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VA Lighthouse Reference Data API

The Reference Data API from VA Lighthouse — 9 operation(s) for reference data.

VA Lighthouse Reference Data 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 Reference Data. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a changelog, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 9 operations across 9 paths, and defines 20 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}.

9 operations 9 paths 20 schemas 9 GET

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 Reference Data 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 9

Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 9 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Reference Data 9
GET
/contention-types
Retrieve a list of contention types.
GET:/contention-types 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/countries
Retrieve a list of countries.
GET:/countries 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/disabilities
Retrieve a list of disabilities.
GET:/disabilities 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/intake-sites
Retrieve a list of intake sites.
GET:/intake-sites 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/military-pay-types
Retrieve a list of military pay types.
GET:/military-pay-types 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/service-branches
Retrieve a list of service branches.
GET:/service-branches 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/special-circumstances
Retrieve a list of special circumstances.
GET:/special-circumstances 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/states
Retrieve a list of states.
GET:/states 2 params → 200400401403413429500503
GET
/treatment-centers
Retrieve a list of treatment centers.
GET:/treatment-centers 3 params → 200400401403413429500503

Schemas 20

The contract defines 20 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are InternalServerError (5 properties), BadRequest (5 properties), ServiceUnavailable (5 properties), IntakeSitesResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SpecialCircumstancesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
StatesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
InternalServerError
object
5 properties
BadRequest
object
5 properties
ContentionTypesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
CountriesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
ServiceUnavailable
object
5 properties
ServiceBranch
object
2 properties
DisabilitiesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
ContentionType
object
2 properties
PageLink
object
2 properties
TreatmentCenter
object
4 properties
MilitaryPayType
object
2 properties
IntakeSite
object
2 properties
SpecialCircumstance
object
2 properties
IntakeSitesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
Disability
object
3 properties
MilitaryPayTypesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
ServiceBranchesResponse
object
4 properties 1 required
TreatmentCentersResponse
object
4 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

va-gov-reference-data-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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