UIDAI Aadhaar Services by SMS 1947 Lock Aadhaar Get OTP Enable Biometric Lock Details
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UIDAI has Launched Aadhaar Services by SMS you Can Lock Aadhaar Get OTP Enable Biometric Lock and Other Details

Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI has launched Aadhaar Services by SMS, where by using SMS service you can avail Aadhaar services like Virtual ID generation/retrieval, lock/unlock Aadhaar, Enable Biometric lock or unlock, Get OTP etc., through SMS service.

All you need to do is just use below service using your registered mobile number with your Aadhaar number.

Aadhaar SMS Service

Send a SMS in below format to 1947 an official UIDAI short code number.

Get Aadhaar OTP using SMS

If you are using any Aadhaar service and need OTP for the same you can get it by SMS. To Get OTP send SMS as below.

Format: GETOTP Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Example: GETOTP 2039 and send sms to 1947

If you want to generate OTP for Aadhaar Virtual ID

Format: GETOTP Last 6 Digits of Aadhaar Virtual Number

Example: GETOTP 121029 and send to 1947

Lock Aadhaar by SMS

You can lock your Aadhaar usage by SMS to do follow below steps.

First send sms as below.

Format: GETOTP Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Example: GETOTP 2039

Once you received OTP SMS Now send below SMS

Format: LOCKUID Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number OTP-6-digits

Example: LOCKUID 2039 459201

UIDAI Aadhaar Services by SMS 1947 Lock Aadhaar Get OTP Enable Biometric Lock Details

Unlock Aadhaar

Format: GETOTP Last 6 Digits of Aadhaar Virtual ID Number

After received Aadhaar OTP as SMS now send sms as below.

Format: UNLOCKUID Virtual-ID-last-6-digits OTP-6-digits

Example: UNLOCKUID 121029 459201

Generate Aadhaar Virtual Id by SMS

You can generate 16 digit virtual id by sms for your Aadhaar Number to get Aadhaar Virtual ID send as below.

Format: GVID Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Example: GVID 2039 and send to 1947

To Retrieve – Aadhaar Virtual ID

Format: RVID Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Example: RVID 2039

Enable Aadhaar Biometric Lock

Step 1 : GETOTP Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Once received OTP then use step 2

Format: ENABLEBIOLOCK Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number OTP-6-digits

Example: ENABLEBIOLOCK 2039 459201

Disable Aadhaar Biometric Lock

First SMS as GETOTP Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number

Now after you received OTP send below SMS 1947

Format: DISABLEBIOLOCK Last 4 Digits of Aadhaar Number OTP-6-digits

Example: DISABLEBIOLOCK 2039 459201