Veteran Confirmation

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The Veteran Confirmation API allows you to confirm Veteran status for a given person. This can be useful for offering Veterans discounts or other benefits. The API will only return “Confirmed” or “Not Confirmed”. ## Quickstart Guide ### 1. Get Access Credentials Get started by filling out the form on the [Apply for VA Lighthouse Developer Access](https://developer.va.gov/apply) page. After submitting a request, you will receive your credentials for using the API in the Development environment

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST Get confirmation about an individual's Veteran status according to the VA

Get confirmation about an individual's Veteran status according to the VA

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status

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curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status"

import requests
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status';

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

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

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	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.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status")

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

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

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

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/va.gov/confirmation/0.0.1/status";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Veteran Confirmation?

Veteran Confirmation is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Veteran Confirmation is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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