# Surescripts Electronic Prior Authorization

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-electronic-prior-authorization-api/  
**Provider:** Surescripts — https://apis.io/providers/surescripts/  
**Documentation:** https://surescripts.com/prior-authorization-portal-resources

Surescripts Electronic Prior Authorization is one of 8 APIs that [Surescripts](https://apis.io/providers/surescripts/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Prior Authorization, ePA, and NCPDP SCRIPT. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Automates electronic prior authorization (ePA) between prescribers and PBMs/payers using the NCPDP SCRIPT ePA transaction set (PAInitiationRequest, PARequest, PAResponse, and related messages) alongside X12 278. Delivered in-workflow through certified systems; the transaction surface is modeled from the NCPDP SCRIPT ePA standard.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://surescripts.com/prior-authorization-portal-resources

## Other Surescripts APIs (7)

- [Surescripts Medication History for Populations FHIR API](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-medication-history-populations-fhir-api/)
- [Surescripts Formulary Download API](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-formulary-download-api/)
- [Surescripts E-Prescribing](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-e-prescribing-api/)
- [Surescripts Eligibility and Formulary](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-eligibility-formulary-api/)
- [Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-real-time-prescription-benefit-api/)
- [Surescripts Clinical Direct Messaging](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-clinical-direct-messaging-api/)
- [Surescripts Record Locator and Exchange](https://apis.io/apis/surescripts/surescripts-record-locator-exchange-api/)

## Tags

Prior Authorization, ePA, NCPDP SCRIPT

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