post https://staging.eko.in/ekoapi/v3/tools/kyc/pan-lite
An alternate API to validate PAN information of individuals. The API helps verify the unique identifier, name of the individual, date of birth, and other information that helps you in customer onboarding, KYC verification, and other fraud prevention security measures.
Note
The name displayed in the response is the name entered in the API request, not the registered name.
Response
You get the following key information in the data object of the response:
| Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pan | string | The unique 10-character alphanumeric identifier of the individual issued by the Income Tax Department |
| name | string | The name of the individual as per the PAN information |
| dob | string | The date of birth of the individual as per the PAN information. The format is YYYY-MM-DD |
| name_match | string | The result of name match verification. If the name entered matches with the name present in the PAN information, you receive Y. The possible values are ['Y','N',null] |
| dob_match | string | The result of the date of birth verification. If the date of birth of the individual matches with the date of birth present in the PAN information, you receive Y. The possible values are ['Y','N',null] |
| pan_status | string | The status of the PAN information. See the table below for details. |
| status | string | The status of PAN. Possible Values are ['VALID','INVALID'] |
| aadhaar_seeding_status | string | Whether the individual linked the aadhaar information with PAN. The possible values are ['Y', 'R', 'NA' , null] |
| aadhaar_seeding_status_desc | string | Additional information of the linking of aadhaar and PAN card. |
PAN Status
| PAN Status | Description |
|---|---|
| E | The entered PAN information is valid. |
| EC | The entered PAN information exists and is valid but marked as Acquisition. |
| N | The entered PAN information does not exist in the database. |
| X | The entered PAN information has been deactivated. |
| F | The entered PAN information is fake. |
| D | The entered PAN information has been deleted. |
| EA | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Amalgamation. |
| ED | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Death. |
| EI | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Dissolution. |
| EL | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Liquidated. |
| EM | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Merger. |
| EP | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Partition. |
| ES | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Split. |
| EU | The entered PAN information is valid but marked as Under Liquidation. |