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Install our data-capture-sdk skill so your coding agent can answer questions about Scandit products and recommend the right one for your use case, directly from your editor. More info →

Run this in a terminal in your project directory, then follow the instructions to select your coding agent.

npx skills add https://github.com/scandit/skills --skill data-capture-sdk

Your coding agent loads the skill automatically based on your prompt; to invoke it explicitly, call /data-capture-sdk followed by your task.

Advanced Options

This page covers advanced features and options for ID Bolt that help optimize performance and handle specific use cases.

Keep Alive​

Available since version 1.6.

When running ID Bolt multiple times in sequence (such as scanning multiple passports in a batch), you can improve performance by keeping resources alive between sessions:

// first scan
let idBoltSession = IdBoltSession.create(ID_BOLT_URL, {
  // other options...
  keepAliveForNextSession: true,
});

// second scan

idBoltSession = IdBoltSession.create(ID_BOLT_URL, {
  // other options...
  keepAliveForNextSession: true,
});

// more scans...

// When finished with all scans
IdBoltSession.terminate();

Benefits​

  • Faster loading times for subsequent scans
  • No need to request camera permissions again
  • Reduced resource initialization overhead

Important Notes​

  • Always call IdBoltSession.terminate() when done with all scans to release resources
  • This feature is most beneficial when scanning multiple IDs in quick succession

Browser Navigation Control​

Available since version 1.14.

By default, ID Bolt closes when users press the browser's back button. You can disable this behavior:

const idBoltSession = IdBoltSession.create(ID_BOLT_URL, {
  // other options...
  disableCloseOnBrowserBack: true,
});

When to Use​

  • When you have custom navigation logic in your application, that interferes with this feature

Default Behavior​

When disableCloseOnBrowserBack is false (default), pressing the back button closes the ID Bolt pop-up and triggers the onCancellation callback with CancellationReason.UserClosed.

Transaction Tracking​

Available since version 1.17.

You can associate ID Bolt sessions with your internal tracking identifiers for analytics and debugging:

const idBoltSession = IdBoltSession.create(ID_BOLT_URL, {
  // other options...
  externalTransactionId: "booking-12345", // your booking, order, or transaction ID
});

Benefits​

  • Correlate ID Bolt sessions with your business transactions
  • Better analytics and reporting capabilities

Example Use Cases​

  • E-commerce: Order IDs
  • Booking systems: Reservation Numbers