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The AI Card Scanner turns a photo of a paper business card or a trade show badge into a Bitaqa contact. The AI reads the name, job title, company, e-mail and phone, and you check each field before the contact is saved.
Scanning is a Pro feature. Each document read uses one AI scan from your company. See Credits and packs to follow your balance.

Scan from your dashboard

1

Open the scanner

Click Contacts in the left menu, then AI Card Scanner.
2

Pick the document type

Under Document type, choose Business card or Event badge.
Scan a business card or badge window with the AI scan balance and the Open the camera and Import a photo buttons
3

Take or import the photo

  • Open the camera: line up the 4 edges of the document with the frame. The photo is taken automatically as soon as the document is sharp.
  • Import a photo: choose a JPEG, PNG or WebP image of up to 8 MB.
4

Read the document

On the Check the photo screen, click Read the document. Click Another photo to choose a different one.
5

Check the contact

The Check the contact screen shows the fields that were read. Each one is tagged Read by AI or From the QR code. Correct anything that needs it.
6

Add the contact

Click Add the contact. Nothing is saved before this step. Click Scan again to start over.

Scan from the mobile app

1

Open the scanner

Open the Contacts tab, then tap the purple AI Card scanner button above the tab bar.
2

Photograph the document

Choose the document type, then tap Take the picture. You can also import a photo from your gallery.
3

Check and save

Read through the fields, correct them if needed, then tap Add the contact.

What the AI reads

  • Extra e-mails and phone numbers, the website and the address go into the Note, which you can edit.
  • If the document has a contact QR code (vCard), it is read too.
  • The document can be in French, Arabic, English or a mix of them. A tilted or rotated photo is fine.

Warnings before saving

The check screen tells you when a field needs your attention:
  • An e-mail address looks invalid: check it.
  • A phone number could not be validated: check it.
  • Low confidence: read each field carefully.
  • Duplicate: if a contact with the same e-mail or phone already exists on this card, choose Add anyway or Cancel.

AI scans and credits

  • Each document read uses one AI scan. A scan that reads nothing is not counted.
  • Your company gets 20 AI scans included every 3 months. You can buy extra scan packs.
  • The scanner shows how many AI scans you have left.
Details, buying packs and history: Credits and packs.

Troubleshooting

Try again with more light and the whole document in the frame.
Try again, or switch the document type between Business card and Event badge.
Allow the camera in your browser settings, or use Import a photo.
Wait a minute before scanning again.
Upgrade to Pro to use the scanner. See Upgrade to Pro.

Privacy

The photo is read by an AI service and is not stored. The scanned person’s details are only used to create this contact.