API Reference
The API documentation that ships inside the ANSI/ISO SDK package, hosted here so integrators can read it without downloading the SDK.
Current version — v3.2.1
Download PDF (340 KB) ↓
Complete C API reference and manual in a single file.
Open Java connector reference (javadoc) →
Browsable javadoc for the Java connector. Opens in a new tab.
Documentation in the package
| Document | Format | Location in the package |
|---|---|---|
| C API reference + manual | PDF (hosted above) and CHM | doc/ANSIISO SDK.pdf, doc/ANSIISO SDK.chm |
| Java connector reference | javadoc (hosted above) | doc/javadoc/ |
| .NET connector reference | CHM | doc/NET/Innovatrics.AnsiIso.NET.chm |
CHM files (Windows compiled help) cannot be hosted on the portal — open them locally from the downloaded package.
What's covered
The PDF is the authoritative source for the full C API:
- General — init/terminate, license, hardware id, version, image quality.
- Conversion — BMP/raw/ISO 19794-4 conversion and image resizing.
- Template extraction and matching —
ANSI_CreateTemplate,ANSI_VerifyMatch, and the ISO equivalents. - Template manipulation — draw minutiae, merge templates, get/set template parameters.
- Types, enumerations, constants, and error codes.
Conceptual notes are also ported to this portal as Overview and Concepts.