Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
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A Certificate of Eligibility (COE) is a document that shows that you’re eligible for a VA-backed loan, for example, a home loan with a mortgage lender. This page details key integration endpoints with the Loan Guaranty Public REST API.
Integration endpoints
The Loan Guaranty Public REST API provides endpoints for the VA's Loan Guaranty (LGY) services. Currently our service is integrating with the following endpoints.
Note: All of these endpoints note that EDIPI must be provided at this time, and that ICN will be available in the future.
GET /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/application
Which returns the current active application for eligibility by ICN or EDIPI.
PUT /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/application?edipi=#{@edipi}&icn=#{@icn}
Which submits a new application for eligibility by ICN or EDIPI.
GET /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/determination:
Which gets the current eligibility determination by ICN or EDIPI.
GET /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/documents
Which returns a list of documents associated with the veteran by ICN or EDIPI.
GET /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/documents/coe/file
Which returns the latest COE associated with the Veteran by ICN or EDIPI.
POST /eligibility-manager/api/eligibility/document?edipi=#{@edipi}&icn=#{@icn}
Which uploads a document to associate with the veteran.
Required configuration
API requests are authorized by means of a symmetric API token, provided in an HTTP Authorization header. An example Authorization header format is:
Authorization: api-key { "appId" : "JOELENDERSERVICE", "apiKey" : "SOMEAPIKEY" }Contacts
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