IDfy’s Verification Solutions allow you to perform real-time verification of users and merchants directly from the originating government databases.

We currently provide support for Indian documents only.

We offer the following set of verification APIs:

• Driving License (DL) Verification
• PAN Card Verification
• Document Image Validation
• Vehicle Registration Certificate (RC) Verification
• GST Certificate Verification
• FSSAI Certificate Verification

Please refer to the end of this section for response codes and corresponding messages.

Driving License Verification

Our DL Verification API instantly verifies details of a driving license by confirming them from the respective Government databases.

You can be confident that the individuals you onboard hold a valid DL and have provided you with the right identity proof.

Where can you use it?

• As identity proof of individuals
  When onboarding individuals using a DL as proof of identity. This applies across use cases like bank account opening, lending journeys, real money gaming withdrawals, employee onboarding, insurance journeys, and more.

• Delivery executive onboarding
  To onboard delivery executives for your business, it’s important to have their accurate driving license details. This is to make sure that you have authorized drivers & their license records.

PAN Card Verification

Our PAN Card Verification API instantly verifies details of a PAN Card by confirming them from the issuing Government database.

Where can you use it?

• As identity proof of individuals
  When onboarding individuals using a PAN card as proof of identity. This applies across use cases like bank account opening, lending journeys, real money gaming withdrawals, employee onboarding, insurance journeys, and more.

• Establishment proof for merchants/entities
  As a verified proof of establishment for account opening, lending and insurance journeys, store onboarding, and more. IDfy’s API saves you time & effort by automating the PAN verification.

Registration Certificate Verification

Our vehicle RC verification API allows you to verify the vehicle RC number against the Vahan vehicle database. The API allows you to:

• Fetch vehicle details registered against an RC number
• Find the name of the vehicle’s owner
• Check class of vehicle
• Verify registration date of the vehicle

Where can you use it?

• Vehicle insurance
  While in the process of purchasing insurance, ensure that the possibility of fraud is minimized at the onboarding stage itself, by verifying the RC details and establishing a link between the vehicle and the owner.
• Vehicle identity proof
  While onboarding delivery executives or drivers who have their own vehicles on your platform, ensure that the vehicles being onboarded are genuine and legitimate, and ensure you get details right the first time.

GST Certificate Verification

The GST verification API allows you to confidently onboard merchants knowing that they exist, are genuine and active GSTIN holders. Cross verify the type of entity it is and the nature of the business activity they are authorized to operate on.

Where can you use it?

• Proof of establishment
  For e-commerce or aggregator companies to confidently onboard merchants or entities on their platform, the GST API helps by instantly verifying GST Certificate.

• Merchant lending
  While lending loans to merchants/entities, lending organizations need to verify these merchants’/entities’ GST details in order to complete the onboarding process. IDfy’s verification API makes the process faster & smoother.

• Merchant onboarding
  In order for e-commerce or aggregator companies to confidently onboard merchants or entities on their platform, the GST API helps ensure that the merchant is not a fraudulent entity.

FSSAI Certificate Verification

FSSAI Certificate Verification API helps you confidently onboard merchants knowing that they are authorized to partake in the manufacture, storage, distribution, or export of food products, as well as which products the merchant/entity is authorized to operate on.

Where can you use it?

• Restaurant onboarding
  Food delivery companies can use FSSAI verification to ensure that the restaurants they are onboarding are valid, genuine, and registered, as every restaurant requires a FSSAI registration to legally operate in India.

• Merchant lending
  For lending companies to confidently lend to merchants/entities operating in the food industry, this API helps validate the genuineness of the entity, thereby reducing the risk of lending to these entities.

Response codes

Response code	Message/Error
200	Task was created successfully (sync)
202	Task was created successfully (async)
400	Bad request
401	Account ID or API Key was missing from header
403	Invalid Authentication Credentials
404	Not Found
413	Request Size Limit
429	Rate Limit Exceeded
500	Internal Server Failure or server timed out
502	Bad gateway

Facing issues with the API?

If you’d like to know more about our services and how we can help you, please feel free to get in touch with us at emily@idfy.com.

About IDfy

IDfy helps businesses engage with genuine people. We provide verification solutions that accurately identify entities to prevent fraud and reduce risk. Our solutions increase trust and safety while adding the least possible friction.

IDfy’s AI helps validate identity documents, verify their credentials, recognize faces and automate workflows. This allows our clients to streamline customer KYC and smoothen employee onboarding. It also helps reduce transaction risks among digital marketplaces.

Since 2011, IDfy has performed more than 80 Million verifications for 600 clients.