back detected
- MICR line visible
- Check occupies enough of the frame
Extracted fields
- Check amount and written amount
- Payee and payer
- Bank name
- Routing number, account number, check number
- Date, memo, endorsement
The MICR line typically provides routing, account, and serial information used in check processing.
Important
OCR output is advisory. Settlement amount comes from accepted and cleared collection — not from the OCR read alone.