BriteCore Insurance Platform API

britecore.com · Company

Company OAuth2 Paid Insurance Policy Administration Claims Billing

REST API for BriteCore — a cloud-native, open insurance platform built on AWS for P&C insurers. BriteCore targets mutual and regional insurers with a modern SaaS platform covering policy administration, billing, claims, and reporting. The open API allows insurers to extend BriteCore with custom modules, InsurTech integrations, and agency portals. BriteCore's API-first architecture is designed for composable insurance stacks.

Authentication

OAuth2 OAuth2 client credentials. API credentials provisioned per BriteCore tenant. Contact [email protected] for partner API access.

Sample Requests

GET Search policies

Returns policies matching search criteria. Useful for agency portals, loss run reporting, and renewal workflows.

https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies?page=1&state=IA&status=Active&perPage=20&lineOfBusiness=FARM&insuredLastName=Johnson

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

curl -X GET "https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies?page=1&state=IA&status=Active&perPage=20&lineOfBusiness=FARM&insuredLastName=Johnson" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "state": "IA",
    "status": "Active",
    "perPage": "20",
    "lineOfBusiness": "FARM",
    "insuredLastName": "Johnson"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('state', 'IA');
url.searchParams.set('status', 'Active');
url.searchParams.set('perPage', '20');
url.searchParams.set('lineOfBusiness', 'FARM');
url.searchParams.set('insuredLastName', 'Johnson');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("state", "IA")
	q.Set("status", "Active")
	q.Set("perPage", "20")
	q.Set("lineOfBusiness", "FARM")
	q.Set("insuredLastName", "Johnson")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "state" => "IA",
  "status" => "Active",
  "perPage" => "20",
  "lineOfBusiness" => "FARM",
  "insuredLastName" => "Johnson"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.britecore.com/v1/policies?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "state" => "IA",
    "status" => "Active",
    "perPage" => "20",
    "lineOfBusiness" => "FARM",
    "insuredLastName" => "Johnson"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST Create claim

Opens a new claim in BriteCore. Supports all lines of business configured in the tenant. Triggers auto-assignment and reserve setup.

https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Request Body — data you're sending

{
  "lossDate": "2024-03-10",
  "lossType": "Hail",
  "policyId": "POL-2024-00789",
  "reportedBy": {
    "name": "Tom Johnson",
    "phone": "515-555-7890",
    "relationship": "Insured"
  },
  "description": "Hail damage to roof and siding",
  "estimatedLoss": 18500
}

curl -X POST "https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"lossDate":"2024-03-10","lossType":"Hail","policyId":"POL-2024-00789","reportedBy":{"name":"Tom Johnson","phone":"515-555-7890","relationship":"Insured"},"description":"Hail damage to roof and siding","estimatedLoss":18500}'

import requests
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
}
data = {
    "lossDate": "2024-03-10",
    "lossType": "Hail",
    "policyId": "POL-2024-00789",
    "reportedBy": {
        "name": "Tom Johnson",
        "phone": "515-555-7890",
        "relationship": "Insured"
    },
    "description": "Hail damage to roof and siding",
    "estimatedLoss": 18500
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims",
    headers=headers,
    json=data,
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  },
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "lossDate": "2024-03-10",
  "lossType": "Hail",
  "policyId": "POL-2024-00789",
  "reportedBy": {
    "name": "Tom Johnson",
    "phone": "515-555-7890",
    "relationship": "Insured"
  },
  "description": "Hail damage to roof and siding",
  "estimatedLoss": 18500
}),
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims"
	jsonData, _ := json.Marshal({"lossDate":"2024-03-10","lossType":"Hail","policyId":"POL-2024-00789","reportedBy":{"name":"Tom Johnson","phone":"515-555-7890","relationship":"Insured"},"description":"Hail damage to roof and siding","estimatedLoss":18500})
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req.body = "{\"lossDate\":\"2024-03-10\",\"lossType\":\"Hail\",\"policyId\":\"POL-2024-00789\",\"reportedBy\":{\"name\":\"Tom Johnson\",\"phone\":\"515-555-7890\",\"relationship\":\"Insured\"},\"description\":\"Hail damage to roof and siding\",\"estimatedLoss\":18500}"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.britecore.com/v1/claims";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Content-Type: application/json",
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type: application/json"
    ]),
    "content" => json_encode({"lossDate":"2024-03-10","lossType":"Hail","policyId":"POL-2024-00789","reportedBy":{"name":"Tom Johnson","phone":"515-555-7890","relationship":"Insured"},"description":"Hail damage to roof and siding","estimatedLoss":18500}),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

Contact [email protected] to establish a partner API relationship
BriteCore is deployed on AWS per tenant — base URL is tenant-specific but follows standard pattern
BriteCore supports webhooks for policy events, claim status changes, and payment notifications
API documentation available at developers.britecore.com (login required)
BriteCore uses ACORD data standards internally — API maps ACORD fields to JSON
Open source BriteCore accelerators available on GitHub at github.com/britecorepayments

What can you build with BriteCore Insurance Platform API?

BriteCore Insurance Platform API is a Company API. Developers commonly use company APIs for:

enriching CRM records with company firmographics
building lead-generation and prospecting tools
verifying business identity and registration details
monitoring competitors and market intelligence
powering B2B data enrichment pipelines

OAuth 2.0. OAuth lets your app act on behalf of a user. You redirect them to authorise access, receive a token, then use that token in requests. Best for accessing user-owned data. BriteCore Insurance Platform API is a paid API — check the provider's pricing page before building a production integration.

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