Compliance Status (206AB)

Check whether a PAN holder falls under Section 206AB of the Income Tax Act, which mandates higher TDS rates for non-filers.

Endpoint

POST /vas-api/compliance-status-v1

Authentication

Requires OAuth2 Bearer token. Get your credentials →

Request

Headers

Header	Type	Required	Description
Authorization	string	Yes	Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Content-Type	string	Yes	application/json

Body parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description	Example
pan	string	Yes	10-character PAN number	ABCDE1234F

Example request

curl

curl -X POST https://api.api4business.com/vas-api/compliance-status-v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"pan": "ABCDE1234F"}'

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
  "https://api.api4business.com/vas-api/compliance-status-v1",
  headers={
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  json={"pan": "ABCDE1234F"}
)
print(response.json())

Node.js

const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.api4business.com/vas-api/compliance-status-v1",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ pan: "ABCDE1234F" })
  }
);
console.log(await response.json());

Java

HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
  .uri(URI.create("https://api.api4business.com/vas-api/compliance-status-v1"))
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"pan\": \"ABCDE1234F\"}"))
  .build();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(response.body());

Response

Success (200)

Field	Type	Description
ok	boolean	true if successful
responseCode	integer	HTTP status code
message	string	Status message
body.pan	string	The PAN that was checked
body.panName	string	Masked name on PAN
body.panStatus	string	PAN operative status (Operative, Inoperative)
body.finYear	string	Financial year of the check
body.applicableFlag	string	Y if 206AB applies (higher TDS), N if compliant
body.panAadhaarLinkStatus	string	PAN-Aadhaar link status (Linked, NA)
body.panAllotmentDateString	string	Date PAN was allotted

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "responseCode": 200,
  "message": "Transmission OK",
  "body": {
    "srNo": 4620,
    "pan": "ABCDE1234F",
    "panName": "SXXXXX EXXXXXXXXE PXXXXXE LXXXXXD",
    "finYear": "2024-25",
    "panAadhaarLinkStatus": "NA",
    "panStatus": "Operative",
    "applicableFlag": "N",
    "panAllotmentDateString": "22-05-2017",
    "panAllotmentDate": null,
    "lastSynced": null
  }
}

Response headers

Header	Description
x-request-id	Unique request identifier — log this for debugging and support

Error responses

Status	Error Code	Message	Resolution
400	400	Invalid PAN	Check PAN format (AAAAA9999A)
400	400	Invalid Request	Verify request body format
401	401	Invalid Credentials	Refresh your access token
429	429	Quota Violation	Rate limit exceeded — retry with backoff
500	500	Internal Server Error	Retry after delay
503	503	Service Not Available	Upstream unavailable — retry

Related

• PAN Verification
• KYC Overview
• Error Handling