Jharsewa (eDistrict), Jharkhand

apisetu · Government

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Jharkhand e-District is a comprehensive and web enabled service portal that acts as an electronic gateway into the Government's portfolio of services. Jharsewa provides Certificates like Birth, Death, Income, Caste and Residence Certificates in Digilocker.

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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/3.0.0/btcer/certificate"

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

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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 Caste Certificate

API to verify Caste Certificate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/jharsewa/3.0.0/ctcer/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

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

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

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/jharsewa/3.0.0/ctcer/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/jharsewa/3.0.0/ctcer/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/jharsewa/3.0.0/ctcer/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/jharsewa/3.0.0/ctcer/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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/3.0.0/dtcer/certificate"

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

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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/jharsewa/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));

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What can you build with Jharsewa (eDistrict), Jharkhand?

Jharsewa (eDistrict), Jharkhand 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. Jharsewa (eDistrict), Jharkhand is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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