Punjab State eGovernance Society, Punjab

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eDistrict Punjab (http://edistrict.punjabgovt.gov.in) is the online service delivery portal for Punjab State Govt. Certain documents issued by it (e.g. Residence, SC/ST, OBC Certificates etc) can be pulled into citizens' DigiLocker accounts.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST Birth Certificate

API to verify Birth Certificate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/btcer/certificate";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Death Certificate

API to verify Death Certificate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Economically Weaker Section Certificate

API to verify Economically Weaker Section Certificate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/edistrictpb/3.0.0/ewcer/certificate";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with Punjab State eGovernance Society, Punjab?

Punjab State eGovernance Society, Punjab is a Government API. Developers commonly use government APIs for:

surfacing public datasets in citizen-facing apps
building transparency and civic engagement tools
accessing legislation, court records, and official data
powering research and journalism tools
creating compliance and regulatory monitoring dashboards

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Punjab State eGovernance Society, Punjab is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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