{"uid":"cap_SiDhESG0ZSgaun9Jvgi-4","slug":"indian-pan-validator-4da528ea","name":"Indian PAN Validator","description":"Offline validator for an Indian PAN (Permanent Account Number): normalizes input to uppercase, checks the 10-character AAAAA9999A pattern, and validates the 4th character against the known holder-type code enum (P=Individual, C=Company, H=HUF, F=Firm, A=AOP, T=Trust, B=BOI, L=Local Authority, J=Artificial Juridical Person, G=Government). Does not verify the undisclosed final check character.","url":"https://toll402.dev/v1/t/pan_in_validate","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method","bodyType","body"],"properties":{"body":{"type":"object","required":["pan"],"properties":{"pan":{"type":"string","description":"PAN string, e.g. ABCPD1234E"}},"additionalProperties":false},"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["POST"],"type":"string"},"bodyType":{"enum":["json","form-data","text"],"type":"string"}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.001","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.001/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.001","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_fuoTZQAVYVAzjHrJ2F476","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.001","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Offline validates an Indian Permanent Account Number (PAN) by normalizing case, checking the 10-character AAAAA9999A format, and verifying the holder-type character against the official enum.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you check if ABCPD1234E is a valid Indian PAN number and tell me what type of entity it belongs to?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"KYC pipeline PAN verification","prompt":"Before onboarding this user, check if their PAN BKRPT5678L is validly formatted and what holder type it corresponds to."},{"title":"Bulk form submission pre-check","prompt":"The user entered ZYRQM9923F as their PAN on the tax form — can you confirm it passes the standard Indian PAN format check and tell me the holder type code?"},{"title":"Company registration PAN check","prompt":"We received a vendor's PAN as AAACM1234C — validate whether it's correctly structured and whether it's registered to a company type."}],"resultDescription":"Returns whether the PAN passes format validation (matches the 10-character AAAAA9999A pattern), the normalized uppercase form, and the decoded holder-type code (e.g. P=Individual, C=Company, H=HUF, F=Firm, A=AOP, T=Trust, B=BOI, L=Local Authority, J=Artificial Juridical Person, G=Government). Does not perform live government database lookup or verify the final check digit.","failureModes":["PAN string shorter or longer than 10 characters returns invalid format error","Non-alphabetic characters in the alphabetic positions cause validation failure","Unknown or invalid 4th-position holder-type character returns enum mismatch error","Missing required 'pan' field in request body returns schema validation error","Entirely numeric or empty string input returns invalid format"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a fast, offline, zero-latency check of whether a string conforms to the Indian PAN format and want to extract the holder type — ideal for pre-submission form validation, KYC pipelines, or agent workflows where you need a structural check before hitting a live government API. Not suitable when you need live government database verification of PAN existence or ownership.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-15T12:41:18.946Z","isFirstParty":false}