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# Check Eligibility

> Checks the policy is in force and returns the wallet balance, without creating a claim. cached true means the answer came from the last check; cached false with a request_id means a fresh check went to the payer, so call again shortly.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /abdm/nhcx/v1/policies/{policyId}/eligibility
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ABHA Registration and login APIs
  title: Registration
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.eka.care
  - description: Stage/Sandbox
    url: https://api.dev.eka.care
security: []
paths:
  /abdm/nhcx/v1/policies/{policyId}/eligibility:
    post:
      summary: Check Eligibility
      description: >-
        Checks the policy is in force and returns the wallet balance, without
        creating a claim. cached true means the answer came from the last check;
        cached false with a request_id means a fresh check went to the payer, so
        call again shortly.
      parameters:
        - description: Eka User ID (OID)
          in: header
          name: X-Pt-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Partner User ID
          in: header
          name: X-Partner-Pt-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Partner HIP ID
          in: header
          name: X-Hip-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: policy_id from Search Policies or Policy Discovery Status
          in: path
          name: policyId
          required: true
          schema:
            description: policy_id from Search Policies or Policy Discovery Status
            minimum: 0
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelsEligibilityResponse'
          description: OK
        4XX:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NhcxError'
          description: ''
        5XX:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NhcxError'
          description: ''
      security:
        - authApiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    ModelsEligibilityResponse:
      properties:
        auth_requirements: {}
        cached:
          description: >-
            True when this response came straight from EligibilityCache. It is
            false when this call just submitted a fresh NHCX
            coverage-eligibility check instead — see RequestID/Message in that
            case.
          type: boolean
        fetched_at:
          format: date-time
          type: string
        member_id:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        policy_in_force:
          type: boolean
        product_id:
          type: string
        request_id:
          type: string
        wallet_balance:
          type: number
      type: object
    NhcxError:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        issues:
          description: >-
            Every validation problem found, when the backend rejects a submit
            before it reaches the payer
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        updated_at:
          description: 'Only on a 409 from the draft save: the stored draft''s version'
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    authApiKey:
      description: The API requires a Bearer token (JWT) for authentication.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````

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