How to find your serial number

Most commercially produced drones or remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) have a unique serial number. It's important you find your drone's correct serial number, so you can register the drone correctly. If you do not, you could face penalties for flying an unregistered drone.

When recording your serial number

Be careful entering the correct characters – watch out for the letter:

  • ‘O’ when it should be a ‘0’
  • ‘V’ when it should be a ‘U’
  • ‘I’ when it should be a ‘1’
  • ‘S’ when it should be a ‘5’.

Where to find your serial number

On the drone

For DJI drones visit the DJI website to find out how to check your product's serial number.

To find the serial number on other drones:

  1. Switch off your drone so it is safe to investigate.
  2. Find and remove your drone's battery.
  3. Look for a range of numbers or characters inside the battery compartment or on the tail of the drone – this is your serial number:
    • This number may be labelled 'Serial number', 'S/N' or ‘SNID’.
    • It can appear under or next to a QR code and may be split across two lines.
    • It will be 14 or 20 characters long and include a combination of letters and numbers.

There may be different serial numbers on the drone and the controller, so please select and record the drone serial number only.

On the packaging

If there is no number on the drone itself, you might find it on your warranty card or on the side of the original packaging.

In the DJI app (Android and iOS)

To find your serial number in the app:

  1. Turn on the drone.
  2. Connect the controller to the mobile device.
  3. Open the DJI app.
  4. Enter the device.
  5. Press the 3 dots in the top right corner to open the general settings.
  6. Select the 3 dots from the menu and select 'About'.
  7. In the about screen, you will see the serial number.

DJI models, serial number prefixes and lengths

This table lists DJI models and the start of their serial numbers and their length.
ModelLengthSerial number prefix
AGRAS MG-11405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS MG-1P1405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS MG-1P RTK1405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS MG-1S1405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS MG-1S RTK1405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS MG-A1405,08,0C,0D,0Y,DA,DI,12,14,17
AGRAS T101445,3T,3U,4V
AGRAS T16141E,1P,1V,3D
AGRAS T201415,35,36,39,52,3A,4J,5Q
AGRAS T2OP1415,35,36,39,52,3A,4J,5Q
AGRAS T30143U,3T,4A,52
AGRAS T402015,52
Avata2015
FPV–37,0D,0F
Goggles–37,0D,0F
Inspire 1 Pro1403,04,FH,W1,W2
Inspire 1 Raw1403,04,FH,W1,W2
Inspire 1 V1.01403,04,FH,W1,W2
Inspire 1 V2.01403,04,FH,W1,W2
Inspire 21409,0A,0D,EB,EH,FA,FB,FC,HI,IA
Inspire 32015
Matrice 1001404,DK,ED,EK,FJ,M0,P0
Matrice 2001417,1D, 09,0F
Matrice 200 V21417,1D, 09,0F
Matrice 2101409,0G,0N,17,1D,1G,FI,GF
Matrice 210 RTK1409,0G,0N,17,1D,1G,FI,GF
Matrice 210 RTK v21409,0G,0N,17,1D,1G,FI,GF
Matrice 210 V21409,0G,0N,17,1D,1G,FI,GF
Matrice 302015
Matrice 300 RTK141Z,3H
Matrice 6001406,DK,DL,FE,GC,GF,HD,HG,ID,JD,M6,M8
Matrice 600 V21406,DK,DL,FE,GC,GF,HD,HG,ID,JD,M6,M8
Matrice 600 Pro 1406,DK,DL,FE,GC,GF,HD,HG,ID,JD,M6,M8
Mavic 2140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 2 Enterprise140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced (M2EA)140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 2 Enterprise DUAL 140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 2 Enterprise ZOOM140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 2 Pro140K,0M,0M,0P,12,13,16,1A,27,29,4G,FJ,FK,GD,IA,ID,SM,YC
Mavic 32015,45,4E,56
Mavic 3 Cine2015,45,4E,56
Mavic 3E2015
Mavic 3T2015
Mavic Air140K,15,1W,3N,3Y
Mavic Air 2S140K,15,1W,3N,3Y
Mavic Air2140K,15,1W,3N,3Y
Mavic Mini141S,1T,1U,1W,37,39,48,3N,3Q,5D,5F,HH,HI,HK,JF,JH,YC
Mavic Mini 2141S,1T,1U,1W,37,39,48,3N,3Q,5D,5F,HH,HI,HK,JF,JH,YC
Mavic Pro1408,09
Mavic Pro Platinum1408,09
Mini SE141S,1T,3Q,3T,4A,4C,4D,4G,YC
Mini 2 SE146C
Mini 3 Pro - Intelligent Flight Battery Plus2015
Mini 3 Pro - Intelligent Flight Battery2015
Mini 4 Pro - Intelligent Flight Battery Plus2015
Mini 4 Pro - Intelligent Flight Battery2015
Phantom 2–07
Phantom 3 4K1403,06,07,08,0J,GA,GB,HG,P5,P7
Phantom 3 Advanced1403,06,07,08,0J,GA,GB,HG,P5,P7
Phantom 3 Professional1403,06,07,08,0J,GA,GB,HG,P5,P7
Phantom 3 SE1403,06,07,08,0J,GA,GB,HG,P5,P7
Phantom 3 Standard1403,06,07,08,0J,GA,GB,HG,P5,P7
Phantom 41404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 ADV1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 ADV+1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 Multispectral1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 Pro1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 Pro 2.01404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 Pro 2.0+1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 Pro+1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
Phantom 4 RTK1404,07,08,0A,0B,0D,0H,0U,0V,0Y,0Z,11,18,1U,37
S1000–03
S1000+–03
S900–03
Spark140A,0B,0C
Tello–0T
Wind 11406,0Q,20
Wind 21406,0Q,20
Wind 41406,0Q,20
Wind 81406,0Q,20

Zero-X models, serial number prefixes and lengths

This table lists Zero-X models and the start of their serial numbers and their length.
ModelLengthSerial number prefix
Pulse13ZX20YU
Edge13ZX21YU
Force13ZX22YC
Pro Ascend 13ZX23YU
Pro Evolve13ZX24YU
Pro Evolve 4K 13ZX25XU
Swift HD13ZX26YU
EVO 13ZX27YU
D100 13ZX41YU
D200 13ZX42YU
D300 13ZX43YU
Pro D50013ZX44XU
Pro D100013ZX45XU
Pro Pulsar 13ZX46XU
Pro Pulsar+13ZX47XU
Polaris13ZX48YU
Sirius13ZX49YU
Vega 13ZX50YU

If your device doesn't have a serial number

If you have a home-built drone, when registering your drone in myCASA, choose 'No serial number available'. We'll issue you with a CASA-generated registration mark to affix to your drone.

Make sure the registration mark is written or affixed to the drone in a location that can be easily accessed and is clearly visible. You can mark your drone by:

  • writing with permanent marker
  • creating a label or sticker with a permanent label maker - making sure the label doesn't change the weight or operation of your drone.

If your mark gets damaged, falls off or becomes hard to read, you must re-mark your drone so your registration number is visible at all times.

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Last updated:
19 Dec 2023
Online version available at: https://www.casa.gov.au//drones/registration-and-flight-authorisations/register-your-drone/how-find-your-serial-number
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