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Centene Provider Carrier Entity Search (PCES) Extract API

Scroll-based bulk extract over the Provider Carrier Entity Search index. POST /extract/initiate opens a scroll context and returns a scrollId; DELETE /extract/clear/{scrollId} releases it. Centene does not publish how long a scrollId stays valid.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Centene Provider Carrier Entity Search (PCES) Extract API is one of 12 APIs that Centene publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Provider Search, Bulk Export, and Provider. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 0.0.6.

Requests are made against the base URL https://external-api.search.my.centene.com/pcesextract.

3 operations 3 paths 0 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
0.0.6
Base URL
https://external-api.search.my.centene.com/pcesextract
Authentication
API Key
Contact
provider_search_support@centene.com
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Centene Provider Carrier Entity Search (PCES) Extract API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as api_key (api_key).

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Extract 3
POST
/extract/initiate
Send a query to PCES Extract API Interface
Execute Query and Start Extract Process 1 param body → 200400500
GET
/extract/scroll/{scrollId}
returns the next set of data in the Extract request
Execute Scroll and return next scroll set 1 param → 200400500
DELETE
/extract/clear/{scrollId}
Clears the Extract request from the cache
clear extract 1 param → 200400500

Specification

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Source

centene-pces-extract-openapi.yaml Raw ↑

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Centene LWC EDI CORE Real Time Service
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API Details
ID
centene:centene-pces-extract
Base URL
https://external-api.search.my.centene.com/pcesextract
Docs
https://partners.centene.com/apiDetail/badcf145-cbcb-4163-bace-bcadc1da3554
Provider
Centene
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