EPFO Name Search API
Check whether a named individual is employed at a specific company using EPFO provident fund filings, without needing their UAN.
Overview
What the EPFO Name Search API does
EPFO Name Search answers a narrow but common question: does this person actually work at the company they say they do. It checks the name against provident fund filings for that employer.
The advantage is that it needs neither a UAN nor an OTP, just a name and an employer. That makes it usable at the top of a screening funnel, where you want a quick signal before deciding whether a deeper, consented check is worth running.
Built for
Use cases
Where teams use the EPFO Name Search API
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Quickly testing an employment claim during screening
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Flagging applications that name an employer with no matching record
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Pre-qualifying applicants before a full employment check
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Verifying employment where the applicant does not know their UAN
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Related APIs
- Employment History Retrieve an individual's full employment history from their UAN, with every employer, joining date and exit date on provident fund record.
- Current Employment Details Confirm where someone works right now, including employer name, role, employment type and length of service, from provident fund records.
- EPFO Basic Search Look up an EPFO establishment by its ID and get organisation details plus a month-by-month summary of provident fund contributions.
- EPFO Generate OTP Send an OTP to the mobile number registered with EPFO to begin a consented provident fund verification for an employee.
Start verifying with the EPFO Name Search API
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- One API key for every check
- Verified against official Indian records
- Built for onboarding at scale