Use Cases

API Setu: Use Cases Across Key Sectors

Government-to-Citizen (G2C) Services

Digital Document Verification (DigiLocker Integration)

  • a. Use Case a: A startup applies for GST registration. API Setu fetches and validates Organization PAN registration details in real time.

  • b. Use Case b: The Ministry of External Affairs’ eSanad application leverages API Setu to access educational records from over 18 education boards through a single interface, streamlining the verification process for students applying to foreign universities.

  • c. Use Case c: New enrollment and address updation of Aadhaar through API Setu.

  • d. Impact: Eliminates physical submission, reduces fraud, and speeds up processing, serving as a one-stop hub for identity verifications.

Government-to-Business (G2B) Services

Business Registration & Compliance

  • a. Use Case: A startup applies for GST registration. API Setu fetches and validates Aadhaar and PAN registration details in real-time using DigiLocker APIs.

  • b. Impact: Reduces paperwork and speeds up business registration.

Education & Employment

Automated Student Scholarship Verification

  • a. Use Case: A student applies for a government scholarship. API Setu validates educational records, income certificates, and other necessary documents.

  • b. Impact: Reduces fraudulent applications and expedites fund disbursal.

Digital Employment Verification

  • a. Use Case: A corporate HR team verifies a candidate’s past employment history through EPFO and university degree records using API Setu.

  • b. Impact: Accelerates the hiring process with verified credentials.

Vendor Onboarding

  • a. Use Case: An organization wishes to onboard a vendor for managing supply chain solutions. API Setu validates GSTN and Importer Exporter Code to check eligibility.

  • b. Impact: Reduces fraudulent vendor applications and speeds up the procurement process.

Finance Sector

  • a. Use Case a: The organization can verify an applicant’s proof of income certificates for loans and creditworthiness.

  • b. Use Case b: Bank statements are validated as income and employment proof for availing government and private benefit schemes.

  • c. Use Case c: Verification of account statements from various participating banking partners.

  • d. Impact : Reduces fraudulent applications and accelerates the hiring, loan disbursal, and verification processes.

Insurance Sector

  • a. Use Case: Insurance companies registered with API Setu provide seamless services to clients after KYC verification.

  • b. Impact: Services include claim settlement, new policy issuance, viewing/sharing nominee details, and premium expiry notifications.

Healthcare

  • a. Use Case: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CoWIN APIs were listed on API Setu to facilitate faster application development by its partners for slot booking, vaccinator apps for centers, and vaccination certificates for individuals, enabling efficient mass vaccination efforts.

  • b. Impact: Faster & Reliable application development.

For an overview of use cases, visit https://blog.apisetu.gov.in/