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TAN Verification API

Confirm a TAN is genuine and see the company or entity it belongs to. Essential wherever tax deduction at source is part of the relationship: payroll vendors, contractors, landlords and financial counterparties.

Response
Real-time
Inputs
1 required
Consent
Not required
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Per successful call
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POST /v1/tan-verification
Sandbox · Production

  1. Your application sends

    • TAN*

  2. Profiden API

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

  3. Verified with

    Income Tax Department TAN records

  4. You receive

    • TAN status
    • Registered company / deductor name
tan-verification Full reference

What the TAN Verification API does

TAN identifies the entity responsible for deducting and depositing tax at source. When a counterparty quotes a TAN on a certificate or contract, the TAN Verification API confirms it exists and returns the registered name, so you can be sure the deductor is who they say they are.

It is a small check that prevents a large class of errors in Form 16, Form 16A and TDS reconciliation, and it rounds out entity verification alongside PAN and GSTIN.

Benefits of the TAN Verification API

Validate a Tax Deduction Account Number and resolve the deductor.

Prevents TDS mismatches

Confirm the deductor before certificates and reconciliations go wrong.

Entity resolution

Map a TAN to the company behind it in one call.

Real-time

Fits inside vendor and contractor onboarding forms.

Low cost

A quick, inexpensive addition to any KYB bundle.

Use cases

TAN Verification API use cases

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

Contractor and vendor onboarding

Verify the TAN of entities that will deduct tax on your invoices.

Lease and rental agreements

Confirm the tenant entity's TAN for rent TDS.

Employer verification

Corroborate a previous employer's existence via the TAN on a Form 16.

Financial counterparties

Validate deductor details in lending and treasury operations.

How the TAN Verification 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

TAN 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.

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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

TAN Verification API: frequently asked questions

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

Yes. The TAN printed on a Form 16 resolves to the deductor's registered name, which is a useful corroboration during employment verification.

No. PAN identifies a taxpayer; TAN identifies an entity that deducts tax at source. Many businesses hold both, and Profiden lets you verify each with its own API.

Related APIs

APIs that usually run alongside the TAN Verification 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.

GSTIN Verification

Business & KYB

Confirm GST registration, legal name, business type and filing compliance.

Employment History (EPFO)

Workforce & Assets

Retrieve a candidate's employment history from provident fund records using their UAN.

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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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