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VA Lighthouse Enrolled Benefits API

The Enrolled Benefits API from VA Lighthouse — 1 operation(s) for enrolled benefits.

VA Lighthouse Enrolled Benefits API is one of 35 APIs that VA Lighthouse publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Enrolled Benefits. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a changelog, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 1 path, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 3.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/address-validation/{version}, https://api.va.gov/services/address-validation/{version}.

2 operations 1 paths 11 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/v1
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

VA Lighthouse Enrolled Benefits API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as apikey (apikey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Enrolled Benefits 2
GET
/enrolled_benefits
Get enrolled benefits information.
GET:/enrolled_benefits → 200400401403404413429500
POST
/enrolled_benefits
Get enrolled benefits information using demographics to search for the Veteran.
POST:/enrolled_benefits body → 200400401403404413429500

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are VeteranAttributes (17 properties), ApiErrorDetails (4 properties), ForbiddenServerError (3 properties), AuthorizationError (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

VeteranEnrolledBenefit
object
Individual Veteran enrolled benefit
3 properties 1 required
InternalServerApiError
object
1 property
MissingIcn
object
1 property
AuthorizationError
object
3 properties
VeteranEnrolledBenefitsConfirmation
object
Veteran enrolled benefits for an individual
1 property
BadRequest
object
1 property
InaccessibleServiceDefintionErrorApiError
object
1 property
BackendServiceApiError
object
1 property
ForbiddenServerError
object
3 properties
ApiErrorDetails
object
4 properties
VeteranAttributes
object
Use the current residence address of the Veteran. Some unhoused Veterans can use a local USPS, support organization, or other location such as 'the corner of R…
17 properties 7 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

va-gov-enrolled-benefits-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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