Carded turns any phone into a door scanner. Read the barcode on any ID, get an instant 21+ pass or fail with a buzz and a chime, catch pass-backs and 86’d regulars, and keep a clean compliance log, no clunky hardware, no per-scan fees.
A busy door is where mistakes happen: mental math under a strobe, a worn expiration date, a pass-back over the rope. Carded makes every one of those a one-tap call, and logs it.
A giant green PASS or red UNDER in about a second, with a buzz and a chime so your door barely looks down.
The same ID scanned twice in a short window gets flagged instantly, the classic hand-off back over the rope.
Flag a troublemaker or a known fake once and a red banner hits at every door the next time that ID scans.
IntegrityEngine validates the barcode to the AAMVA standard, matches the issuer to the state, and cross-checks the dates, free on every plan.
| Time | ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11:42p | VA · 27 | 21+ PASS |
| 11:39p | MD · 19 | UNDER 21 |
| 11:34p | NY · 24 | 21+ PASS |
| 11:31p | — | 86’d · DO NOT SERVE |
| 11:26p | FL flagged | REVIEW ID |
One tap per guest, hands-free feedback, and it keeps working offline when the venue Wi-Fi buckles under a packed house.
Name each device “Front Door,” “VIP,” “Patio”, every scan is tagged so you know exactly where and when it happened.
Bartenders can double-check a borderline ID in a second without leaving the well, then flag it if something’s off.
Every scan runs Carded IntegrityEngine, validating the ID’s barcode against the DMV (AAMVA) standard, matching its issuer number to the state printed on the card, and cross-checking the encoded dates. It catches the scannable fakes and altered birth dates a basic age scan waves through, flagging anything off with a clear “Review this ID.” It’s a strong fraud signal, not a guarantee, so your team still eyes the card, and now they know which ones to look at twice.
Any phone or tablet. Carded runs in the browser, open the link, add it to the home screen, and it becomes a one-tap door scanner. No dock, no dongle, no App Store, nothing to buy.
Carded reads the data encoded in the barcode and flags the tell-tale problems, expired, underage, a date of birth that doesn’t add up, a non-standard barcode. It doesn’t claim to authenticate a hologram, so the final call stays with your staff, but it removes the math and the guesswork that let most fakes through.
Yes. After the first load Carded scans fully offline, so a dead signal at the door never stops the line.
Tap “86 this ID” on any scan and add a note. The ID is stored as a one-way hash on the device, never the raw number, and the next time it scans, a red DO NOT SERVE banner appears.
If the same ID scans twice within about 20 minutes, Carded warns your team that it was already scanned, the classic move of handing an ID back over the rope.
A scan takes about a second, with a green light, a buzz, and a chime so your bouncer barely glances down. The line keeps moving.
Every plan includes every feature, scanning, watchlist, staff tags, and compliance reports. You’re only choosing how many devices run at once. 14-day free trial, cancel anytime.
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