Introduction

API Setu is an Open API (Application Programming Interface) Platform from Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India. One the major objectives of the platform are to build open and interoperable digital platform to enable seamless service delivery across government departments. One of the aims of the platform is to enable and promote safe and reliable sharing of information and data across various e-Governance applications and systems.

API Setu is one such Open API platform from MeitY, Government of India that aims to bring digital transformation. It is based on Government’s Open API policy to ensure swift, transparent and secure exchange of information across diverse digital domains.

The platform is developed referring to the Open API policy that was notified by Ministry of Electronics and Information technology in the year 2015, that focuses upon:

  1. Building open and interoperable digital platform to enable seamless service delivery across government silos.

  2. Promoting ‘API first’ approach.

  3. Enabling and promoting safe and reliable sharing of data across various e-Governance applications and systems.

  4. Promoting innovation through the availability of data from e-Governance applications and systems to the industry and public.

  5. Providing guidance to Government organizations in developing, publishing and implementation using these APIs.

API Setu is already a trusted partner for large Digital India platforms like DigiLocker, MeriPehchaan, National Academic Depository (NAD), myScheme, UMANG, CBSE, GSTN & Others.