Photon

Photon Patient Benefits API

Photon's GraphQL Patient Benefits API for managing patient benefits and enabling pharmacy benefit checks (coverage options, copay, and formulary) during the prescribing workflow. Served over the same GraphQL endpoint via mutations such as createBenefit and generateCoverageOptions.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.photon.health/docs/benefit-check-documentation
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APIReference
https://docs.photon.health/reference/patient-benefits-api
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Authentication
https://docs.photon.health/docs/authentication

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GraphQL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/photon/refs/heads/main/graphql/photon-clinical-api-schema.json

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: photon:photon-patient-benefits-api
name: Photon Patient Benefits API
description: Photon's GraphQL Patient Benefits API for managing patient benefits and enabling pharmacy
  benefit checks (coverage options, copay, and formulary) during the prescribing workflow. Served over
  the same GraphQL endpoint via mutations such as createBenefit and generateCoverageOptions.
humanURL: https://docs.photon.health/reference/patient-benefits-api
baseURL: https://clinical-api.photon.health/graphql
tags:
- GraphQL
- Benefit Check
- Coverage
properties:
- type: GraphQL
  url: graphql/photon-clinical-api-schema.json
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.photon.health/docs/benefit-check-documentation
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.photon.health/reference/patient-benefits-api
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.photon.health/docs/authentication