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Passport Verification
Instant Passport Verification using government database check.
IDfy’s Passport Verification API instantly verifies details of a Passport by confirming them from the Government database.
This makes your onboarding process safer, faster, and smarter. With IDfy’s Passport Verification API, you can be confident that the individuals you onboard hold valid and have provided you with the right identity proof.
Couple it with IDfy’s Passport OCR API to make your identity verification and onboarding process seamless and instant.
Tackle fraud at source
Eliminate fraudulent users at the start of the onboarding process
Automate workflows
Auto approve verified users via automation
Onboard faster
Minimize time spent in manual reviews
How it works
Provide Passport number & DOB Code as input, and the API will verify the details:
- Name of the individual
- Status of the passport
- Date of birth of the individual
- Passport present in government database or not
Where you can use it
As Identity proof of individuals
When using a verified passport as a proof of identity for bank account opening, lending journeys, real money gaming, blue-collar/ white-collar/ grey-collar employee onboarding, insurance journeys, and many more.
Student onboarding
While lending a loan to a student for international studies, banks/organizations need to be sure of his/her genuineness. For the same, a verified passport is seen as a necessary document.
Student onboarding
Universities accepting international students need to record the authenticity of the students being admitted. The API helps universities onboard students, faster by verifying passports instantly.
Travel
Entities that need individuals' passport details before they travel outside the country can use the passport verification API to verify passports instantly.
A one-time, trouble-free integration
Our industry-leading API easily gets integrated with your existing workflows and processes.
Features
99.97% Accurate
Instant Results
99.9% uptime
Easy integration
Frequently Asked Questions
As per UIDAI, a masked Aadhaar hides the first 8 digits of an Aadhaar number and displays only the last 4. This helps organizations store Aadhaar details while protecting the privacy of the Aadhaar holders.
A masked Aadhaar is valid at places where there is no compulsion of sharing Aadhaar number. For eg, you cannot use it for bank account opening. While, in case of unauthorised or suspicious portals/agencies UIDAI suggests usage of masked Aadhaar.
Yes, aadhaar masking regulations applies to all businesses in India, regardless of their size or age. If you are collecting aadhaar copies as proofs from your customers/employees/vendors, etc. then you must mask aadhaar before storing them in your database.
Yes. If businesses are using video KYC and accepting Aadhaar images during the process, they need to mask the aadhaar number before storing it in their database.
What our clients say
"The checks and verifications built in IDfy's platform help us identify and prevent fraud at source to a large extent.”
Kirti Patil
"We are happy to partner with IDfy and its team at a time when we are re-imagining the future of the industry."
Arvind Ronta
"IDfy's solution is a unique set of products & services solving the ubiquitous problem of identity & employment fraud.”
Aman Gour
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