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Candid Health

Candid Health is an autonomous medical-billing and revenue-cycle management platform. Its REST API lets digital health providers submit encounters and claims, run real-time eligibility checks, capture charges, look up payers and fee schedules, reconcile remits/ERAs, and subscribe to billing events end-to-end.

Candid Health publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Auth API, Charge Capture API, Eligibility API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Healthcare, Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle, Claims, and Eligibility.

Candid Health’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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35.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
8 APIs
HealthcareMedical BillingRevenue CycleClaimsEligibility

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 35.1/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Candid Health Auth API

OAuth client-credentials token exchange.

Candid Health Charge Capture API

Capture charges and service lines ahead of claim assembly.

Candid Health Eligibility API

Real-time and batch insurance eligibility checks.

Candid Health Encounters API

Submit and manage encounters that drive claim generation.

Candid Health Events API

Scan and retrieve billing lifecycle events.

Candid Health Fee Schedules API

Resolve contracted rates for service lines.

Candid Health Insurance Adjudications API

Retrieve ERA / 835 remittance adjudication detail.

Candid Health Payers API

Look up insurance payers.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Candid Health API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Candidhealth Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Candidhealth Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Candidhealth Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Candidhealth Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Candidhealth Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Candidhealth Agentic Access

15 operations · 5 acting

15 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: candidhealth
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/candidhealth/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Candid Health
kind: company
description: Candid Health is an autonomous medical-billing and revenue-cycle management platform. Its REST API lets digital
  health providers submit encounters and claims, run real-time eligibility checks, capture charges, look up payers and fee
  schedules, reconcile remits/ERAs, and subscribe to billing events end-to-end.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/candidhealth.png
tags:
- Healthcare
- Medical Billing
- Revenue Cycle
- Claims
- Eligibility
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-auth-api
  name: Candid Health Auth API
  description: OAuth client-credentials token exchange.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Auth
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-auth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-charge-capture-api
  name: Candid Health Charge Capture API
  description: Capture charges and service lines ahead of claim assembly.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Charge Capture
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-charge-capture-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-eligibility-api
  name: Candid Health Eligibility API
  description: Real-time and batch insurance eligibility checks.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Eligibility
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-eligibility-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-encounters-api
  name: Candid Health Encounters API
  description: Submit and manage encounters that drive claim generation.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Encounters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-encounters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-events-api
  name: Candid Health Events API
  description: Scan and retrieve billing lifecycle events.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-fee-schedules-api
  name: Candid Health Fee Schedules API
  description: Resolve contracted rates for service lines.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Fee Schedules
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-fee-schedules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-insurance-adjudications-api
  name: Candid Health Insurance Adjudications API
  description: Retrieve ERA / 835 remittance adjudication detail.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Insurance Adjudications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-insurance-adjudications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
- aid: candidhealth:candidhealth-payers-api
  name: Candid Health Payers API
  description: Look up insurance payers.
  humanURL: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  baseURL: https://api.joincandidhealth.com/api
  tags:
  - Payers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/candidhealth-payers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/get-all
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/encounters/v-4/create
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/candidhealth.opencollection.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/eligibility/v-2/submit-eligibility-check
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/pre-encounter/coverages/v-1/check-eligibility
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/charge-capture/v-1/create
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/payers/v-3/get
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/fee-schedules/v-3/get-match
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/insurance-adjudications/v-1/get
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com/api-reference/events/v-1/get
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/candidhealth-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/candidhealth-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/candidhealth-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/candidhealth
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/candidhealth
- type: Website
  url: https://www.joincandidhealth.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.joincandidhealth.com
- type: Plans
  url: plans/candidhealth-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/candidhealth-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/candidhealth-finops.yml
- url: https://candidhealth.com/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com