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Name Match API

Compare a declared name with the name on any record and get a match score that understands Indian naming conventions: initials, honorifics, surname order, transliteration and common misspellings. Stop reviewers eyeballing strings.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
2 required
Consent
Not required
Billing
Per successful call
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POST /v1/name-match
Sandbox · Production

  1. Your application sends

    • Name one*
    • Name two*

  2. Profiden API

    Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.

  3. Verified with

    Profiden matching engine

  4. You receive

    • Match score
    • Match decision against threshold
    • Explanation of differences
name-match Full reference

What the Name Match API does

Names on different documents rarely match character for character. The Name Match API scores similarity the way a careful reviewer would, so "S. Kumar" and "Suresh Kumar" pass while genuinely different people do not.

It underpins the name-match results in Profiden's other APIs and is available standalone for reconciling records inside your own systems.

Benefits of the Name Match API

Score how well two names match, allowing for initials, order and spelling.

Knows Indian names

Handles initials, honorifics, order and transliteration.

Tunable

Set your own threshold per workflow.

Real-time

Sub-second scoring for bulk reconciliation.

Explainable

Returns why a pair scored the way it did.

Use cases

Name Match API use cases

Where the Name Match API is typically called, and what it settles there.

Payout beneficiary checks

Compare declared names with bank records.

Data deduplication

Merge candidate or customer records reliably.

Document cross-checks

Reconcile names across PAN, Aadhaar and degree certificates.

Sanctions screening

Reduce false positives on watchlist hits.

How the Name Match API works

Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console at console.profiden.com.

01

Authenticate

Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.

02

Send the inputs

Name one, Name two as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.

03

We verify at source

Profiden queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.

04

Act on the result

A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.

Open the Name Match reference

Built for the DPDP Act 2023

Consent recorded · Payloads not retained beyond your retention window · Every request traceable

Encryption in transit and at rest
Data processed in India
Per-request audit trail
Masked identifiers in responses

Name Match API: frequently asked questions

What teams ask before adding the Name Match API to their integration.

Yes. Transliteration variants of Indian names are scored as likely matches.

Yes. Bulk runs are supported through flow requests in the console.

Related APIs

APIs that usually run alongside the Name Match API, on the same key.

All APIs

PAN Verification

Identity & KYC

Validate a PAN, match the name and confirm it is active with the tax department.

Bank Account Verification

Banking & Credit

Confirm an account exists and belongs to the person or business you are paying.

AML & Sanctions Screening

Risk & Compliance

Screen people and entities against global sanctions, PEP and watchlists.

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Tell us your use case and expected volume. We set up the organisation, share per-call pricing and issue keys.

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