Whether you want to download the vaccine certificate for 1st dose, 2nd dose, or the Booster dose, it can be downloaded from the official Cowin website, Aarogya Setu app, Umang app, Digilocker app, and Pristyn Care’s app and official portal. 

The status of the vaccine is updated instantly on the government portal and you also receive the respective notification on the registered mobile number. Thus, the latest vaccination information will be available within the certificate.

Irrespective of the doses you have received, you can download the vaccination certificate from the official CoWIN portal, Aarogya Setu app, Digilocker app, Umang app, Pristyn Care app, and the official portal as well. In all cases, you will have to follow similar instructions to download the COVID vaccine certificate in a printable format. 

The steps you have to follow are given below- 

• Visit the portal of your choice.
• Enter your registered mobile number. 
• You will receive an OTP. 
• Enter the OTP on the portal and it will show your vaccination status along with the “Download” button. 

Once you click the Download button, a copy of the provisional CoWIN certificate will be downloaded on your device.

You can use Pristyn Care’s official CoWIN page as well as the dedicated app to download the vaccination certificate. 

If you are using the portal, follow the steps below- 

• Enter your mobile number and tap on the “Submit” button. 
• Provide the OTP sent for verification. 
• The vaccination status will be displayed along with the “Download” option. 
• Tap on “Download” to save a copy of the provisional vaccine certificate. 

If you are using the Pristyn Care app, follow the steps below- 

• Download and install the app from Play Store/App Store. 
• Login using any number that you currently use. 
• Once you enter the app interface, you will see the “CoWIN Certificate” option. 
• Click on the option and provide the registered mobile number when prompted. 
• Press “Continue” and enter the OTP sent to the registered number and the app will fetch the vaccination information. 
• You can “View/Download” the certificate as well as share it.

To download the vaccination certificate from the official CoWIN website, you will have to follow the steps below- 

• Open the site and sign in using the registered mobile number. 
• An OTP will be sent on the number. Enter the OTP for verification. 
• The updated information about the vaccine will be displayed on the screen. 
• The certificate of 1st dose, 2nd dose, and the booster/precautionary dose will be available separately. You can also download the consolidated certificate for the vaccinations. 
• Open the certificate you want to download and it will be saved on your device.

The Aarogya Setu app has a simple and easy method to download the COVID-19 vaccine certificate- 

• Download and install the Aarogya Setu app on your device from the Play Store/App Store. 
• Sign in using your registered mobile number.
• Select the CoWIN tab and choose the Vaccine Certificate option from the menu. 
• Provide your 13-digit beneficial reference ID and tap on the “Get Certificate” button. 
• The vaccine certificate QR code will open up along with the “Download PDF” option.
• Press the download button and the vaccine certificate will be downloaded on your device.

You have to follow the steps below to download CoWIN certificate using the UMANG app-

• Install the app from Play Store or App Store. 
• Sign in and find the “What’s new” section. 
• Click on the CoWIN option and choose “download vaccine certificate.”
• Enter the registered mobile number. An OTP will be sent to the number for verification. 
• Enter the OTP for confirmation and the certificate will be displayed. 
• Click on the Download button to get a copy of the certificate on your device.

To download  the vaccine certificate with the help of Digilocker app, follow the steps below- 

• Download and install the app on your device directly from the Play Store/App Store. 
• You will have to go through the registration process of the Digilocker app. 
• Once you enter the app interface, click on the Central Govt tab and find the “Ministry of Family Health & Welfare” (MoFHW) option. 
• Select the “Vaccine Certified” option and click on “Vaccine Certificate.”
• The app will ask the 13-digit beneficiary reference ID number. Enter the reference ID, tick the consent column, and press the “Get Document” button. 
• The certificate will appear and you will get the option to download it in PDF, XML, OR JSON format.

Most of the state authorities have made it mandatory to show the vaccine certificate of the doses before giving people permission to travel or enter public places. It is required as a safety measure as the certificate is the evidence that a person is vaccinated and has minimal risk of contracting or spreading coronavirus. That’s why it is crucial to download the vaccination certificate and keep a copy of it 24×7.

The CoWIN vaccine certificate has a QR code in it which is used to verify the authenticity of the certificate. The verification can be done online through the CoWIN portal by following the steps below- 

• Visit the official website link- https://verify.cowin.gov.in/ and click on the “Scan QR code” button. 
• A notification will appear on the screen that will ask you to activate the device’s camera. 
• Point the camera to scan the QR code. Make sure that the QR code is within the camera frame. 

Note– If the camera is unable to read the QR code, the device will show a notification- “Camera is not able to read the QR code, please try again.”

• When the camera successfully verifies the code, the respective information of the vaccination status will appear on the screen. Attributes like name, age, gender, certificate ID, beneficiary reference ID, vaccine name, date of 1st & 2nd dose, vaccination status, etc. will be displayed on the screen. 

In case the certificate is not genuine, the device will show “Certificate Invalid” on the screen. The verification can also be done through the CoWIN app.

No. Carrying the COVID vaccine certificate is not mandatory for international travel or domestic travel. However, if you are traveling to a country where the authorities verify the vaccination status of the traveler, you may be obliged to carry the vaccine certificate.