How to Check Indian Railway PNR Status Programmatically (Node.js & Python Guide)

npm install irctc-api

import { IrctcApi } from 'irctc-api';

const client = new IrctcApi({
  apiKey: process.env.IRCTC_API_KEY || 'irctc_live_9a8f2c7e01d4'
});

async function verifyBooking(pnrNumber: string) {
  try {
    const pnr = await client.pnr.check(pnrNumber);

    console.log(`🚆 Train: ${pnr.trainNumber} - ${pnr.trainName}`);
    console.log(`🛣️ Route: ${pnr.from} -> ${pnr.to} | Date: ${pnr.doj}`);
    console.log(`📊 Chart Status: ${pnr.chartStatus}`);

    pnr.passengers.forEach((p, idx) => {
      console.log(`  • Passenger ${idx + 1}: ${p.currentStatus} | Coach: ${p.coach || 'N.A'} | Berth: ${p.berthNumber || 'N.A'} [${p.berth || 'N.A'}]`);
    });
  } catch (error: any) {
    console.error('PNR verification error:', error.message);
  }
}

verifyBooking('2265248473');

pip install requests

import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.getenv("IRCTC_API_KEY", "irctc_live_9a8f2c7e01d4")
PNR = "2265248473"

url = f"https://api.irctc.dev/api/v1/pnr/{PNR}"
headers = {
    "x-api-key": API_KEY,
    "accept": "application/json",
    "User-Agent": "pnr-client/v1.0"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=5.0)

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json().get("data", {})
    print(f"Train: {data.get('trainNumber')} - {data.get('trainName')}")
    print(f"Date: {data.get('doj')} ({data.get('from')} -> {data.get('to')})")
    print(f"Chart: {data.get('chartStatus')}")

    for idx, p in enumerate(data.get("passengers", []), 1):
        print(f"  P{idx}: {p.get('currentStatus')} | Coach: {p.get('coach', 'N.A')} | Seat: {p.get('berthNumber', 'N.A')} [{p.get('berth', 'N.A')}]")
else:
    print(f"Error {response.status_code}: {response.text}")