How To Find A PF Account Number? Complete Guide to Know Your EPF Number

• Your EPF account number (Member ID) changes with every employer, but your 12-digit UAN stays the same for life.
• You can find your PF account number on your salary slip, the UAN member portal, the UMANG app, or through a simple SMS.
• Since 1 August 2025, EPFO allows UAN generation and activation only through Aadhaar-based face authentication on the UMANG app.
• If you don't know your UAN, you can get it from your employer or retrieve it yourself through the "Know Your UAN" option on the EPFO member portal using your registered mobile number.

EPF (Employee Provident Fund Number) is the account number given to every salaried person to check in their Provident Fund Account transactions count. Both the employer and employee contribute equally to this account. Many salaried people are unaware of its existence. The employer must make their employees familiar with the EPF number.

Knowing this number matters even more now, because EPFO has shifted several member services, including UAN generation itself, onto the UMANG app with mandatory face authentication. Here's precisely what your EPF number means and every way you can look it up.

People often use "UAN" and "EPF account number" interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Here’s how:

Every Member ID you've ever held across different employers gets linked under the same UAN, which is what lets EPFO show your complete PF history in one place. In short: one UAN for life, but a new EPF account number with every job change.

The EPF number is important owing to the following reasons:

• Any withdrawal or deposits cannot be made in this account unless the EPF number is known.
• If a person knows the EPF number, it becomes easy to locate the UAN (Universal Account Number).
• To check the balance in the account, one must know their EPF number.
• If a person changes jobs, then the EPF account number is needed for shifting it to the new member ID account. A new PF number is allotted when a person changes jobs, whereas the UAN is the same.

• The EPF (Employee Provident Fund) number may not be known to the person concerned, as the employer may have yet to give it.
• The person may need to be made aware of the monthly contribution to this account.
• Chances are that a person memorises this number but, when needed, may forget it.
• It is also possible that this EPF number is written down somewhere, but the person cannot remember where.
• In such a situation, a person should know where else this number can be found and also the ways of finding it.
• Since the UAN (Universal Account Number) was introduced, procuring the EPF number has been simplified.
• All the EFP accounts of a person are linked to this UAN, which remains the same throughout a person's lifespan.
• So, if the person knows the UAN, all their member IDs will also be known.

Also Read: UAN Activation - How to Generate & Activate UAN Number?

Here's where to actually find it, step by step.

• This is usually the fastest place to check. Most employers print the EPF account number directly on the salary slip, usually labelled "PF No." or "EPF Account No.", often just below your PAN or bank account details.

• If your slip shows a long alphanumeric code broken into sections by slashes (for example, MH/BAN/1234567/000/1234567), that is your PF account number in its full format.

• If you've just joined a company, don't worry if it isn't showing yet: employers often take a payroll cycle or two to update the salary slip once your EPF account is created.

• If it's still missing after two or three months, follow up with HR.

If you already have an activated UAN, the member portal is the most reliable source because it pulls directly from EPFO's records.

1. Go to the official member portal at unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in.
2. Log in using your UAN, password, and the captcha shown on screen.
3. Once logged in, open the "View" menu and select "Profile" or "Passbook."
4. You'll see every Member ID (EPF account number) linked to your UAN, listed against each employer you've worked for.

One thing to note: UAN allotment and activation can no longer be done directly through this web portal. Since 1 August 2025, EPFO has made it mandatory to generate or activate a UAN only through Aadhaar-based Face Authentication Technology (FAT) on the UMANG app. So if your UAN isn't active yet, you'll need to complete that step on UMANG before you can log in here.

UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is the government's official multi-service app, and it is also EPFO's primary channel now for several UAN-related services.

1. Download the UMANG app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, or activate it by giving a missed call to 9718397183.
2. Open the app and select "EPFO" from the list of services.
3. Tap on "Employee Centric Services".
4. Choose "View Passbook," enter your UAN, and verify with the OTP sent to your registered mobile number.
5. Once verified, you'll see all the Member IDs (EPF account numbers) linked to your UAN.

If you don't yet have an active UAN, this app is also where you need to start: EPFO now allots and activates fresh UANs only through Face Authentication on UMANG, which makes it effectively the entry point for anyone without an active PF login.

Also Read: How to Know and Activate UAN Online to Check PF Balance?

If you'd rather not open an app or log in anywhere, EPFO's SMS service works from any basic phone.

1. Send an SMS saying EPFOHO UAN to 7738299899 from the mobile number registered with your UAN.
2. You'll get a text back with your PF balance and account details in English by default.
3. To get the reply in another language, add the first three letters of the language after UAN: for example, EPFOHO UAN TEL for Telugu or EPFOHO UAN HIN for Hindi. The service also supports Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bengali.

This procedure only works if your UAN is already activated and your mobile number is registered against it. You can also give a missed call to 9966044425 from the same registered number to get your last contribution and balance by SMS.

The EPR account number is an alphanumeric number. It contains the details of the EPF office under which this account is opened. The code of the organisation is also mentioned in the EPF account number. An example of the detailing format of the EPF account number is as follows:

• The first two letters represent the state. For instance, Karnataka will be KA, Maharashtra will be MA, etc.
• The following three letters state the regional office.
• The first seven numbers represent the Establishment ID where the employee works.
• The following three numbers represent the extension code of the establishment where the employee works.
• The last seven numbers are the actual EPF account numbers and are different for everyone.

Not having your UAN handy is common, especially if you're new to a job or it's been a while since you last checked. You have two straightforward options.

Option 1: Ask your employer's HR or payroll team: they can see your UAN on their employer login and share it with you directly.

Option 2: Use the "Know Your UAN" facility on the EPFO member portal yourself:

1. Go to unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface.
2. Select Member ID, Aadhaar, or PAN, and enter your name, date of birth, mobile number, and email ID as recorded with EPFO.
3. Click "Get Authorisation Pin".
4. Enter the PIN sent to your registered mobile number: your UAN will then be sent to the same number.

This only works if your mobile number is already registered with EPFO. If it isn't, your employer is the only route to retrieve it.

Previously, that is, before UAN was introduced, the EFP account number was an essential aspect of the EPF scheme. Employees were allowed to move funds from one member ID to another if they had their EPF number. Besides this, they were not allowed to borrow loans or withdraw funds from their 40 Since UAN was introduced, all EPF accounts have come under the umbrella of UAN. Having said this, one remembers to mind that the EPF account is the primary identifier, and UAN is the secondary identifier. For any queries related to UAN and EPF accounts, customers can call the toll-free number of EPFO 1800 118 005.

For general PF, pension, and EDLI queries, EPFO's toll-free helpdesk number is 14470, while 1800-118-005 remains the number dedicated specifically to UAN-related queries.

Also Read: What is PF - Provident Fund Meaning, Working & Types?