# India Data Gateway – PAN Format Verification

> India Data Gateway – PAN Format Verification is a paid API for AI agents from gateway.hillguava.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Validates whether an Indian PAN (Permanent Account Number) string is correctly formatted and returns the holder type and name initial derived from it

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://gateway.hillguava.xyz/verify/pan-format/%7Bnumber%7D
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/india-data-gateway-pan-format-verification-17598b75
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_323T-8Qewku_2t285pbZX

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability india-data-gateway-pan-format-verification-17598b75
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether AAAPL1234C is a validly formatted Indian PAN number and tell me if it belongs to an individual or a company?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, no-account, pay-per-call format check on an Indian PAN number — particularly useful during onboarding flows, KYC pre-validation, or any workflow where you need to confirm PAN structure and derive holder type without hitting a government database. Prefer it over full government NSDL/UTI PAN verification when format validation alone is sufficient, cost matters per call, and you want to avoid API key management.

## Known failure modes

- PAN string missing or malformed path parameter returns an error
- PAN that does not match the standard 10-character alphanumeric regex is flagged as invalid
- Payment not settled in USDC on Base results in 402 response blocking access
- Unexpected characters or lowercase input may cause parsing failure

## How this service works

The India data layer for AI agents. Pay only for the calls you make — no API keys, no accounts, no minimums, no rate limits. One x402 origin covering Indian weather (forecasts, monsoon), markets (stocks, indices, F&O with Black-Scholes Greeks, historical, mutual funds), RBI macro, identity/format verification (IFSC, pincode, GSTIN), NSE market holidays, panchang (Hindu almanac), and live cricket scores. Settle per call in USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object confirming the PAN string, a boolean validity flag, the holder type (e.g. Individual, Company, HUF, Firm, AOP, BOI, Local Authority, Artificial Juridical Person, Government), and the name initial character encoded in the PAN.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "pan": "AAAPL1234C",
  "valid": true,
  "holder_type": "Individual",
  "name_initial": "L"
 }
}
```

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