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Verify a shop and establishment licence number with the issuing state authority and get the registered business name, owner, address and validity. The practical KYB check for small merchants, retailers and service outlets that hold no other registration.
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emver API
Validates the request, queries the source, normalises the answer and logs the call. Billed only on success.
Verified with
State labour department registries
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Millions of small businesses have no GST or corporate registration but do hold a shop and establishment licence from their state labour department. This API confirms that licence and its details, giving marketplaces, lenders and payment providers a verifiable record for the long tail of merchants.
Coverage spans the major state portals, with the response normalised so your integration does not care which state issued the licence.
Confirm a state shop and establishment registration and the business behind it.
Verify merchants who have no GST or CIN.
Registered premises for onboarding and collections.
One API across state portals.
Fits inside merchant self-onboarding.
Where the Shop & Establishment Verification API is typically called, and what it settles there.
Payment acceptance and marketplace listing.
Existence and tenure evidence for micro-loans.
Verify stores joining a delivery network.
Validate downstream partners.
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.
Registration number, State 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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FAQ
What teams ask before adding the Shop & Establishment Verification API to their integration.
Major states with online registries are supported, and coverage expands as more states digitise. The console lists current coverage.
Run GSTIN Verification as well; both results appear side by side in the response.
Usually called with the Shop & Establishment Verification API, on the same key.
Business & KYB
Confirm GST registration, legal name, business type and filing compliance.
Business & KYB
Confirm MSME registration, enterprise type and major activity.
Business & KYB
Verify a food business licence, its status and validity.
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