---
title: "Identify a component/PCB from a photo (barcode/QR/OCR)"
method: POST
path: "/identify"
tags: ["identify"]
---

# Identify a component/PCB from a photo (barcode/QR/OCR)

`POST /identify`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.source.parts/v1`
- URL: `https://api.source.parts/v1/identify`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

The engine behind identify.parts. Rate-limited per client IP.

## Headers

- `User-Agent` string, required

## Response `200`

Success — payload under "data"

- SuccessResponse
  - `status` string
  - `data` object: Endpoint-specific payload

## Other responses

- `429`: Rate limit exceeded — back off for Retry-After seconds

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/source/apis/source-parts-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/source/apis/source-parts-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/source/apis/source-parts-api/revisions/a643e713c7d0?raw)