Vehicle RC API | Cashfree

The Vehicle RC (Registration Certificate) Verification API enables businesses to confirm the authenticity and status of any registered motor vehicle in India. By providing a vehicle registration number, you can retrieve complete details directly from official transport databases, including information about the vehicle owner, chassis and engine numbers, model, date of registration, and insurance records. This solution helps streamline onboarding, risk checks, and compliance for businesses dealing with vehicles, making it easy to validate ownership, track vehicle status, and access technical and insurance related information.

Verification process

You can verify Vehicle RC details through two primary methods:

Merchant dashboard: Verify Vehicle RCs using manual entry or document upload.
- Manual verification: Enter vehicle registration number to validate against transport authority records
- Smart OCR: Upload RC document images for automatic data extraction and verification
REST API: Integrate verification directly into your applications.

Dashboard verification
API verification

Use the Merchant Dashboard to verify Vehicle RC details:

Manual verification

Log in to the Merchant Dashboard.
Navigate to Secure ID > Other Official Documents > Vehicle RC.
Enter the Vehicle Registration Number and click Verify.
Review the returned vehicle details including ownership and registration information.

Batch verification:

Select Upload File under the Vehicle RC section.
Upload CSV containing multiple vehicle registration numbers.
Retrieve verification results for all uploaded entries in bulk.

Smart OCR verification

Navigate to Smart OCR > Vehicle RC Verification.
Upload a scanned RC card/document or high-quality image (front side).
Smart OCR automatically detects and extracts key information.

Extracted fields:

Vehicle registration number
Owner’s name and father’s/husband’s name
Registration date and validity period
Vehicle class, fuel type, and body type
Maker, model, and variant details
Chassis number and engine number
Seating capacity and vehicle weight
Engine cubic capacity and colour
Registered owner’s complete address
Issuing RTO authority and location

All verified vehicle RCs appear in your dashboard with comprehensive details including owner information, vehicle specifications, and registration status.

Integrate Vehicle RC verification programmatically using the REST API:

Trigger the verification request using the Vehicle RC Verification API.
Pass the vehicle registration number for validation against official transport authority records.
Receive verification results with complete vehicle details, owner information, and registration status.

Endpoint: POST /verification/vehicle-rc

Request format

{
  "verification_id": "VRC00123",
  "registration_number": "MH12AB1234"
}

Response format

{
  "verification_id": "VRC00123",
  "reference_id": 12345,
  "registration_number": "MH12AB1234",
  "owner_details": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "father_name": "Robert Doe",
    "address": {
      "house_number": "123",
      "street": "Main Street",
      "area": "Bandra West",
      "city": "Mumbai",
      "state": "Maharashtra",
      "pincode": "400050"
    }
  },
  "vehicle_details": {
    "maker": "Maruti Suzuki",
    "model": "Swift",
    "variant": "VDI",
    "body_type": "Hatchback",
    "fuel_type": "Diesel",
    "vehicle_class": "LMV",
    "color": "White",
    "seating_capacity": 5,
    "unladen_weight": 1200,
    "engine_capacity": 1248
  },
  "registration_details": {
    "registration_date": "2020-01-15",
    "validity_date": "2035-01-14",
    "issuing_authority": "Maharashtra RTO 12",
    "chassis_number": "MA3ERLF1S00XXXXXX",
    "engine_number": "K12MXXXXXX"
  },
  "verification_status": "SUCCESS"
}

Error responses

{
  "type": "invalid_request_error",
  "code": "verification_failed",
  "message": "Invalid registration number format",
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "registration_number",
      "issue": "Registration number not found in records"
    }
  ]
}

Integrate the Vehicle RC Verification API into your application to automatically verify vehicle registration details within your signup or onboarding flow.
Government transport authorities provide the value for the body_type field in the Vehicle RC API response. Cashfree does not predefine or fix this field. The values are not standardised, and the source data may return new or different values at any time.

​Verification process

​Manual verification

​Smart OCR verification

Verification process

Manual verification

Smart OCR verification