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# Payer Search

GET https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search

Searches for payers that match the query parameters.

Reference: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/eligibility-checks/v-1/payer-search

## Authentication

- OAuth2 — send the obtained token as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`

## Servers

- `https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (Production, default)
- `https://pre-api-staging.joincandidhealth.com` (Staging)
- `https://sandbox-pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidSandbox)
- `https://staging-pre-api.joincandidhealth.com` (CandidStaging)
- `http://localhost:4000` (Local)

## Request

### Query parameters

- `page_size` (integer, optional)
- `page_token` (string, optional) — A token that can be used to retrieve the next or previous page of results
- `query` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

- `items` (list of StediPayerItem, required)
- `stats` (any, required)
- `total` (integer, required)
- `next_page_token` (string, optional) — A token that can be used to retrieve the next or previous page of results
- `prev_page_token` (string, optional) — A token that can be used to retrieve the next or previous page of results

## Types

### StediPayerItem

- `score` (integer, required)
- `payer` (StediPayer, required)

### StediPayer

- `stedi_id` (string, required)
- `display_name` (string, required)
- `primary_payer_id` (string, required)
- `aliases` (list of string, required)
- `names` (list of string, required)
- `transaction_support` (any, required)
- `employer_identification_numbers` (list of string, optional)
- `payer_enrollment` (any, optional)
- `parent_payer_group` (string, optional)
- `coverage_types` (list of string, optional)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "score": 1,
      "payer": {
        "stedi_id": "stedi_id",
        "display_name": "display_name",
        "primary_payer_id": "primary_payer_id",
        "aliases": [
          "aliases",
          "aliases"
        ],
        "names": [
          "names",
          "names"
        ],
        "transaction_support": {
          "key": "value"
        },
        "employer_identification_numbers": [
          "employer_identification_numbers",
          "employer_identification_numbers"
        ],
        "payer_enrollment": {
          "key": "value"
        },
        "parent_payer_group": "parent_payer_group",
        "coverage_types": [
          "coverage_types",
          "coverage_types"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "score": 1,
      "payer": {
        "stedi_id": "stedi_id",
        "display_name": "display_name",
        "primary_payer_id": "primary_payer_id",
        "aliases": [
          "aliases",
          "aliases"
        ],
        "names": [
          "names",
          "names"
        ],
        "transaction_support": {
          "key": "value"
        },
        "employer_identification_numbers": [
          "employer_identification_numbers",
          "employer_identification_numbers"
        ],
        "payer_enrollment": {
          "key": "value"
        },
        "parent_payer_group": "parent_payer_group",
        "coverage_types": [
          "coverage_types",
          "coverage_types"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "stats": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "total": 1,
  "next_page_token": "next_page_token",
  "prev_page_token": "prev_page_token"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search"

headers = {"Authorization": "<token>."}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: '<token>.'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<token>.")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<token>.'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search")
  .header("Authorization", "<token>.")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<token>.',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<token>.");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "<token>."]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://pre-api.joincandidhealth.com/eligibility-checks/v1/payer/search")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```