Benefits Eligibility Verification System API - Implementation Template
Prerequisites
Availity Configuration
The following describes how to configure an Account in Availity.
Create an Account
- Register for an account at Availity.
- Enter the following details:
- First Name – Name of the account.
- Last Name – Name of the account.
- Company Name – Name of your company.
- State – Address state of the company.
- Username – Username of your choice.
- Email address – Email address for the account used to sign up.
Subscribe to Apps in Availity
- Visit Apps to create an an app.
- Click the + New App button in the top right corner of the page.
- Fill in the required prompts on the page.
- In the 'Subscriptions' section, select all the subscriptions that are applicable and click the Subscribe button.
Test instructions
- Send a POST request using the following:
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.availity.com/availity/v1/token' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \ --data-urlencode 'grant_type=client_credentials' \ --data-urlencode 'client_id=0d9a5bf0-73f7-4182-b1c9-453423464307' \ --data-urlencode 'client_secret=bG6uK2pS0mT1xG1vN8hW6sV6qB0sN1bC0gP8lN2wS1uF2lY4eL' \ --data-urlencode 'scope=hipaa'
- To make requests to Availity, use the generated
access_token
from the previous step as Bearer Token.