Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

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Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is issuing Unique Disability ID through DigiLocker. These can be pulled by beneficiaries into their DigiLocker accounts.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST Disabled Person Identity Card/ Certificate

API to verify Disabled Person Identity Card/ Certificate.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/swavlambancard/3.0.0/dpicr/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

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

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

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

POST ID Card

API to verify ID Card.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/swavlambancard/3.0.0/govid/certificate

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

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

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

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/apisetu.gov.in/swavlambancard/3.0.0/govid/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/swavlambancard/3.0.0/govid/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/swavlambancard/3.0.0/govid/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/swavlambancard/3.0.0/govid/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 Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities?

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 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. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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