The GST System is being continuously enhanced to strengthen data security and improve transparency to the taxpayers.

In this effort, the below mentioned enhancement shall be shortly introduced to provide transparency and control to the taxpayers who interact with the GST System using Application Suvidha Providers (ASP). The ASP use GST System authorised API channel partners that are called GST Suvidha Providers (GSP). The role of a GSP is to provide API access between GST System and ASP.

1. Email and SMS notification service to inform taxpayer upon every successful OTP consent access provided by taxpayer to the ASP. The taxpayers authorized signatory shall receive notification via email and/or SMS whenever ASP successfully obtains their consent, by providing OTP from the GST System, to access their data over APIs. The notification would have following details:

•     Name of the ASP and the underlying GSP
•     Date and Time of the OTP Consent
•     Validity Period of the consent

2. The GST Common Portal is being further enhanced to provide view of current & historic access gained by ASP / GSP and enable taxpayer with an option to revoke any active consent. The taxpayer shall be able to access this after logging to their GST Common Portal dashboard.

The exact dates, when the above functionalities will become available, shall be published vide respective advisories.

Thanks,
Team GSTN

Consent notification: taxpayers to receive alerts on OTP-based API access and may revoke active consents via portal. The GST System will introduce an OTP consent notification sending email/SMS alerts to the taxpayer's authorised signatory when an ASP obtains OTP-based consent via a GSP, including ASP/GSP identity, date and time of consent, and validity period; the Common Portal will also display current and historical ASP/GSP access and permit taxpayers to revoke active consents from their dashboard.