HSN / SAC Code Lookup
kycFind the right HSN code for goods or SAC code for services, or look up what a code means. Send code to get its description, its place in the tariff (chapter, heading, sub-heading) and the codes under it. Send query to search by plain words: everyday terms like laptop, saree or t-shirt are mapped to the official tariff wording. Data: the GST portal's HSN/SAC master. This returns codes and descriptions only, not GST rates.
POST /gw/v1/hsn-sac-lookup-v1/SLA p95: 100 ms
Authentication
Pass your key in the X-API-Key header. Use a test_ key against the sandbox and a live_ key in production. Send an optional Idempotency-Key header to safely retry — the same key returns the same response for 24h.
X-API-Key: live_xxxxxxxxxxxx
Request
Endpoint: POST https://apisathi.in/gw/v1/hsn-sac-lookup-v1/
The trailing slash is required. /v1/hsn-sac-lookup-v1/ works; /v1/hsn-sac-lookup-v1 returns 404 Not Found. This applies to every product.
| Field | Type | Required | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| code | string | optional | HSN (2, 4, 6 or 8 digits) or SAC (starts 99). |
| query | string | optional | minLength: 2 · Words to search, e.g. cotton t-shirt. |
| type | string | optional | Optional. Limit a search to goods or services. |
| limit | integer | optional | Optional. Default 20. |
Code snippets
curl -X POST https://apisathi.in/gw/v1/hsn-sac-lookup-v1/ \
-H "X-API-Key: $API_SATHI_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d '{"query":"laptop","limit":2}'Response
| Field | Type | Required | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| code | string | optional | — |
| type | string | optional | — |
| found | boolean | optional | — |
| level | string | optional | — |
| description | string | optional | — |
| full_description | string | optional | — |
| hierarchy | array | optional | — |
| children | array | optional | — |
| results | array | optional | — |
| meta | object | optional | — |
Sample response
{
"query": "laptop",
"count": 2,
"total_matches": 3,
"results": [
{
"code": "847130",
"type": "HSN",
"description": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:",
"full_description": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:",
"relevance": 5.6
},
{
"code": "84713090",
"type": "HSN",
"description": "Other",
"full_description": "Automatic data processing machines and units there of , magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included — Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display: — Other",
"relevance": 3.8
}
],
"meta": {
"source": "GSTN HSN/SAC master (tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/HSN_SAC.xlsx)",
"data_as_of": "2026-10-18"
}
}Reading a 400
A schema rejection returns INVALID_REQUEST with a details array naming the exact field. Read it before guessing — it gives you the JSON path and what was wrong with it.
{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
"message": "Request body failed schema validation",
"details": [
{ "path": "/callback_url",
"message": "unexpected property 'callback_url' — this endpoint does not accept unknown fields" }
]
}
}Most endpoints reject unknown top-level fields outright, so an extra key you added for your own bookkeeping will fail the call. Enum errors list the accepted values, and a missing required field is named with its full path.
Error codes
| Code | HTTP | When |
|---|---|---|
| INVALID_INPUT | 422 | The request was rejected as invalid — either it failed OUR schema validation (malformed input; not charged), or the upstream source rejected the value you sent. NOTE: an identifier that is well-formed but simply has NO RECORD is no longer an error — it returns 200 with `verified: false` and is charged (see the result-code table below). FIX the input before retrying; retrying the same value will fail again. |
| INVALID_API_KEY | 401 | Missing, malformed, or revoked X-API-Key. |
| OUT_OF_SCOPE | 403 | API key is not scoped for this product. |
| INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE | 402 | Wallet balance is below the per-call sale price. Recharge and retry. |
| RATE_LIMITED | 429 | Per-key RPS or RPM limit exceeded. Back off and retry after the Retry-After header. |
| PRODUCT_DEPRECATED | 410 | This API has been retired and is no longer available. Stop calling it — it will not return. Check the catalog for the current equivalent. |
| ROUTER_NO_VENDOR | 503 | No healthy vendor is currently available for this product. Transient — safe to retry after a short backoff. Not charged. |
| VENDOR_AUTH_FAILED | 502 | Upstream vendor rejected our credentials (our config issue). Not charged. |
| VENDOR_ERROR | 502 | A genuine transient upstream error (the source was briefly unavailable). Safe to RETRY after a short backoff. Not charged. NOTE: this is NOT for bad input — invalid values return 422 INVALID_INPUT, not 502. |
| TIMEOUT | 504 | Upstream vendor did not respond within the SLA window. Safe to retry after a short backoff. Not charged. |
OpenAPI 3.1
Generated from this product's request/response JSON Schemas.
