Aadhaar is a unique 12-digit number used to verify an individual’s identity. Aadhaar details of individuals are a critical requirement in every sector. Aadhaar verification is required during the customer onboarding process for various platforms like NBFCs, Banks, Lending companies, Insurance companies. Businesses use the unique 12-digit Aadhaar number to establish proof of identity(POI) and proof of address(POA) of an individual. Offline Aadhaar KYC (OKYC) is an Aadhaar OTP verification mechanism that is a legally compliant way to verify Aadhaar as approved under UIDAI guidelines. You can verify the Aadhaar information using the dashboard or via APIs.
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Offline Aadhaar Verification is recommended for platforms like eCommerce, staffing and recruitment, logistics, banks, payments and neo-banks, trading, investments, lending, insurance companies, and more. Offline Aadhaar KYC can be used for various purposes such as onboarding users, opening new bank accounts, disbursement of loans, allocating SIM cards, obtaining permanent account numbers, or filing income taxes. To verify Aadhaar offline,
  1. Go to Verification Suite Dashboard > Aadhaar > OKYC > click Verify Aadhaar.
  1. To verify Aadhaar, enter the Aadhaar number and click Verify. Using the Aadhaar OTP verification API, an OTP will be sent to the Aadhaar-linked mobile number of the customer. The OTP will be valid for 10 minutes.
  1. Enter the 6-digit OTP received by the customer to verify the Aadhaar details.
You will see a success message if the Aadhaar number and the OTP you entered are valid. You will see details like name, gender, address, state, UIDAI registered customer’s image, father’s name, date of birth, contact number, and email address of the Aadhaar card holder. All Aadhaar that you verify will be visible and available for your reference in the Verification Suite - Aadhaar OKYC screen. You can search and filter for the details based on the status - Valid, Invalid, Verification Failed, OTP Expired, and Initiated.
📘 You can also use our API to verify Aadhaar details offline.

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Verify Aadhaar via OCR

You can verify the Aadhaar information of your customers using optical character recognition(OCR) with Cashfree Payments and save your time. This technology recognises the text in an image or a scanned document and converts the text in the image to machine readable text format. Improve the customer onboarding process by eliminating the tedious manual process of document verification. Without human intervention, the accuracy of identifying and verifying the documents is higher. We are in the process of developing an exciting dashboard for you very soon. Until then, use our Smart OCR.
Avoid the following mistakes while uploading the Aadhaar card for verification:
  • Case 1: Uploading both sides of the Aadhaar card as the front image.
  • Case 2: Uploading a front image with a scratched Aadhaar number, even if the back image is clear.
  • Case 3: Taking an image from too far away, making the Aadhaar number unclear.
  • Case 4: Including additional objects in the image with the Aadhaar card.

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