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POST
/
v3
/
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_passport" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "full_name=John Doe" \
  -F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
  -F "passport_file_number=SAMPLE-12345" \
  -F "passport_number=SAMPLE-PASS-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_passport",
      "service_name": "India Passport",
      "source_data": {
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "full_name": "John Doe",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345"
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "full_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Verifies input data against the database of passports issued by Passport Seva Kendra. 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.

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Coverage

  • Coverage: ~ 25%
  • Country: India
  • Service ID: ind_passport
  • Data domain: Document
  • Category: Passport

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Inputs

FieldRequiredExample
full_nameYesJohn Doe
date_of_birthYes1990-01-01
passport_file_numberYesSAMPLE-12345
passport_numberYesSAMPLE-PASS-12345
  • Required inputs: full_name, date_of_birth, passport_file_number, passport_number
  • Optional inputs: —
  • Consent: Required
  • Workflow availability: Available in workflow
  • Coverage: ~ 25%
  • Price: $0.19 per successful query

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Body parameters

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issuing_state
string
required
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for this database service.Example: IND
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services
string
required
Array containing this service ID. Pinning the service keeps the request scoped to this exact database.Example: ind_passport
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consent
boolean
required
Explicit end-user consent for this service.Example: true
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full_name
string
required
Full legal name to validate.Example: John Doe
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date_of_birth
string
required
Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format.Example: 1990-01-01
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passport_file_number
string
required
passport_file_number value required by this database service.Example: SAMPLE-12345
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passport_number
string
required
Passport number.Example: SAMPLE-PASS-12345

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Input rules & validation notes

  • Send the fields listed above exactly as captured from the user or document.
  • Didit validates required fields before calling the database. Requests rejected before source lookup are not charged.

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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_passport" \
  -F "consent=true" \
  -F "full_name=John Doe" \
  -F "date_of_birth=1990-01-01" \
  -F "passport_file_number=SAMPLE-12345" \
  -F "passport_number=SAMPLE-PASS-12345"

{
  "request_id": "req_01H…",
  "status": "Approved",
  "issuing_state": "IND",
  "match_type": "full_match",
  "validations": [
    {
      "outcome_code": "MATCH",
      "service_id": "ind_passport",
      "service_name": "India Passport",
      "source_data": {
        "date_of_birth": "1990-01-01",
        "full_name": "John Doe",
        "identification_number": "SAMPLE-ID-12345"
      },
      "validation": {
        "date_of_birth": "full_match",
        "full_name": "full_match",
        "identification_number": "full_match"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Returned data

The exact fields surfaced in source_data depend on what the registry returns. The generated example for ind_passport currently documents this normalized shape:
  • date_of_birth
  • full_name
  • identification_number

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Pricing & SLAs

India Passport queries are billed only when Didit receives a conclusive result from the validation source.
  • Per-call price: $0.19 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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