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GSTIN verification for signing and onboarding workflows

How IG E-Sign GST lookups help verify taxpayer details before signing invoices, onboarding vendors, or automating compliance checks via API.

Why verify GSTIN before you sign

Incorrect GSTINs create invoice mismatches, failed e-way bills, and reconciliation noise. Pulling taxpayer details at onboarding or just before signing reduces downstream corrections.

What IG E-Sign exposes

With a complete company profile, your account can look up GSTIN details, filing preferences, and return status through the dashboard or REST API. GST usage is metered separately from signing quotas.

  • Get GSTIN details for any valid GSTIN within quota
  • Fetch preferences for a financial year
  • View return status filters such as R1, R3B, or R9
  • Print E-way bill and e-invoice (IRN) PDFs with NIC portal credentials
  • Use the same API key as signing services

Pairing GST checks with PDF signing

A common pattern is: verify the counterparty GSTIN, generate the invoice PDF, sign with PFX or Class 3 USB DSC, then pull E-way bill or e-invoice PDFs when you need the official printouts. One platform keeps audit trails for lookup, print, and signature events.