The Co-WIN vaccination certificate has a digitally signed secure QR code. This can be authenticated online using the verification utility in this portal or using third party verification app using the services outlined below.
Option 1 – Online verification
Steps for online verification:
- Visit https://verify.cowin.gov.in/
- Click on “Scan QR” code
- A notification will prompt to activate your device’s camera
- Point the camera to the QR code on the bottom right of the certificate issued and scan
- Please keep the following points in mind while scanning the QR code
- QR code should cover at-least 70%-80% of screen
- Complete QR code should be part of camera frame
- QR code should be parallel to the camera
- Camera should be hold steadily for at-least 5 sec
- If camera is unable to read the QR code within 45 seconds, a message - “Camera is not able to read the QR code, please try again” with a try again button will be displayed. Verifier will be required to scan the QR code again following the instructions mentioned in Step 2.
- On successful verification, following attributes are displayed on the screen:
- Message “Certificate Successfully Verified”
- Name
- Age
- Gender
- Certificate ID
- Beneficiary ID
- Vaccine Name
- Date of Dose
- Vaccination Status
- Vaccination at
- In case of an unsuccessful verification if the certificate is not genuine, screen will show the message “Certificate Invalid”
You can view a demo video of 'how to verify’
Option 2 – Offline verification through third party verifier app
Steps for offline verification:
- Access the Co-WIN verification service and code for set up here
- Get code snippet for reference and implement
- Replace the public key used in code snippet with Public key available here.
- Implement the verification service in your apps to scan, read and validate Co-WIN certificates
In case you need any clarification or support in implementing the verifier app, contact divoc-support@egov.org.in or partner@cowin.gov.in