{
"openapi": "3.1.0",
"info": {
"title": "API Sathi — HSN / SAC Code Lookup",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Find the right HSN code for goods or SAC code for services, or look up what a code means. Send code to get its description, its place in the tariff (chapter, heading, sub-heading) and the codes under it. Send query to search by plain words: everyday terms like laptop, saree or t-shirt are mapped to the official tariff wording. Data: the GST portal's HSN/SAC master. This returns codes and descriptions only, not GST rates."
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://apisathi.in/gw/v1"
}
],
"components": {
"securitySchemes": {
"ApiKeyAuth": {
"type": "apiKey",
"in": "header",
"name": "X-API-Key",
"description": "Your live or test key, e.g. `live_xxxxxxxxxxxx`."
}
}
},
"paths": {
"/hsn-sac-lookup-v1": {
"post": {
"operationId": "hsnSacLookupV1",
"tags": [
"kyc"
],
"summary": "HSN / SAC Code Lookup",
"description": "Find the right HSN code for goods or SAC code for services, or look up what a code means. Send code to get its description, its place in the tariff (chapter, heading, sub-heading) and the codes under it. Send query to search by plain words: everyday terms like laptop, saree or t-shirt are mapped to the official tariff wording. Data: the GST portal's HSN/SAC master. This returns codes and descriptions only, not GST rates.",
"security": [
{
"ApiKeyAuth": []
}
],
"parameters": [
{
"name": "Idempotency-Key",
"in": "header",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Optional. Same key returns the same response for 24h."
}
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "HSN (2, 4, 6 or 8 digits) or SAC (starts 99)."
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Words to search, e.g. cotton t-shirt."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"HSN",
"SAC"
],
"description": "Optional. Limit a search to goods or services."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"description": "Optional. Default 20."
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"query": "laptop",
"limit": 2
}
}
}
},
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Successful, normalized response.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
},
"found": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"level": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"full_description": {
"type": "string"
},
"hierarchy": {
"type": "array"
},
"children": {
"type": "array"
},
"results": {
"type": "array"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object"
}
}
},
"example": {
"query": "laptop",
"count": 2,
"total_matches": 3,
"results": [
{
"code": "847130",
"type": "HSN",
"description": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:",
"full_description": "Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:",
"relevance": 5.6
},
{
"code": "84713090",
"type": "HSN",
"description": "Other",
"full_description": "Automatic data processing machines and units there of , magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data on to data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included — Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of atleast a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display: — Other",
"relevance": 3.8
}
],
"meta": {
"source": "GSTN HSN/SAC master (tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/HSN_SAC.xlsx)",
"data_as_of": "2026-10-18"
}
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Missing, malformed, or revoked X-API-Key.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"402": {
"description": "Wallet balance is below the per-call sale price. Recharge and retry.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"403": {
"description": "API key is not scoped for this product.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"410": {
"description": "This API has been retired and is no longer available. Stop calling it — it will not return. Check the catalog for the current equivalent.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"422": {
"description": "The request was rejected as invalid — either it failed OUR schema validation (malformed input; not charged), or the upstream source rejected the value you sent. NOTE: an identifier that is well-formed but simply has NO RECORD is no longer an error — it returns 200 with `verified: false` and is charged (see the result-code table below). FIX the input before retrying; retrying the same value will fail again.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Per-key RPS or RPM limit exceeded. Back off and retry after the Retry-After header.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"502": {
"description": "Upstream vendor rejected our credentials (our config issue). Not charged.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "No healthy vendor is currently available for this product. Transient — safe to retry after a short backoff. Not charged.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"504": {
"description": "Upstream vendor did not respond within the SLA window. Safe to retry after a short backoff. Not charged.",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "string"
},
"message": {
"type": "string"
},
"call_id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}