Aadhaar verification guide

Verify Aadhaar Number: What the UIDAI Check Can Confirm

UIDAI provides a service to verify whether an Aadhaar number is valid and not deactivated. That is narrower than proving a person’s full identity or giving a third party access to UIDAI records.

Independent website: We do not verify Aadhaar numbers and should never be sent an Aadhaar number for checking.

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Quick guide

Understand the boundary

Use this summary before taking action.

UIDAI says the service can ascertain whether a number is valid and not deactivated.

A validity result is not unrestricted access to a person’s identity record.

Do not use unofficial Aadhaar ‘checker’ websites.

Use UIDAI’s official verification surface.

Open Official Aadhaar Services

Purpose

What Aadhaar Number Verification Is For

Validity check

UIDAI describes the service as a way to check whether an Aadhaar number is valid.

Deactivation status

The official service can indicate whether the Aadhaar number is not deactivated.

Limited result

Do not interpret a validity result as a complete identity investigation or access to the person’s UIDAI record.

Safe use

How to Use the Official Verification Service

Open UIDAI services

Navigate through the official UIDAI Aadhaar services page.

Choose Verify Aadhaar

Use the Aadhaar verification option offered by UIDAI.

Enter data only on UIDAI

Avoid entering Aadhaar numbers into third-party forms.

Complete the official check

Follow the captcha or authentication displayed by UIDAI.

Read only what UIDAI confirms

Do not infer personal facts the service does not offer.

Protect the number afterwards

Do not retain or share Aadhaar data without a clear need.

Privacy

Verification Is Not a Reason to Over-Collect Aadhaar Data

Privacy rule: This informational website does not accept Aadhaar numbers for verification. Use the UIDAI service directly.

Official sources

Official Sources Used

UIDAI — Avail Aadhaar Services

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UIDAI — My Aadhaar

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Aadhaar verification tell me?

It tells you whether an Aadhaar number exists, is valid and has not been deactivated. It does not give access to the person’s full identity record.

Does a “valid” result prove the person in front of me is the Aadhaar holder?

No. It only confirms the number is valid. To confirm identity, organisations use UIDAI authentication or scan the secure QR code on the Aadhaar with UIDAI’s official QR reader.

What does it mean if the result says the number is invalid or deactivated?

The number may have been typed wrongly, so check it first. If the result stays the same, the holder should contact UIDAI on 1947 or visit an Aadhaar centre to find out why.

Can I verify someone else’s Aadhaar number?

The official service only confirms validity, but use it with the holder’s knowledge and only when you have a real need. Do not collect or store Aadhaar numbers you do not need.

Is verifying Aadhaar the same as checking my update status?

No. Verification checks whether a number is valid. Update status tracks a specific request using its EID, URN or SRN. See ourAadhaar status guide.

Official action

Verify Only on UIDAI

Use UIDAI’s own verification service and interpret the result narrowly: validity/deactivation status, not unrestricted identity access.

Open Official Aadhaar Services