EPFO Basic Search API
Look up an EPFO establishment by its ID and get organisation details plus a month-by-month summary of provident fund contributions.
Overview
What the EPFO Basic Search API does
EPFO Basic Search examines the employer rather than the employee. Given an establishment ID, it returns the organisation's registered details and a monthly summary of its provident fund transactions over a period you choose.
The contribution trend is the useful signal. A steadily filing establishment with a stable headcount looks very different from one whose contributions stopped abruptly, and that difference matters when you are lending to a business or verifying that an employer genuinely operates.
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Use cases
Where teams use the EPFO Basic Search API
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Assessing an employer's health during business lending
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Estimating headcount and payroll trend from contribution data
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Confirming an establishment actively files provident fund returns
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Screening an employer named on a salaried loan application
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Related APIs
- EPFO Generate OTP Send an OTP to the mobile number registered with EPFO to begin a consented provident fund verification for an employee.
- EPFO Name Search Check whether a named individual is employed at a specific company using EPFO provident fund filings, without needing their UAN.
- EPFO Submit OTP Validate the EPFO one-time password and complete authentication, unlocking access to the employee's provident fund records.
- Current Employment Details Confirm where someone works right now, including employer name, role, employment type and length of service, from provident fund records.
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