# Core PAN Details in Seconds: PAN Essentials API | FastKYC

> Retrieve a PAN holder's essential details, including name, date of birth and gender, to match a customer's identity against their PAN in seconds.

Source: https://www.fastkyc.com/apis/get-pan-essentials/

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# Get PAN Essentials API

Retrieve a PAN holder's essential details, including name, date of birth and gender, to match a customer's identity against their PAN in seconds.

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## What the Get PAN Essentials API does

Get PAN Essentials returns the core identity attributes held against a PAN: name, date of birth and gender.

Date of birth is the field that makes this more useful than a name lookup. Names repeat constantly in India, and a name-plus-date-of-birth match is a far stronger identity assertion than either alone.

## Where teams use the Get PAN Essentials API

1.  Matching identity on name and date of birth together
    
2.  Verifying age eligibility during onboarding
    
3.  Cross-checking declared details against tax records
    
4.  Reducing false matches on common names
    

## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Why include date of birth?

It disambiguates common names. Name-only matching produces false positives at scale in a way that name plus date of birth does not.

Can I verify age with this?

Yes, the date of birth supports age-based eligibility checks.

How does it differ from PAN Lite?

PAN Lite returns the name alone. This adds date of birth and gender.

## Related APIs

-   [OCR Aadhaar API Extract the Aadhaar number, name, date of birth, gender and address from a photo of an Aadhaar card, ready for identity verification.](/apis/aadhaar-ocr/)
-   [DIN Verify API Retrieve detailed director information including personal details, DIN status and linked entities, using PAN, DIN or KID.](/apis/din-verify/)
-   [Driving License API Verify an Indian driving licence using the licence number and date of birth, returning authenticated holder details for KYC and driver onboarding.](/apis/dl-text/)
-   [PAN Comprehensive API Retrieve extensive PAN card data for an individual, covering identity details, status and linked information in one call.](/apis/pan-comprehensive/)

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