VA APIs Status

VA Facilities API is experiencing Degraded Performance in Production and Sandbox at this time.

Investigating - Due to a delay in an upstream data source, health facilities opened after September 2025 do not appear in /nearby endpoint searches. All facilities are still present in all other endpoints.
Dec 08, 2025 - 16:07 EST

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Please note: Major outages are outages that impact all users, no matter the duration. Incident reports are filed for outages that last more than 30 minutes, sporadic outages that cause repeated issues with our APIs, and outages that cause platform-wide impacts. We file updates to incident reports when there is new information to share.

Address Validation API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Appealable Issues API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Appeals Status API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Claims API - v1 Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Claims API - v2 Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Documents API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Intake API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Benefits Reference Data API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Clinical Health API (FHIR) Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Community Care Eligibility API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Decision Reviews API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Direct Deposit Management API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Education Benefits API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Guaranty Remittance API Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Health Care Costs and Coverage API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Legacy Appeals API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Loan Guaranty API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Loan Review API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Patient Health API (FHIR) Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Provider Directory API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

VA Facilities API Degraded Performance

Production Environment Degraded Performance

Sandbox Environment Degraded Performance

VA Forms API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

VA Letter Generator API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Veteran Confirmation API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Veteran Service History and Eligibility API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

Operational

Degraded Performance

Partial Outage

Major Outage

Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance

VA systems scheduled maintenance Jan `10`, `2026` `19:00` - Jan `11`, `2026` `19:00` EST

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/10 at 07:00 PM and ending 01/11 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2.
Posted on Jan 07, 2026 - 13:44 EST

VA systems scheduled maintenance Jan `17`, `2026` `19:00` - Jan `18`, `2026` `10:00` EST

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/17 at 07:00 PM and ending 01/18 at 11:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API.
Posted on Dec 24, 2025 - 12:50 EST

Past Incidents

Jan 7, 2026

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 7, 12:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 6, 18:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/06 at 06:00 PM and ending 01/07 at 12:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Reference Data API.
Jan 6, 10:58 EST

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 7, 12:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 6, 18:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/06 at 06:00 PM and ending 01/07 at 12:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs may experience intermittent delays in the Production Environment: Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API.
Jan 6, 10:27 EST

Jan 6, 2026

Jan 5, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 4, 2026

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 4, 11:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 3, 19:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/03 at 07:00 PM and ending 01/04 at 11:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API.
Dec 24, 12:49 EST

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 4, 11:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 3, 19:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/03 at 07:00 PM and ending 01/04 at 11:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2.
Dec 31, 12:12 EST

Jan 3, 2026

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Jan 3, 23:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Jan 3, 14:00 EST

Update - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/03 at 02:00 PM and ending 01/03 at 11:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API, Veteran Confirmation API, VA Letter Generator API, and Direct Deposit Management API.
Jan 2, 15:08 EST

Update - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/03 at 02:00 PM and ending 01/03 at 11:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API.
Jan 2, 13:44 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 01/03 at 02:00 PM and ending 01/03 at 11:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2.
Jan 2, 13:37 EST

Jan 2, 2026

No incidents reported.

Jan 1, 2026

No incidents reported.

Dec 31, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 30, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 29, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 28, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 27, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 26, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 25, 2025

No incidents reported.

Dec 24, 2025

Community Care Eligibility API

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Dec 24, 01:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Dec 23, 21:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 12/23 at 09:00 PM and ending 12/24 at 01:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Community Care Eligibility API.
Dec 23, 15:35 EST

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Dec 24, 01:00 EST

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Dec 23, 21:00 EST

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 12/23 at 09:00 PM and ending 12/24 at 01:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Community Care Eligibility API.
Dec 17, 14:46 EST