India Pincode Lookup API

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Look up any Indian PIN code and every post office under it.

India Pincode Lookup is an Indian PIN code API covering all ~19,300 PIN codes and ~157,000 post offices. Look up a PIN code to get its district, state, ISO state code, India Post circle, region, division and post office count, or search by post office, district or state, while paid plans add coordinates, every post office with its type and delivery status, and nearby PIN codes by distance.

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Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode

Verification

Format

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Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "count": 1,
    "totalMatches": 1,
    "results": [
      {
        "pincode": "560001",
        "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
        "state": "Karnataka",
        "stateCode": "KA",
        "circle": "Karnataka Circle",
        "region": "Bengaluru HQ Region",
        "division": "BANGALORE GPO DIVISION",
        "latitude": 12.98247,
        "longitude": 77.59456,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "postOfficeCount": 10,
        "deliveryOfficeCount": 1,
        "postOffices": [
          {
            "name": "Bengaluru G.P.O.",
            "officeType": "head_office",
            "delivery": true,
            "latitude": 12.9716,
            "longitude": 77.59456
          },
          {
            "name": "Bengaluru Foreign Post S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 13.03,
            "longitude": 77.6007
          },
          {
            "name": "CMM Court Complex S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.97949,
            "longitude": 77.59418
          },
          {
            "name": "Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98114,
            "longitude": 77.59536
          },
          {
            "name": "HighCourt S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.96842,
            "longitude": 77.56919
          },
          {
            "name": "Legislators Home S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98386,
            "longitude": 77.58961
          },
          {
            "name": "Mahatma Gandhi Road S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.16103,
            "longitude": 78.00022
          },
          {
            "name": "Rajbhavan S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98247,
            "longitude": 77.5913
          },
          {
            "name": "Vasanthanagar S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.99351,
            "longitude": 77.5921
          },
          {
            "name": "Vidhana Soudha S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98747,
            "longitude": 77.60475
          }
        ],
        "nearby": [
          {
            "pincode": "560009",
            "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
            "state": "Karnataka",
            "distanceKm": 1.57
          },
          {
            "pincode": "560042",
            "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
            "state": "Karnataka",
            "distanceKm": 1.93
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

About the India Pincode Lookup API

A pincode lookup API built from the All India Pincode Directory published by the Department of Posts, Government of India. One call returns the full picture for a PIN code: district and state with its ISO 3166-2:IN code, the India Post circle, region and division, a coordinate taken as the median of its offices, and every post office under the PIN marked as head, sub or branch office with its delivery status and own coordinates. Reverse lookups find PIN codes by post office name, district or state. The coordinates and the post office list are on paid plans, as is nearby=true, which lists the PIN codes within a radius of up to 50 km, nearest first.

What people use it for

Checkout Address Autofill: Fill district and state as soon as a shopper types a 6-digit PIN code, and reject PIN codes that do not exist.
Delivery Serviceability: Check whether a PIN code has a delivery post office and list nearby PIN codes for courier zone planning.
Address Cleaning: Standardise district and state names and attach ISO state codes to customer records.
Store and Agent Locators: Find the PIN codes around a branch to define its catchment area.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Other ways to use India Pincode Lookup

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

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Questions.

Common questions about the India Pincode Lookup API.

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How complete is the directory?

It covers every PIN code and post office in the All India Pincode Directory, about 19,300 PIN codes and 157,000 offices across all states and union territories. Data: All India Pincode Directory, Department of Posts, Government of India, under the Government Open Data License - India.

What does the Free plan include?

Every lookup and search with the PIN code, district, state, state code, circle, region, division and the number of post offices (postOfficeCount, deliveryOfficeCount). Paid plans add the coordinates, the full postOffices list with each office's type, delivery status and coordinates, and nearby=true, the list of PIN codes within a radius; on the Free plan latitude, longitude and postOffices come back null.

How accurate are the coordinates?

They come from the directory itself. Some offices have no coordinate or an implausible one; those are returned as null, and the PIN's own coordinate is the median of its offices so one mis-keyed office cannot move it.

Why does a PIN code return several post offices?

A PIN code is a delivery area, usually served by one head or sub office and several branch offices. On paid plans all of them are returned in postOffices, head office first, each with its delivery status; postOfficeCount gives the number on every plan.

How many credits does a lookup use?

Each call costs 2 credits. 10,000 lookups use 20,000 credits, a tenth of the Starter plan's monthly allowance.

