Access the Optum APIs

Use your API credentials provided by Optum to access the sandbox environment or production environment.

HTTP URLs

You can access all our APIs using the appropriate API URL and endpoints.

API test environment resources

• Sandbox test environment, which is a testbed where you can test our API capabilities.
• Create a sandbox account
• Sandbox predefined fields and values
• Eligibility sandbox API values and test responses
• OpenAPI spec:
  You can use this JSON document to view all the allowable fields and objects for the API through an OpenAPI swagger preview. All of our API collections provide this specification as an easy download.

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Some API collections also support a separate API for Raw-X12 EDI transactions. You can send your API request and receive your responses in X12 format instead of JSON by using the Postman tool/platform for testing and investigation the API usage. It is not a substitute for a console used in a business context for processing Eligibility requests and Claims requests of various types.

Create a sandbox account

1. Request for a sandbox test account by providing the information in the page.
   We will provide the API credentials to access the APIs in the sandbox environment.
2. Log in to your sandbox using your API credentials to access the APIs. Contact your Optum representative if you do not have this information.

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Optum strongly recommends you carefully guard your API access credentials. Avoid sharing them with others.

3. Generate bearer token by using your sandbox credentials.

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For more information, see Security and Authorization.

Related Topics

• Create a sandbox account
• Try our APIs
• API URLs and Endpoints