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Identity & KYC

Ration Card Verification API

Validate a state ration card against the public distribution system records and receive the card type, household head and member list, a widely accepted proof of address and family composition.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
2 required
Consent
Not required
Billing
Per successful call
POST /v1/ration-card-verification
Sandbox · Production
  1. Your application sends

    • Ration card number*
    • State*
  2. emver API

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

  3. Verified with

    Authoritative source

  4. You receive

    • Card type
    • Head of family
    • District
    • Household members
    • Card status
ration-card-verification Full reference
Overview

What the Ration Card Verification API does

Ration cards remain a primary identity and address document for large parts of the workforce. This API checks the number against the state PDS registry and returns the card category, the district and the members enrolled on it.

Benefits

Why teams use the Ration Card Verification API

Confirm a ration card number and the household members listed on it.

Address proof for the unbanked

Accept a document most blue-collar workers already hold.

Family composition

Member lists support dependant and nominee checks.

Use cases

Where it's called

Where the Ration Card Verification API is typically called, and what it settles there.

Gig and field workforce onboarding

Identity and address in one step for workers without other documents.

Micro-lending and insurance

Household verification for group products.

How it works

Four steps, one response envelope

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

  1. 01

    Authenticate

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

  2. 02

    Send the inputs

    Ration card number, State as a JSON body. Optional fields sharpen the match.

  3. 03

    We verify at source

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

  4. 04

    Act on the result

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

Privacy and security built in

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

FAQ

Ration Card Verification API: frequently asked questions

What teams ask before adding the Ration Card Verification API to their integration.

Coverage follows the states that expose PDS lookups; the response reports when a state is not supported.

Related

APIs that run alongside it

Usually called with the Ration Card Verification API, on the same key.

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