GST Advance Verification API
Verify GSTIN details, registration status and filing history against GSTN records.
What it verifies
Verifies a GSTIN and returns the business's registration details, current status and recent return-filing history from GSTN records, so you can vet a business before onboarding it.
Who uses it
- Lenders and NBFCs onboarding MSME borrowers
- B2B marketplaces and procurement teams onboarding vendors
- Finance and compliance teams checking supplier registration before payment
- Trade-finance and invoice-discounting platforms
Request and response
https://verification.techinnoverz.com/api/v1/business-gst/gst-advanceVerify a GSTIN and fetch registration status and filing history. This call is billed when it returns a successful result.
Request body
gstinstringrequired15-character GSTIN.
referenceIdstringoptionalYour own id, echoed back in the response for reconciliation.
Example requests
curl -X POST "https://verification.techinnoverz.com/api/v1/business-gst/gst-advance" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"gstin": "22AAAAA0000A1Z5",
"referenceId": "app_20915"
}'const res = await fetch("https://verification.techinnoverz.com/api/v1/business-gst/gst-advance", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"gstin": "22AAAAA0000A1Z5",
"referenceId": "app_20915"
}),
});
const result = await res.json();import requests
res = requests.post(
"https://verification.techinnoverz.com/api/v1/business-gst/gst-advance",
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={
"gstin": "22AAAAA0000A1Z5",
"referenceId": "app_20915",
},
timeout=15,
)
result = res.json()200 response — status "found"
{
"status": "found",
"data": {
"gstin": "22AAAAA0000A1Z5",
"legalName": "Sample Enterprises Private Limited",
"tradeName": "Sample Enterprises",
"registrationStatus": "Active",
"registrationDate": "2018-07-01",
"filingHistory": [
{
"period": "082026",
"returnType": "GSTR-3B",
"filedOn": "2026-09-18",
"status": "Filed"
}
]
},
"source": "provider",
"dataAsOf": "2026-11-03T09:30:00.000Z",
"referenceId": "app_20915",
"billing": {
"charged": true,
"walletBalance": "12450.00"
},
"txnId": "txn_8c31ba90",
"livemode": true
}Fields returned in data
gstinstringoptionalThe GSTIN that was verified.
legalNamestringoptionalLegal name of the business.
tradeNamestringoptionalTrade name of the business.
registrationStatusstringoptionalRegistration status, for example Active.
registrationDatestringoptionalDate of registration, YYYY-MM-DD.
filingHistoryarrayoptionalRecent return filings.
Error codes
Errors return a non-200 HTTP status and the same envelope, so your retry logic and your reconciliation agree.
400 INVALID_INPUTA field is missing or malformed. The details list each problem. Not charged.
401 INVALID_KEYThe key is missing, revoked, or not a key we issued.
402 WALLET_EMPTYYour available balance is below the price of this call. Top up and retry. Not charged.
403 PRODUCTION_NOT_ENABLEDA live key was used before live access was enabled for your account. Use a test key, or ask us to enable live access.
403 TEST_NOT_ENABLEDA test key was used before test (UAT) access was enabled for your account. Ask us to enable it.
403 API_NOT_ENABLEDThis check is switched off for your account, or is not available for live use yet.
403 IP_NOT_ALLOWEDThe key is restricted to certain IP addresses and this call came from another.
403 ACCOUNT_SUSPENDEDThe account is suspended. Contact support.
404 NO_DATAA valid request, but no record was found. Not charged.
404 ROUTE_NOT_FOUNDThere is no endpoint at that path.
405 METHOD_NOT_ALLOWEDUse the method shown in the Allow header.
409 IDEMPOTENCY_IN_PROGRESSA call with the same Idempotency-Key is still being processed. Retry after the delay in Retry-After.
413 PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGEThe request body is too large. Not charged.
415 UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPESend the request with Content-Type: application/json.
422 IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSEDThis Idempotency-Key was already used with a different request body. Use a new key for a new request.
429 RATE_LIMITEDToo many requests or too many at once. Wait for the Retry-After delay.
500 INTERNAL_ERRORSomething went wrong on our side. Not charged. Quote the txnId if you contact support.
502 SOURCE_ERRORThe data source returned an error. Not charged.
503 SOURCE_DOWNThe data source is unavailable right now. Not charged. Retry after the delay in Retry-After.
504 SOURCE_TIMEOUTThe data source did not answer in time. Not charged.
{
"status": "error",
"error": {
"code": "NO_DATA",
"message": "No record found for the given input. Not charged."
},
"billing": {
"charged": false
},
"txnId": "txn_8c31ba91",
"livemode": true
}Billing
You are charged only on successful hits. Failed, no-data and error calls are free.
Every response carries billing.charged and your remaining billing.walletBalance. Per-hit pricing is set on your rate card; book a demo to get yours.
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