DigiLocker
DigiLocker aims to eliminate the dependency on physical documents by enabling the secure sharing of verified electronic documents. It plays a crucial role in digital onboarding, helping organizations simplify customer verification while reducing paperwork, turnaround time, and fraud risks.
By leveraging DigiLocker, businesses can access authentic, government-issued documents directly from verified sources, ensuring trust, accuracy, and compliance.
What is DigiLocker?
DigiLocker is a Government of India–backed digital document storage and verification platform, provided by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Digital India initiative.
It offers every Aadhaar holder a cloud-based digital account to store, access, and share authentic documents and certificates issued directly by registered authorities.
Key highlights:
- Access to documents such as Driving License, Vehicle Registration (RC), Academic Mark Sheets, PAN-related documents, and more
- Documents are issued directly by authorized government issuers such as the Income Tax Department, CBSE, Transport Departments, Registrar Offices, etc.
- Each DigiLocker account includes 1GB of secure cloud storage for uploading scanned copies of legacy documents
- Documents stored in DigiLocker are legally equivalent to physical originals and accepted by the Government of India
- DigiLocker enables users to access, share, and authenticate documents anytime, anywhere, making it a reliable and convenient alternative to physical documentation.
DigiLocker for Your Business
How Can Spainik Help?
At Spainik, we enable businesses to integrate DigiLocker APIs into their digital platforms, making customer onboarding and document verification fast, secure, and compliant.
Our DigiLocker integration helps organizations:
- Eliminate manual document collection and verification
- Speed up onboarding and KYC processes
- Reduce operational costs and fraud risks
- Ensure regulatory and compliance alignment
Why Spainik APIs for DigiLocker?
- Verified Document Access Across Industries: Enable document verification across banking, fintech, insurance, telecom, education, and other regulated sectors with proven and tested results.
- Flexible API-Based Integration: Fully customizable, API-driven workflows that easily integrate with your existing systems for registration, document retrieval, and verification.
- Aadhaar-Based Identity Validation: Prevent identity fraud by securely fetching and validating Aadhaar-linked information directly through DigiLocker.
- RBI-Recognized KYC Compliance: DigiLocker is recognized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as a valid KYC source, helping businesses stay compliant.
- Simple & Seamless 2-Step Flow: A smooth Aadhaar + OTP-based authentication flow ensures a frictionless user experience with high success rates.
Benefits for Your Organization
- Faster and paperless onboarding
- Improved customer experience
- Reduced fraud and identity risks
- Secure, government-verified documents
- Regulatory and audit readiness