# How It Works {% hint style="info" %} This page was generated from content adapted from the [AWS Developer Guide](https://github.com/awsdocs/amazon-textract-developer-guide.git) {% endhint %} ## Detecting Text * **Note**\ The Amazon Rekognition API operation `DetectText` is different from `DetectDocumentText`. You use `DetectText` to detect text in live scenes, such as posters or road signs. ## Analyzing Identity Documents * **Note**\ Some identity documents, such as driver's licenses, have two sides. You can pass the front and back images of driver licenses as separate images within the same Analyze ID API request. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://awsnotes.dendron.so/machine-learning/amazon-textract/topics/how-it-works.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.