Submit encounter eligibility check (Availity) | Candid

<Tip>Candid is deprecating support for this endpoint. It is instead recommended to use [Candid's Stedi passthrough endpoint](https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/eligibility-checks/v-1/post). For assistance with the transition, please reference the [Transitioning to Candid's New Eligibility Endpoint](https://support.joincandidhealth.com/hc/en-us/articles/34918552872980) document in the Candid Support Center.</Tip> **Availity has transitioned their GET endpoint to a POST endpoint. Candid has updated their pass-through integration to enable backwards compatibility for the GET endpoint so that customers do not have to immediately update their integrations.** **Candid recommends integrations with the [POST endpoint](https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check-availity-post) to ensure the best possible integration experience. Given the transition, Availity’s documentation will be out of sync with this endpoint.** If you'd like access to this endpoint, please reach out to support@joincandidhealth.com with the subject line "Action: Activate Availity Eligibility API Endpoint This API is a wrapper around Availity's coverages API. Below are some helpful documentation links: - [Availity - Coverages 1.0.0 API](https://developer.availity.com/partner/documentation#c_coverages_references) - [Candid Availity Eligibility Integration Guide](https://support.joincandidhealth.com/hc/en-us/articles/24218441631892--Availity-Eligibility-Integration-Guide) A schema of the response object can be found here: [Availity Docs](https://developer.availity.com/partner/product/191210/api/190898#/Coverages_100/operation/%2Fcoverages%2F{id}/get) * Note Availity requires a free developer account to access this documentation. Check connection status of Availity API and partners here: - [Availity Trading Partner Connection Status](https://www.availity.com/status/)

Candid is deprecating support for this endpoint. It is instead recommended to use Candid’s Stedi passthrough endpoint. For assistance with the transition, please reference the Transitioning to Candid’s New Eligibility Endpoint document in the Candid Support Center.

Availity has transitioned their GET endpoint to a POST endpoint. Candid has updated their pass-through integration to enable backwards compatibility for the GET endpoint so that customers do not have to immediately update their integrations.

Candid recommends integrations with the POST endpoint to ensure the best possible integration experience. Given the transition, Availity’s documentation will be out of sync with this endpoint.

If you’d like access to this endpoint, please reach out to support@joincandidhealth.com with the subject line “Action: Activate Availity Eligibility API Endpoint

This API is a wrapper around Availity’s coverages API. Below are some helpful documentation links:

A schema of the response object can be found here: Availity Docs

Note Availity requires a free developer account to access this documentation.

Check connection status of Availity API and partners here:

Availity Trading Partner Connection Status

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

OAuth authentication of the form <token>.

Response

This endpoint returns any.

Errors

422

HTTP Request Validation Error

$	curl https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api/eligibility/v2/availity \
>	-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"