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POSTFSSAI License Verification

Verify FSSAI food license details and status in real time.

POST/tools/kyc/touras/fetch-fssai

Validates a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) license number and returns the registered food business operator (FBO) details — name, address, license category, status, and expiry date. Use for food marketplace onboarding, delivery platform compliance, and food safety regulatory audits.

Body parameters

initiator_idstringRequired

Registered mobile number of the API user (see Platform Credentials).

example: 9962981729

client_ref_idstringoptional

Unique reference id per API call, generated by your system.

example: REQ-20260101-001

fssaistringRequired

FSSAI license number of the food business operator (FBO) to verify. Typically 14 digits.

example: 11521998000045

Headers

developer_keystringRequired

Static API key issued to your account after KYC.

secret-keystringRequired

Dynamic per-request signature: base64(HMAC-SHA256(timestamp, base64(access_key))).

secret-key-timestampstringRequired

Current time in milliseconds since UNIX epoch, used to compute secret-key. Must match server time.

content-typestringRequired

application/json

example: application/json

Responses

  • statusnumber

    Primary success indicator (0 = success).

  • messagestring

    Human-readable response / error message.

  • response_status_idnumber

    Granular status id; see the shared error-codes table.

  • response_type_idnumber

    A unique id for every possible response shape (success or error) — useful for client logic branching and analytics.

  • dataobject

    API-specific response payload.

    • fssai_numberstring

      The FSSAI license number that was queried.

    • license_statusstring

      Current status of the FSSAI license — Active, Expired, Suspended, or Cancelled.

    • license_categorystring

      Category of the FSSAI license — Registration, State License, or Central License — reflecting the scale of the food business.

    • business_namestring

      Registered name of the food business operator (FBO) as on the FSSAI license.

    • addressstring

      Registered business address of the FBO as on the FSSAI license.

    • statestring

      Indian state in which the food business is registered.

    • pincodestring

      6-digit PIN code of the registered business address.

    • expiry_datestring

      License validity expiry date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Use to flag expired or soon-to-expire licenses.

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