# Central KYC Record Search for Onboarding API | FastKYC

> Search the Central KYC registry with an identity document and retrieve the customer's existing CKYC record, so returning customers skip repeat KYC.

Source: https://www.fastkyc.com/apis/ckyc-search/

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# CKYC Search API

Search the Central KYC registry with an identity document and retrieve the customer's existing CKYC record, so returning customers skip repeat KYC.

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Overview

## What the CKYC Search API does

CKYC Search queries India's Central KYC Records Registry using a supported identity document and returns the customer's CKYC details where a record exists.

A customer who has completed KYC with any regulated institution already has a CKYC record. Finding it means you can reuse verified data rather than repeating document collection, which is faster for you and considerably less irritating for them.

## Built for

[Lending & NBFC](/industries/lending/)[Banking](/industries/banking/)

Use cases

## Where teams use the CKYC Search API

-   Reusing existing KYC instead of collecting documents again
    
-   Speeding up onboarding for customers already in the system
    
-   Checking whether a customer holds a CKYC identifier
    
-   Reducing document handling and storage obligations
    

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

## Related APIs

-   [CKYC Download via OTP APIDownload a customer's complete Central KYC record after OTP consent, including verified identity and address data, to onboard without re-collecting documents.](/apis/ckyc-download/)
-   [CKYC Generate OTP APISend an OTP to the customer's CKYC-registered mobile number to authorise download of their Central KYC record, the first step of a consented CKYC fetch.](/apis/ckyc-generate-otp/)
-   [Search ISIN Record APIValidate an ISIN and retrieve the security's current status and details, for securities, demat and investment workflows that depend on the right instrument.](/apis/isin-record/)
-   [ITR Download APIRetrieve a taxpayer's income tax return information, including filing history, status and secure document links, to verify income for lending.](/apis/itr-file-download/)

## Guides on the CKYC Search API

-   [GuideCKYCRR 2.0 Explained: What’s Changing in Central KYCCKYCRR 2.0 is the upgraded Central KYC system with real-time APIs, OTP consent and mandatory Aadhaar masking.](/blog/ckycrr-2-0-explained/)

## Start verifying with the CKYC Search API

Book a walkthrough and we will show the call, the response and how it fits your onboarding flow.

-   One API key for every check
-   Verified against official Indian records
-   Built for onboarding at scale

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