> ## Documentation Index
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# PAN Status Codes

> Use this reference to interpret pan status code and pan status description values returned by Cashfree PAN verification APIs.

The following table lists the pan status code values and the matching pan status description that Permanent Account Number (PAN) verification APIs return from the Income Tax Department (ITD):

* [Verify PAN Sync API](/docs/api-reference/vrs/v2/pan/verify-pan-sync)
* [Get Status of Verify PAN Sync API](/docs/api-reference/vrs/v2/pan/get-status-of-verify-pan-sync)
* [Get Status for Verify PAN in Bulk API](/docs/api-reference/vrs/v2/pan/get-status-for-verify-pan-in-bulk)

<span id="pan-status-code-reference" />

| Status code | Status description                                                       |
| :---------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `E`         | Existing and valid                                                       |
| `EA`        | Existing and valid but event marked as amalgamation in ITD database      |
| `EC`        | Existing and valid but event marked as acquisition in ITD database       |
| `ED`        | Existing and valid but event marked as death in ITD database             |
| `EI`        | Existing and valid but event marked as dissolution in ITD database       |
| `EL`        | Existing and valid but event marked as liquidated in ITD database        |
| `EM`        | Existing and valid but event marked as merger in ITD database            |
| `EP`        | Existing and valid but event marked as partition in ITD database         |
| `ES`        | Existing and valid but event marked as split in ITD database             |
| `EU`        | Existing and valid but event marked as under liquidation in ITD database |
| `F`         | Marked as fake                                                           |
| `X`         | Marked as deactivated                                                    |
| `D`         | Deleted                                                                  |
| `N`         | Not found in ITD database or invalid PAN                                 |
| `I`         | Inoperative                                                              |

<Note>
  Codes that begin with `E` indicate an existing and valid PAN. The trailing letter identifies an event recorded against the PAN in the ITD database. Use that event to decide whether the status affects your onboarding decision.
</Note>