India Drivers Licence (RTO) - Didit Documentation

curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "issuing_state=IND" \
  -F "services=ind_drivers_licence" \
  -F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "full_name=John Doe" \
  -F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
  -F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": true,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "full_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "In Review",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "partial_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": false,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Declined",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "no_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
        "full_name": "NO_MATCH",
        "identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "no_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "no_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

POST

database-validation

curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "issuing_state=IND" \
  -F "services=ind_drivers_licence" \
  -F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "full_name=John Doe" \
  -F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
  -F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": true,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "full_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "In Review",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "partial_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": false,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Declined",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "no_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
        "full_name": "NO_MATCH",
        "identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "no_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "no_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Verifies input data against the databases of the Road Transport Offices of the States of India. Didit exposes this service through POST /v3/database-validation/ so you can verify the submitted data against the authoritative source and receive normalized match results.

Coverage

Coverage: > 75%
Country: India
Service ID: ind_drivers_licence
Data domain: Document
Category: DriverLicence

Inputs

Field	Required	Example
`full_name`	Yes	`John Doe`
`date_of_birth`	Yes	`1990-01-01`
`driver_license_number`	Yes	`SAMPLE-DL-12345`
`address.street_1`	No	`123 Sample Street`
`address.street_2`	No	`Unit 4`
`address.city`	No	`Sample City`
`address.region`	No	`Sample State`
`address.postal_code`	No	`10001`
`vendor_data`	No	`user-1234`

Required inputs: full_name, date_of_birth, driver_license_number
Optional inputs: address.street_1, address.street_2, address.city, address.region, address.postal_code, vendor_data
Consent: Required
Workflow availability: Available in workflow
Coverage: > 75%
Price: $0.15 per successful query

Body parameters

string

default:"IND"

required

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for this database service.Example: IND

string

default:"ind_drivers_licence"

required

Array containing this service ID. Pinning the service keeps the request scoped to this exact database.Example: ind_drivers_licence

Explicit end-user consent for this service.Example: true

string

default:"John Doe"

required

Full legal name to validate.Example: John Doe

string

default:"1990-01-01"

required

Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format.Example: 1990-01-01

string

default:"SAMPLE-DL-12345"

required

Driver licence number.Example: SAMPLE-DL-12345

object

Structured residential address object. Use street_1, street_2, city, region, postal_code, and country. A complete legacy address string is still accepted but not recommended.Example:

{"street_1":"123 Sample Street","street_2":"Unit 4","city":"Sample City","region":"Sample State","postal_code":"10001","country":"US"}

string

default:"user-1234"

Your stable user reference for this person, such as your internal user ID. Didit uses it to link standalone checks to the same end user and reduce duplicate-detection noise.Example: user-1234

Input rules & validation notes

address is optional for this service. You can send one complete address string and Didit will split it into structured address elements when possible, or you can send the structured fields explicitly.
For address services, send structured address fields instead of a single address string when possible.
address.street_1 is the street address, including street number and street type.
address.street_2 is apartment, unit, building, floor, or extra address line. Send it only when you have it.
address.city is city, suburb, district, locality, or neighborhood.
address.region is state, province, region, or town.
address.postal_code is postcode or postal code.
Address-based database services require at least street address and postal code; requests rejected before source lookup are not charged.

How to call it

curl -X POST "https://verification.didit.me/v3/database-validation/" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "issuing_state=IND" \
  -F "services=ind_drivers_licence" \
  -F "vendor_data=user-1234" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "full_name=John Doe" \
  -F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
  -F "driver_license_number=SAMPLE-DL-12345"

Every successful call returns HTTP 200. The outcome_code field tells you what actually happened — distinguishing, for example, a real biometric mismatch (BIOMETRIC_NO_MATCH) from a selfie that could not be read (BIOMETRIC_IMAGE_UNUSABLE). The status shown is the default feature status; your configured Partial Match / No Match actions can override it.

MATCH — The registry confirmed the identity and every checked field matched.

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": true,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "full_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

PARTIAL_MATCH — The identification number was found but one or more personal fields (usually name or date of birth) did not fully match.

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "In Review",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "partial_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "PARTIAL_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "address": "123 Sample Street",
        "address_match_score": "1.000",
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345",
        "verifications": {
          "date_of_birth": true,
          "full_name": false,
          "identification_number": true
        }
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

NO_MATCH — The registry returned no match for the submitted data.

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Declined",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "no_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "NO_MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_drivers_licence",
      "service_name": "India Drivers Licence (RTO)",
      "source_data": {
        "date_of_birth": "NO_MATCH",
        "full_name": "NO_MATCH",
        "identification_number": "NO_MATCH"
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "no_match",
        "full_name": "no_match",
        "identification_number": "no_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Returned data

The exact fields surfaced in source_data depend on what the registry returns. The generated example for ind_drivers_licence currently documents this normalized shape:

address
address_match_score
date_of_birth
identification_number

Pricing & SLAs

India Drivers Licence (RTO) queries are billed only when Didit receives a conclusive result from the validation source.

Per-call price: $0.15 USD.
Billing: per successful query. You are not charged when the registry is unreachable, when required fields are missing, or when the request is rejected before reaching the source.
Latency: typical p95 < 2 s.
Availability: 99.9% per quarter on Didit’s side; downstream source availability varies by country and dataset.

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Inputs

Body parameters

Input rules & validation notes

How to call it

Returned data

Pricing & SLAs

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