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IRCTC API vs StateLicense

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IRCTC API compared with StateLicense
DetailIRCTC API logo IRCTC API StateLicense
What it doesHigh-performance REST API for Indian Railways data with sub-millisecond latency Not given
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Pricing modelFreemium Not given
PricingFree Welcome Tier: 10,000 free API credits upon signup with Google OAuth. Pro Top-Up Pack: ₹99 for 100,000 API requests. Free: 25 dashboard or API requests/month, $0/month. Pro: 1,000 dashboard or API requests/month, $49/month. Custom: custom request volume with direct team engagement.
Key features
  • Real-time train GPS tracking with platform assignment and live running delay
  • PNR verification with passenger manifests and charting status
  • 14-day multi-class seat availability forecast from PRS reservation engine
  • Vacant berths detection after chart preparation
  • Real-time ticket fare breakup across multiple quotas
  • Daily cancelled trains list with zero cache latency
  • Direct train search between stations with running days filter
  • Fuzzy train name search with instant suggestions
  • Station autocomplete across 8,500+ Indian Railway stations
  • Official zero-dependency npm package with 100% TypeScript definitions
  • Web dashboard for license searches and verification
  • Search by business name or license number
  • Normalized contractor data across multiple authorities
  • Bearer token authentication and RESTful JSON API
  • Source attribution and freshness timestamps
  • Daily and weekly data refreshes depending on state
  • Public lookup without account creation
  • Shared monthly allowance across dashboard and API
  • Detailed error responses and multiple language SDKs
What makes it different
  • Sub-millisecond P99 response times through in-memory caching
  • 99.9% production SLA with enterprise rate-limiting and multi-zone failover
  • 100% in-memory pathfinding graph engine for guaranteed uptime
  • Direct connection to official Indian Railways PRS reservation engine
  • Zero-dependency npm client with native fetch and full TypeScript support
  • One normalized API instead of managing separate state licensing authority integrations
  • Free tier with 25 monthly authenticated requests requires no credit card
  • Source-linked records with licensing authority attribution and audit trail
  • Shared allowance means same request limit for both dashboard and API workflows
  • Data refreshes up to daily for most states with transparency on freshness
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)1313
Referring domains (Majestic)21

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