🇮🇳 Indian Government APIs & Data Sources
Welcome to the definitive, community-driven master repository of official Indian Government APIs, open data portals, and developer resources. Aligned with the UX4G (User Experience for Government) design framework by NeGD/MeitY, this curated directory connects civic technologists, fintech developers, researchers, and creators with verified endpoints and digital public infrastructure (DPI) from across Indian Central and State Government departments.
📑 Table of Contents
🆔 1. Identity, Authentication & Verification
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
API Setu |
National Open API Exchange platform by MeitY, enabling federated API access to government agencies, issuance of digital certificates, and citizen-centric data exchange. |
| 2 |
DigiLocker Partner Portal |
Official developer portal to integrate DigiLocker APIs as an issuer or requester for paperless document fetching, e-signing, and verified credential management. |
| 3 |
UIDAI Ecosystem & Developer Guidelines |
Technical specifications, SDK documentation, and compliance frameworks for authorized Authentication User Agencies (AUA/KUA) using Aadhaar auth and e-KYC. |
| 4 |
National Portal of India Directory |
Central metadata directory indexing government services, ministry access points, and citizen identity registries across central and state tiers. |
| 5 |
MeriPehchaan (e-Pramaan NSSO) |
National Single Sign-On (NSSO) authentication gateway providing multi-factor identity authentication and single sign-on across public service applications. |
| 6 |
Protean Online PAN Verification |
Authorized real-time PAN validation service for financial institutions, registered companies, and entities requiring statutory identity compliance. |
| 7 |
e-Shram Portal |
Ministry of Labour & Employment’s comprehensive national database of unorganized workers with Universal Account Number (UAN) verification and social security data. |
| 8 |
ECI Data Portal |
Election Commission of India’s voter services, electoral roll search, polling station locators, and election result statistical feeds. |
💰 2. Finance, Banking & Taxation
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
GSTN Developer Portal |
Official sandbox and API specifications for GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs) and Application Service Providers (ASPs) for GST filing, return processing, and taxpayer search. |
| 2 |
e-Way Bill System APIs |
Electronic Way Bill generation, consignment verification, and vehicle transit tracking APIs for interstate and intrastate transportation of goods. |
| 3 |
e-Invoice System (NIC) |
Standardized B2B invoice registration APIs generating digital Invoice Reference Numbers (IRN) and cryptographically signed QR codes for taxation compliance. |
| 4 |
RBI DBIE (Database on Indian Economy) |
Reserve Bank of India’s central data warehouse publishing comprehensive datasets on macroeconomics, banking operations, monetary aggregates, and financial markets. |
| 5 |
NPCI Standards & API Ecosystem |
Technical standards, specifications, and architecture guidelines for UPI, IMPS, NETC FASTag, AePS, and Bharat BillPay (BBPS). |
| 6 |
MCA21 Portal (Ministry of Corporate Affairs) |
Corporate registry database and master data lookup services for registered Indian companies, LLPs, and Director Identification Numbers (DIN). |
| 7 |
Income Tax Department e-Filing |
Income tax e-filing ecosystem offering PAN-Aadhaar verification services, refund tracking, and taxpayer compliance interfaces. |
| 8 |
PFMS (Public Financial Management System) |
Ministry of Finance central platform monitoring Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) pipelines, tracking fund flows, and managing central scheme account transactions. |
🚂 3. Logistics, Transport & Mapping
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
All India PINCODE Directory (OGD) |
Comprehensive national dataset mapping every 6-digit postal PIN code to corresponding post offices, taluks, districts, and states. |
| 2 |
Parivahan Sewa (Vahan & Sarathi) |
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) portals for national motor vehicle registration records (Vahan) and driving license management (Sarathi). |
| 3 |
Bhuvan ISRO Geoportal |
ISRO’s national geo-spatial platform offering multi-sensor satellite imagery, thematic mapping layers, natural resource tracking, and OGC-compliant WMS/WFS map services. |
| 4 |
AirSewa Portal |
Ministry of Civil Aviation’s unified portal tracking flight operations, air passenger charter guidelines, airport infrastructure data, and grievance redressal APIs. |
| 5 |
CRIS Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) |
Indian Railways freight data system monitoring rake allocations, freight movement, loading logistics, and real-time transit tracking. |
| 6 |
IRCTC / NTES Train Status |
National Train Enquiry System (NTES) providing live train running statuses, platform locators, train schedule tables, and cancellation notices. |
| 7 |
IHMCL FASTag Toll System |
Indian Highway Management Company Limited specifications and integration guidelines for electronic toll collection across National Highways. |
| 8 |
Survey of India - Online Map Portal (Nakshe) |
National mapping agency portal providing georeferenced topographic sheets, Open Series Maps (OSM), and digital geospatial foundation data. |
| 9 |
Open Transit Data (OTD) Delhi |
Open data platform providing real-time GTFS feeds, static schedules, bus routes, and live GPS coordinates for public transit across Delhi. |
| 10 |
PM GatiShakti National Master Plan |
Integrated digital GIS platform synchronizing multi-modal logistics, economic zones, and physical connectivity infrastructure across India. |
🌾 4. Agriculture & Rural Development
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
Agmarknet Mandi Network |
Agricultural Marketing Information Network delivering live price discovery, arrival volumes, and commodity trends across agricultural mandis in India. |
