Pokémon
Pokémon Card Scanner
Identify any of the 126,123 Pokémon cards we've indexed — English and Japanese — and get an honest “not sure” instead of a wrong card when we can't corroborate a match.
Free tier, no credit card.
- Pokémon cards indexed
- 126,123
- Cards indexed
- Per identify
- ~2–3s
- Per identify
Request
curl -X POST https://aicardvault.io/api/v1/identify \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $YOUR_API_KEY" \
-F front=@card.jpg \
-F category=pokemonResponse
{
"ok": true,
"result": {
"card": {
"name": "Charizard ex",
"set": "Obsidian Flames",
"number": "125/197",
"year": "2023",
"rarity": "Double Rare",
"language": "en"
},
"confidence": 0.94,
"needsReview": false
}
}One call. A Pokémon card photo in, structured identity out.
What's actually indexed
126,123 Pokémon cards are indexed today, spanning modern English sets back through classic reprints, plus Japanese-language cards. New sets are added within days of release via nightly ingest — see the changelog for dated proof.
See what's actually shippedFast enough to sit inline
A self-hosted visual fingerprint plus nearest-neighbor search returns a structured identity in about 2–3 seconds — quick enough for a live scan flow.
One endpoint, every game
The same /v1/identify call that powers this page also handles Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana, One Piece, and sports — no per-game integration work.
Pokémon card scanner FAQ
Does it work on Japanese Pokémon cards, not just English?
Yes. The index covers English and Japanese Pokémon sets — send a photo of either and the identify call handles both the same way.
How fast is a Pokémon card scan?
About 2–3 seconds per identify, whether you upload a file or point us at a public image URL.
Is the Pokémon scanner really free to try?
Yes — 1,000 identify requests a month on the free tier, no credit card required, using the exact same endpoint every paid plan calls.
What happens on a card we can't confidently place?
You get needsReview:true and card:null instead of a guessed name and set — with likely alternates listed by confidence, so your app can ask the user to confirm rather than show a wrong ID.
Scan a different game
Same endpoint, same honest needsReview, every game and sport.
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Try the Pokémon card scanner now.
Free tier, no credit card — 1,000 identify requests a month on the same API every paid plan uses.