Request parameters — GET /v1/indiapincode

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`pincode`Optional	string	`110001`	Six-digit PIN code
`office`Optional	string	`Connaught Place`	Post office name or part of it length 0-100
`district`Optional	string	`Pune`	District name length 0-80
`state`Optional	string	`Maharashtra`	State or union territory name length 0-80
`nearby`OptionalPremium	boolean	`true`	With pincode, include the PIN codes within radius km default false
`radius`Optional	number	`10`	Radius in km for nearby (1-50) default 10 · range 1-50
`limit`Optional	integer	`10`	Maximum PIN codes to return for searches (1-50) default 10 · range 1-50

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode?pincode=110001&office=Connaught%20Place&district=Pune&state=Maharashtra&nearby=true&radius=10&limit=10" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/indiapincode

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "count": 1,
    "totalMatches": 1,
    "results": [
      {
        "pincode": "560001",
        "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
        "state": "Karnataka",
        "stateCode": "KA",
        "circle": "Karnataka Circle",
        "region": "Bengaluru HQ Region",
        "division": "BANGALORE GPO DIVISION",
        "latitude": 12.98247,
        "longitude": 77.59456,
        "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata",
        "postOfficeCount": 10,
        "deliveryOfficeCount": 1,
        "postOffices": [
          {
            "name": "Bengaluru G.P.O.",
            "officeType": "head_office",
            "delivery": true,
            "latitude": 12.9716,
            "longitude": 77.59456
          },
          {
            "name": "Bengaluru Foreign Post S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 13.03,
            "longitude": 77.6007
          },
          {
            "name": "CMM Court Complex S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.97949,
            "longitude": 77.59418
          },
          {
            "name": "Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98114,
            "longitude": 77.59536
          },
          {
            "name": "HighCourt S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.96842,
            "longitude": 77.56919
          },
          {
            "name": "Legislators Home S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98386,
            "longitude": 77.58961
          },
          {
            "name": "Mahatma Gandhi Road S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.16103,
            "longitude": 78.00022
          },
          {
            "name": "Rajbhavan S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98247,
            "longitude": 77.5913
          },
          {
            "name": "Vasanthanagar S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.99351,
            "longitude": 77.5921
          },
          {
            "name": "Vidhana Soudha S.O",
            "officeType": "sub_office",
            "delivery": false,
            "latitude": 12.98747,
            "longitude": 77.60475
          }
        ],
        "nearby": [
          {
            "pincode": "560009",
            "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
            "state": "Karnataka",
            "distanceKm": 1.57
          },
          {
            "pincode": "560042",
            "district": "Bengaluru Urban",
            "state": "Karnataka",
            "distanceKm": 1.93
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`count`	number	`1`	Number of PIN codes returned
`totalMatches`	number	`1`	Number of PIN codes that matched before the limit
`results`	array[1]
`pincode`	string	`"560001"`	Six-digit Indian postal index number
`district`	string	`"Bengaluru Urban"`	District
`state`	string	`"Karnataka"`	State or union territory
`stateCode`	string	`"KA"`	ISO 3166-2:IN subdivision code, e.g. KA
`circle`	string	`"Karnataka Circle"`	India Post circle
`region`	string	`"Bengaluru HQ Region"`	India Post region; null where the division reports straight to the circle
`division`	string	`"BANGALORE GPO DIVISION"`	India Post division
`latitude`Premium	number	`12.98247`	Latitude of the PIN: the median of its post offices' coordinates
`longitude`Premium	number	`77.59456`	Longitude of the PIN
`timezone`	string	`"Asia/Kolkata"`	IANA time zone (Asia/Kolkata)
`postOfficeCount`	number	`10`	Number of post offices under the PIN
`deliveryOfficeCount`	number	`1`	Number of those offices that deliver mail
`postOffices`Premium	array[10]		Every post office under the PIN, head office first
`name`Premium	string	`"Bengaluru G.P.O."`	Post office name
`officeType`Premium	string	`"head_office"`	head_office, sub_office or branch_office
`delivery`Premium	boolean	`true`	The office delivers mail
`latitude`Premium	number	`12.9716`	Latitude of the office; null when the directory gives none or an implausible one
`longitude`Premium	number	`77.59456`	Longitude of the office
`nearby`Premium	array[2]		PINs within radius km (nearby=true): pincode, district, state, distanceKm
`pincode`Premium	string	`"560009"`
`district`Premium	string	`"Bengaluru Urban"`
`state`Premium	string	`"Karnataka"`
`distanceKm`Premium	number	`1.57`

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	India Pincode Lookup calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

Compare all pricing tiers →

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/indiapincode

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/indiapincode with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/indiapincode")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

ReferenceIndia Pincode Lookup API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

India Pincode Lookup API

Try it — live request, no key required

About the India Pincode Lookup API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use India Pincode Lookup

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/indiapincode

Optional

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/indiapincode

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from Python — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from Go — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/indiapincode

Resources

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