| 2 |
OGD Mandi Daily Prices API |
High-volume RESTful API providing daily wholesale commodity prices, varieties, and market arrivals across all states. |
| 3 |
Soil Health Card Portal |
National soil testing database delivering soil fertility status, macronutrient/micronutrient profiles, and customized fertilizer dosage recommendations. |
| 4 |
e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) |
Pan-India electronic trading network integrating mandis to facilitate uniform online bidding, assaying parameters, and unified agricultural trade. |
| 5 |
NABARD Statistics & Rural Data |
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development publications, rural credit flow datasets, and microfinance benchmarks. |
| 6 |
PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi Portal |
Direct Benefit Transfer scheme tracking verification records, instalment disbursal statistics, and beneficiary status for Indian farmers. |
| 7 |
Horticulture Area & Production Datasets |
Official statistical series covering acreage, crop yields, and seasonal production figures for horticulture and vegetable crops. |
| 8 |
INAPH / Pashu Aadhaar (NDDB) |
National Dairy Development Board’s information network assigning unique 12-digit ear tags for livestock genealogy, health, and milk tracking. |
📊 5. Open Government Data (OGD) & Statistics
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
Data.gov.in (Open Government Data Platform) |
India’s official open data portal hosting thousands of machine-readable datasets contributed by central, state, and local government bodies. |
| 2 |
Data.gov.in API Directory |
Dedicated API gateway offering standardized REST endpoints with JSON/XML outputs across government datasets using developer API keys. |
| 3 |
NITI Aayog NDAP (National Data & Analytics Platform) |
Central analytics ecosystem hosting standardized, interoperable public datasets across socio-economic sectors with cross-dataset querying capabilities. |
| 4 |
MoSPI Official Statistics |
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation publishing macroeconomic releases including National Accounts (GDP), CPI, and IIP. |
| 5 |
Census of India Digital Library |
Decennial census repository covering population tables, demographic attributes, literacy indicators, and administrative village directories. |
| 6 |
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Time Series |
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) indices measuring monthly wholesale inflation metrics across commodity groups. |
| 7 |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Datasets |
National statistical database detailing urban, rural, and combined consumer price indices and monthly headline inflation metrics. |
🏥 6. Health & Public Welfare
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
ABDM Developer Sandbox (Ayushman Bharat) |
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’s unified API ecosystem for ABHA (Health ID), Health Facility Registry (HFR), Healthcare Professionals Registry (HPR), and PHR data exchange. |
| 2 |
National Health Portal (NHP) Hospital Directory |
Pan-India registry of public and private healthcare facilities, primary health centers, specialty hospitals, and bed capacity details. |
| 3 |
CoWIN Public APIs |
Production REST endpoints for searching vaccination session availability by district or PIN code and downloading verified digital vaccination certificates. |
| 4 |
e-Sanjeevani Teleconsultation System |
National telemedicine platform enabling virtual consultations, clinical case handling, and electronic prescription workflows. |
| 5 |
Ni-kshay TB Management Portal |
National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme unified portal for patient registration, diagnostic reporting, treatment tracking, and nutritional DBT support. |
| 6 |
Rural Health Statistics (RHS) Reports |
Comprehensive health infrastructure census detailing health worker deployment, operational Sub-Centres, PHCs, and CHCs across rural India. |
| 7 |
Poshan Tracker Portal |
Ministry of Women and Child Development’s operational system tracking Anganwadi service delivery, real-time child growth monitoring, and nutrition schemes. |
🌦️ 7. Weather, Climate & Environment
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
IMD Mausam Weather Portal |
India Meteorological Department’s portal for live meteorological observations, district weather forecasts, radar imagery, and cyclone bulletins. |
| 2 |
CPCB Air Quality Index (AQI India) |
Central Pollution Control Board portal tracking real-time Air Quality Index, PM2.5, PM10, and industrial emissions data across national monitoring stations. |
| 3 |
Central Water Commission (CWC) Flood Forecasting |
Real-time hydrological monitoring platform tracking reservoir storage volumes, river water stages, and national flood alerts. |
| 4 |
IMD Rainfall & Climate Observations |
Decadal time-series meteorological dataset tracking seasonal, annual, and district-level rainfall distribution across India. |
| 5 |
INCOIS Ocean Information Services |
Real-time coastal data, Tsunami Early Warning System, Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) advisories, and Indian Ocean sea surface state forecasts. |
| 6 |
NCMRWF Weather Forecasts |
National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting computational numerical weather predictions and coupled climate model data. |
🏛️ 8. Legal, Governance & Tenders
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
GeM (Government e-Marketplace) |
National public procurement marketplace providing APIs and integration specifications for public procurement, seller catalogues, and purchase orders. |
| 2 |
Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP / e-Procure) |
Unified central e-procurement portal publishing public tender notices, bidding schedules, technical corrigenda, and contract award reports. |
| 3 |
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG / e-Courts) |
