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Use the business card reader component in model-driven apps in Power Apps

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Use the AI Builder business card reader component to detect business cards and extract their information. You can take photos directly in the component or load images that you've taken. Data is extracted and identified by using the properties listed below.

For information about model-driven apps, see What are model-driven apps in Power Apps?

Licensing requirements

AI Builder is licensed as an add-on to your Power Apps or Power Automate licenses. For information about license capacity, pricing, and restrictions, see AI Builder licensing.

Role requirements

You need the Basic User role to use the business card reader.

Add the business card reader

Add the business card reader to a contact or lead form by using the form editor, and bind it to a placeholder SingleLine.Text or Multiple field.

  1. Select the placeholder field, and then select Properties.

  2. Select the Controls tab.

  3. Select Add Control.

  4. Select AI Builder Business Card Control.

Form editor Add Control screen.

Configure the business card reader

After you select the platform where the business card reader should appear (web, phone, or tablet), you can bind the component properties that you need.

Form editor binding properties screen.

Note

The Company Name property can't be bound to a field of type Lookup.Customer. The only supported type is SingleLine.Text. More information: Add code components to a column or table in model-driven apps

Key properties

If a business card is detected, the business card reader will try to extract information that it finds based on the following properties.

Property Definition Type
Full Name The contact's full name SingleLine.Text
First Name The contact's first name SingleLine.Text
Last Name The contact's last name SingleLine.Text
Job Title The contact's job title SingleLine.Text
Mobile Phone The mobile phone number detected SingleLine.Phone
Business Phone The business phone number detected SingleLine.Phone
Fax The fax number detected SingleLine.Phone
Email The contact email found in the business card, if any SingleLine.Email
Company Name The company name SingleLine.Text
Website The website detected SingleLine.URL
Department The organization department found SingleLine.Text
Full Address The contact full address SingleLine.TextArea, Multiple
Address Street The street address detected SingleLine.Text
Address City The city address detected SingleLine.Text
Address State The state address detected SingleLine.Text
Address PostalCode The postal code address detected SingleLine.Text
Address Country The country address detected SingleLine.Text
Address Post Office Box The post office box address detected SingleLine.Text
Cleaned Image (deprecated) The image after processing where the business card appears cropped and enhanced from the original image. Multiple

Customization properties

The following properties are available for advanced customization:

Property Definition
Default Image To replace the default placeholder image with a different one. The image (JPEG or PNG) should be encoded with base-64 digits.
Text To override the default button text.

Training: Extract information from business cards with AI Builder (module)