How to get the COVID-19 vaccine certificate through different ways

We can’t forget the year 2020, or the lockdown year that was induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the COVID-19 menace is gradually coming to an end both in India, as well as the world, thanks to the rapid development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccination. However, just like other vaccines, the COVID-19 or the commonly known Coronavirus vaccine certificate is also important for several reasons.

But the beauty of the COVID-19 vaccines in India is, you can get it online at any time, keep an electronic copy of it, and get a hard copy of the same if you need it for any reason. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine certificate is easy, and you can get the certificate easily right after the jab through several methods. If you are confused about the methods, I am here with different ways you can get the COVID certificate online so that you can find out the easiest way as per your situation.

By all the possible methods you will be able to download the COVID vaccine certificate in PDF format that is compatible with almost all devices today.

How to download the COVID vaccine certificate from the COWIN website?

For the COVID certificate download using a computer, COWIN is the best place for its ease of usage.

Open the COWIN website using the link, and you will link on the page, the screenshot of which is as below.

Now, click on the ‘REGISTER / SIGN IN’ button.

Here, you have to enter the mobile number that you have used or have shared with the vaccination center for getting the shot, and click on ‘Get OTP’.


After you get the OTP on your registered mobile number, click on ‘Verify & Proceed’.

Now, your name and other details will be displayed. You can proceed with the COWIN vaccine certificate download by clicking on the ‘Certificate’ button, corresponding to the dose. If you have taken the first dose, and the second dose is pending, you will get a partial vaccine certificate, or if you have taken both doses, you can get the full certificate.

Now, the certificate will be saved in the default download folder on your computer. You can also follow this method for COVID-19 vaccine certificate download in India using a smartphone.

How to download the COVID vaccine certificate from the Aarogya Setu app?

Every Indian know about the Aarogya Setu app, and it indeed did a great job of contract tracing when the COVID-19 graph in India was skyrocketing. Now that the vaccines are available, you can proceed with the COVID certificate download using the Aarogya Setu app. If you don’t have the Aarogya Setu app already, you can get it here.

After you go through the basic steps of registration, tap on the ‘Vaccination’tab.


Now, enter the mobile number, as usual, and tap on ‘Proceed to verify’.


Now, you have to enter the OTP to proceed with the COVID vaccine certificate download. Just tap on ‘Proceed to verify’ again for the last time.


Now, the vaccination details will be displayed. Here, you can add a new beneficiary, and most importantly, you can also click on the certificate button to download the certificate.


You have to choose a mobile web browser to proceed, and then it will prompt you to download the certificate on your smartphone.

How to download the COVID vaccine certificate from the DigiLocker app?

Hope one of the two ways was useful for you to get the COVID vaccine certificate. However, if you use DigiLocker, you can also use  DigiLocker to get the certificate, provided, you kept the beneficiary ID safely. If you don’t know how to get the beneficiary id for the COVID vaccine certificate, you can refer to the SMS that was sent to you, while you booked the vaccination slot.

If you have it handy, tap on the ‘Browse’ tab within DigiLocker, and tap on the ‘COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate’ option.


Now tap on the only option, i.e. ‘Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’.


Here, enter the beneficiary ID, tap on the tick to give consent to DigiLocker to share the beneficiary ID details with the issuers, and finally tap on the ‘Get Document’ button.


Now, you can see the 'Covid Vaccine Certificate' under ‘Issued Document’.


You can tap on it to see the vaccination information as shown below.


Else, you can also tap on the triple-dot menu, and tap on ‘View PDF’ to see the PDF version of your COVID-19 vaccination certificate.


Even though most users might not have the beneficiary ID, using the DigiLocker method is the best method to download the COVID-19 vaccination certificate, as it will always be there available in electronic format in DigiLocker, and you can get a hardcopy at any time.

Even though the other ways are easy, you might easily lose the certificate if you get a new phone, format your hard drive, or for some other reasons. Furthermore, if you don’t get the OTP for any reason, the first two methods to download the COVID certificate are of no use. As long as you have the beneficiary ID, using the DigiLocker is the best way to get the COVID vaccine certificate downloaded in PDF format.

So, that was all about, how you can get the COVID-19 certificate for yourself or your family members, without going anywhere, at the comfort of sitting in your home.


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