Judicial database tracking case statuses, court cause lists, daily orders, and case pendency statistics across High Courts and District Courts. |
| 4 |
India Code Legislative Repository |
Digital repository containing consolidated full-text Central and State Acts, statutory orders, rules, and legislative amendments. |
| 5 |
e-Gazette of India |
Official digital archive and search engine for extraordinary and regular Gazette notifications issued by the Government of India. |
| 6 |
RTI Online Portal |
Centralized gateway enabling citizens to file, manage, and track Right to Information (RTI) applications and statutory appeals across central public authorities. |
| 7 |
Supreme Court e-Services (e-Committees) |
Case status lookups, certified judgment downloads, digitally signed order sheets, and cause lists from the Supreme Court and subordinate judiciary. |
🎓 9. Education & Skill Development
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
National Academic Depository (NAD) |
24/7 online depository for academic awards, degrees, marksheets, and digitally verified educational credentials integrated directly with DigiLocker. |
| 2 |
UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education) |
Pan-India educational database tracking enrollment figures, school infrastructure, teacher allocations, and literacy parameters across 1.5 million+ schools. |
| 3 |
Skill India Digital Portal |
National skilling architecture integrating apprentice listings, ITI courses, PMKVY certifications, and digital skill credential passports. |
| 4 |
SWAYAM MOOCs Portal |
Ministry of Education’s digital learning repository hosting university-accredited online courses, interactive video modules, and academic curricula. |
| 5 |
DIKSHA Platform |
Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing providing QR-coded textbook resources, adaptive learning courses, and multi-lingual teaching content. |
| 6 |
APAAR Portal (One Nation One Student ID) |
Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry creating lifelong 12-digit academic identities linked with the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC). |
⚡ 10. Energy, Utilities & Smart Cities
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
National Power Portal (NPP - CEA) |
Central Electricity Authority platform monitoring real-time power generation, fuel stocks, transmission indices, and operational plant metrics. |
| 2 |
MERIT India Portal |
Merit Order Despatch of Electricity for Rejuvenation of Income and Transparency tracking state power purchase costs and marginal generation merit lists. |
| 3 |
Smart Cities Mission Open Data Portal |
DataSmart Cities open data repository with urban mobility, spatial sensor data, waste management, and civic IoT datasets across 100 smart cities. |
| 4 |
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM Portal) |
National sanitation tracking system covering ODF certifications, solid waste processing plants, and geotagged community toilet assets. |
| 5 |
Grid-India / POSOCO Real-Time Reports |
National load dispatch center reports detailing grid frequencies, regional power transfers, peak demands, and renewable energy penetration. |
| 6 |
Jal Jeevan Mission IMIS |
Integrated rural water monitoring system tracking Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC), water quality metrics, and village tap coverage. |
| 7 |
Vidyut PRAVAH Portal |
Real-time pan-India electricity market data detailing spot market power prices, transmission availability, and power surplus/deficit states. |
📡 11. Telecom, Cyber & Postal Services
| Sr. No. |
Name (with Official Link) |
Description |
| 1 |
TRAI Analytics Portal |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India datasets on broadband speed tests, telecom tariffs, subscriber density, and network QoS benchmarks. |
| 2 |
CEIR Mobile Tracking Portal |
Central Equipment Identity Register for blocking lost/stolen mobile phones, IMEI traceability, and device authenticity checks. |
| 3 |
India Post & Speed Post Directory |
Department of Posts portal for postal article tracking, pin-code tariff calculation, Post Office location APIs, and postal banking services. |
| 4 |
Sanchar Saathi Portal (DoT) |
Citizen-centric telecom security initiative by DoT providing SIM card ownership tracking (TAFCOP), wireline check, and lost mobile tracing. |
| 5 |
Cyber Swachhta Kendra (CERT-In) |
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team botnet cleaning and malware analysis centre providing threat feeds, security tools, and advisories. |
| 6 |
National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal |
Citizen portal for reporting financial cyber fraud, helpline 1930 integration, and cyber threat telemetry across Indian law enforcement agencies. |
🤝 How to Contribute
Contributions from developers, researchers, and open-source advocates are warmly welcome! If you know of an official government API, open dataset, or public data portal that should be included, please follow these steps:
- Fork the Repository: Click on the Fork button at the top right of this repository.
- Create a Feature Branch:
git checkout -b add-new-portal
- Add Your Entry:
- Locate the most relevant of the 11 categories.
- Insert a new row in the Markdown table keeping numerical order in
Sr. No..
- Ensure the name links directly to the official
.gov.in, .nic.in, or verified institutional website using [Name](URL).
- Write a crisp, value-driven description highlighting what the endpoint/portal offers developers.
- Verify Guidelines:
- Only official portals, sanctioned open datasets, or verified developer programs are accepted.
- Please avoid unofficial scrapers, expired links, or third-party wrappers with non-transparent sourcing.
- Commit and Push:
git commit -m "feat: add <Portal-Name> under <Category>"
git push origin add-new-portal
- Submit a Pull Request: Open a PR with a brief summary explaining the newly added resource.
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