Confirm that a passport number, date of birth and name correspond to a genuine Indian passport. Ideal for roles involving travel, overseas deployment or where a passport is the primary identity document.
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Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.
Verified with
Passport Seva records
You receive
Passports are widely accepted as identity proof but rarely validated at source. The Passport Verification API checks the number and date of birth you submit against official passport records and returns the registered name and application details for comparison.
It slots neatly into white-collar background verification, where a passport is often the ID a candidate has to hand, and into travel, hospitality and cross-border onboarding flows.
Verify Indian passport details against official records.
Validates against the passport authority rather than reading the document with OCR alone.
Compare the declared name with the name on file to spot impersonation.
No manual document review queue for a check that can complete instantly.
Let the candidate share the digital passport through DigiLocker for a consent-driven, document-backed result.
Where the Passport Verification API is typically called, and what it settles there.
Verify identity for roles that involve international travel or overseas postings.
Validate guest or crew identity where passports are the standard document.
Confirm applicant identity before filing on their behalf.
Passport is the primary ID for non-resident customers.
Request and response details, environments and a ready-to-import collection are in the developer console.
Call with your organisation API key. Sandbox and production use the same contract.
Passport number, Date of birth as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.
emver queries the authoritative record, normalises the answer and logs the request.
A verification status plus the fields listed above, in the same response envelope as every other API.
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Consent recorded · Payloads not retained beyond your retention window · Every request traceable
FAQ
What teams ask before adding the Passport Verification API to their integration.
No. This API covers Indian passports. For foreign nationals, emver offers global identity and document checks through its verification services.
The passport authority matches on number plus date of birth. Sending both prevents false positives on reissued or similar numbers.
Yes. Combine this API with the DigiLocker flow so the person shares the digitally signed passport document with consent, and the details are verified automatically.
Usually called with the Passport Verification API, on the same key.
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