Pattern · India 🇮🇳

Regex for Dish TV VC number

11-digit Viewing Card (VC) number for Dish TV.

The Dish TV VC number regex is ^\d{11}$ — copy it below, or open it in the explainer for a token-by-token breakdown.

The pattern

^\d{11}$

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What it matches

12345678901
98765432109

What it doesn't match

1234567890
123456789012
ABC45678901

Notes & gotchas

Dish TV uses an 11-digit Viewing Card (VC) number printed on the back of the smart card and set-top box. Required for recharges, package changes, and customer service.

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Token-by-token breakdown

Every part of the pattern, left to right:

Token	Meaning
`^`	start of string (or line in multiline mode)
`\d{11}`	exactly 11 times: digit (0–9)
`$`	end of string (or line in multiline mode)

About this pattern

India-specific identifiers are governed by various authorities (UIDAI for Aadhaar, Income Tax Dept for PAN, RBI for IFSC, GSTN for GSTIN, etc.). Regex confirms format; for definitive validation, integrate with the issuing authority's verification API.

Quick usage in different languages

This exact pattern — with the correct escaping and idioms for each language:

JavaScript: /^\d{11}$/.test(value)
Python: re.match(r"^\d{11}$", value)
Java: Pattern.compile("^\\d{11}$").matcher(value).matches()
C# / .NET: Regex.IsMatch(value, @"^\d{11}$")
Go: regexp.MustCompile(`^\d{11}$`).MatchString(value)
Ruby: /^\d{11}$/.match?(value)
PHP: preg_match('~^\d{11}$~', $value)

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Common pitfalls

Anchored to the whole string. This pattern uses ^ and $, so it requires the entire input to match. To find it inside a longer text, drop the anchors and use the global (g) flag.
Escape it correctly per language. In Java and JavaScript strings each backslash must be doubled (\\d); in Python, Go, and C# use raw/verbatim strings so the backslashes survive.
Validate beyond format. Matching the format doesn't guarantee the value is real. Confirm the dish tv vc number against a source of truth (database, API, or checksum) where it matters.

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