Aadhaar Verification API - Verify Aadhaar in Seconds

Overview

Aadhaar Verification API by Cashfree Payments enables businesses to verify Aadhaar cards instantly using OTP-based authentication. Aadhaar is used by businesses to establish identity of users. OKYC (offline KYC) is used to authenticate personal information about any individual in seconds.

How It Works

The verification process is simple and fast:

Enter the user's 12-digit Aadhaar number
Validate using OTP delivered to the registered mobile number
Get instant verification results

Verification Results

Upon successful verification, you receive comprehensive user information including:

Registered name
Gender
Complete address
State
User's image (base64 encoded)
Father's name
Date of birth (DOB)
Contact number
Email address
Age band
Mobile number last three digits
Year of birth
Country
District
House number
Landmark
Pincode
Post office
Street
Sub-district
VTC (Village/Town/City)

Target Industries

Cashfree Aadhaar Verification is trusted by hundreds of businesses across major industries:

Lending platforms
Middle and small scale enterprises
Payments and Fintech companies
Banks and NBFCs
Travel service providers
Recruitment and Identity Verification companies
Trading or investment platforms
Insurance providers

API Integration

Simple Integration Process

Integrate the Aadhaar Verification API with your product using only a few lines of code and automate the onboarding process.

Key Integration Features

Highly reliable and secure APIs: Enterprise-grade security and reliability
Official libraries: Use the official Cashfree libraries for different programming languages to integrate with your product and automate account verification flow
Real-time webhooks: Get notified on single or bulk verification status in real time

API Example

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.cashfree.com/verification/aadhaar' \
--header 'x-client-id: CF1848EZPSGLHWP9IUE2Y' \
--header 'x-client-secret: b8df7784dd3f38911294d3597764dd43f3016a48' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '
{
  "uid": "878523641781"
}'

API Response Example

{
  "status": "VALID",
  "message": "Aadhaar Card Exists",
  "ref_id": "21637861",
  "care_of": "S/O:Fakkirappa Dollin",
  "address": "D-98,vikas puri, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh-223009",
  "dob": "25-09-1993",
  "email": "<hashed email>",
  "gender": "F",
  "name": "Fakirappa Dollin",
  "photo_link": "<base64 encoded image>",
  "mobile_hash": "ed189eb73247cb90b769e7e8d7dfd2efa4cd6a5ec27602f5d2721c035266568c",
  "year_of_birth": "1995",
  "country": "India",
  "dist": "Lucknow",
  "house": "n-890",
  "landmark": "opposite uioq school",
  "pincode": "223009",
  "postOffice": "",
  "state": "Uttar Pradesh",
  "street": "",
  "subdist": "",
  "vtc": "Gomti Nagar S.O"
}

Complete Verification Suite

Activate Aadhaar Verification along with Cashfree's complete Verification Suite to ensure all your transactions are verified and risk-free.

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PAN Verification

Verify if the PAN is valid, identify the registered name of the card holder along with the nature of the card holder. Do a single verification or a bulk verification of up to 10,000 PAN numbers instantly via API.

One-click Onboarding SDKs

Instantly verify the users' PII data like PAN, Aadhaar, bank account, UPI IDs when they sign up on your app. Recommended for app-based solutions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is online Aadhaar verification?

Online Aadhaar verification lets businesses validate and verify the authenticity of their customer/vendor/employee's Aadhaar card in order to avoid identity theft or deal with fraudsters.

What is Aadhaar OKYC?

Aadhaar OKYC verification is a consent-based verification flow that lets your users self-verify themselves based with an OTP-based verification flow.

What are the details I need to input to verify Aadhaar?

All you need to input is the 12-digit Aadhaar number of the individual and you will get an instant verification status.

Do I have to pay in advance, or can I pay after the Aadhaar verification is done?

There is an option to pay either way - pre-paid or post-paid. Please get in touch with our sales team to find the best suitable method for you.

Can I verify the Aadhaar by just knowing the name of the person?

No, to verify an Aadhaar card, it is mandatory to enter the Aadhaar number.

What are the details that I will be able to see on verifying an Aadhaar card?

Once an Aadhaar number is entered, the system will return whether the Aadhaar is valid or not along with the following details (if valid):

Age band
Gender
State
Mobile number last three digits

Is there any limit to the number of Aadhaar cards that can be verified in a day?

No, there is no limit to the number of Aadhaar cards that can be verified in a day.

About Cashfree Payments

Cashfree Payments enables 1 Million+ growing businesses in India and across the globe to collect payments, make payouts, manage international payments, and more. Cashfree Payments is backed by SBI, Y Combinator, Krafton, and Apis partners and was incubated by PayPal.

Regulatory Authorizations

RBI Authorised Payment Aggregator License Certificate of Authorisation No. 266/2025

RBI Authorised Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) Provider Certificate of Authorisation No. 209/2024

Support and Documentation

For additional questions and technical documentation, visit the Cashfree support page or join the Discord community for query resolution.