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.
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.
Where teams use the EPFO Basic Search API
Assessing an employer's health during business lending
Estimating headcount and payroll trend from contribution data
Confirming an establishment actively files provident fund returns
Screening an employer named on a salaried loan application
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How many months can I request?
You specify the window, so you can pull a short recent view or a longer run to see the trend.
Does it identify individual employees?
No. It reports at establishment level. Use the employee endpoints, with consent, for individual records.
Can I search by company name instead?
Use EPFO Name Search to check whether a named individual works at a given company. This endpoint keys on the establishment ID.
Related APIs
- EPFO Generate OTP API Send an OTP to the employee's EPFO-registered mobile number to begin a consented provident fund verification of their employment and UAN details.
- EPFO Name Search API Check whether a named individual is employed at a specific company using EPFO provident fund filings, without needing their UAN.
- EPFO Submit OTP API Validate the EPFO one-time password and complete authentication, unlocking access to the employee's provident fund records.
- Current Employment Details API Confirm where someone works right now, including employer name, role, employment type and length of service, from provident fund records.
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