Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Forms API

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department-of-veterans-affairs-forms-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VA Appeals Status AllergyIntolerance Forms API
  description: The Appeals Status API exposes the current status, decision-review type, and event history of a Veteran's appeal or higher-level review. It allows Veterans and authorized representatives to track progress through the appeals modernization process.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: VA API Platform
    url: https://developer.va.gov/support/contact-us
servers:
- url: https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/appeals/v1
  description: Sandbox
- url: https://api.va.gov/services/appeals/v1
  description: Production
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Forms
  description: Search and retrieve VA forms
paths:
  /forms:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forms
      summary: List VA forms
      description: Returns the full or filtered list of VA forms.
      operationId: listForms
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search query against form name or title
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of VA forms
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
  /forms/{form_name}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Forms
      summary: Retrieve a single VA form
      operationId: getForm
      parameters:
      - name: form_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 10-10EZ
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A VA form
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Form'
        '404':
          description: Form not found
components:
  schemas:
    Form:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - type
      - attributes
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: va_form
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            formName:
              type: string
            url:
              type: string
              format: uri
            title:
              type: string
            firstIssuedOn:
              type: string
              format: date
            lastRevisionOn:
              type: string
              format: date
            pages:
              type: integer
            sha256:
              type: string
            validPdf:
              type: boolean
            formUsage:
              type: string
            formToolIntro:
              type: string
            formToolUrl:
              type: string
              format: uri
            formType:
              type: string
            language:
              type: string
            deletedAt:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              nullable: true
            relatedForms:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
            benefitCategories:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  name:
                    type: string
                  description:
                    type: string
            vaFormAdministration:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Appeals Status API documentation
  url: https://developer.va.gov/explore/api/appeals-status