VA APIs Status

Degraded performance of Patient Health API (FHIR)

Investigating - Patient Health API (FHIR) in Production Environment is experiencing disruptions due to upstream system issues. Patient Health API consumers may experience intermittent periods of slow response times or elevated error rates. We are working with the upstream system on this issue and will provide updates.
Sep 02, 2026 - 20:44 EDT

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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) - v1 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

VA Facilities API Operational

Production Environment Operational

Sandbox Environment Operational

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 Sep `27`, `2026` `08:00`-`19:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 08:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR).
Posted on Sep 15, 2026 - 10:43 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Sep `27`, `2026` `09:00`-`12:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 09:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 12:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Address Validation API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Posted on Sep 04, 2026 - 10:33 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Sep `27`, `2026` `10:00`-`19:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 10:00 AM and ending 09/27 at 07:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1, Health Care Costs and Coverage API, Patient Health API (FHIR).
Posted on Sep 22, 2026 - 13:13 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Sep `27`, `2026` `15:00`-`18:00` EDT

Update - Address Validation API has been removed from this scheduled maintenance.
Sep 25, 2026 - 09:41 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 03:00 PM and ending 09/27 at 06:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 23, 2026 - 10:51 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Sep `27`, `2026` `19:00`-`22:30` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/27 at 07:00 PM and ending 09/27 at 10:30 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Education Benefits API.
Posted on Sep 24, 2026 - 14:24 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance Sep `30`, `2026` `00:00`-`04:00` EDT

VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/30 at 12:00 AM and ending 09/30 at 04:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Posted on Sep 15, 2026 - 10:53 EDT

Past Incidents

Sep `26`, `2026`

No incidents reported today.

Sep `25`, `2026`

No incidents reported.

Sep `24`, `2026`

Degraded performance of Loan Guaranty API, Loan Review API

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Sep 24, 22:42 EDT

Investigating - Loan Guaranty API, Loan Review API in Production Environment are experiencing disruptions due to a Health check failure and may cause degraded performance. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Sep 24, 22:23 EDT

Major Sandbox Environment outage for Address Validation API

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Sep 24, 17:52 EDT

Investigating - Address Validation API in Sandbox Environment is affected by a major outage. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Sep 24, 15:35 EDT

Sep `23`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 23, 01:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 22, 21:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/22 at 09:00 PM and ending 09/23 at 01:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Community Care Eligibility API.
Sep 18, 14:37 EDT

Sep `22`, `2026`

Sep `21`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 21, 00:01 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 20, 20:01 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/20 at 08:00 PM and ending 09/21 at 12:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 18, 10:10 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 21, 00:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 20, 20:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/20 at 08:00 PM and ending 09/21 at 12:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Community Care Eligibility API.
Sep 17, 10:38 EDT

Sep `20`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 20, 11:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 19, 19:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/19 at 07:00 PM and ending 09/20 at 11:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Education Benefits API.
Sep 4, 10:35 EDT

Sep `19`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 19, 00:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 18, 19:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/18 at 07:00 PM and ending 09/19 at 12:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Education Benefits API.
Sep 17, 13:46 EDT

Sep `18`, `2026`

Sep `17`, `2026`

Critical Sandbox Environment outage for Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1

Resolved - The issue has been resolved and all affected services have returned to normal operation.
Sep 17, 16:20 EDT

Investigating - Clinical Health API (FHIR) - v1 in Sandbox Environment is affected by a critical outage. We are working on this issue and will provide updates.
Sep 17, 15:58 EDT

Sep `16`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 16, 22:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 16, 13:30 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/16 at 01:30 PM and ending 09/16 at 10:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Appealable Issues API, Appeals Status API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Reference Data API, Decision Reviews API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 16, 09:28 EDT

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 16, 03:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 15, 23:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/15 at 11:00 PM and ending 09/16 at 03:00 AM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Patient Health API (FHIR).
Sep 4, 10:30 EDT

Sep `15`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 15, 20:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 15, 17:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/15 at 05:00 PM and ending 09/15 at 08:00 PM. During this time, the following APIs will be unavailable in the Production Environment: Appealable Issues API, Appeals Status API, Benefits Claims API - v1, Benefits Claims API - v2, Benefits Documents API, Benefits Reference Data API, Decision Reviews API, Direct Deposit Management API, VA Letter Generator API, Veteran Confirmation API, Veteran Service History and Eligibility API. However, this maintenance will not impact the ACA endpoint.
Sep 15, 15:39 EDT

Sep `14`, `2026`

Potential Minor Disruption in the Availability of All APIs

Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Sep 14, 22:01 EDT

Identified - We are conducting a configuration change to our APIs in Production on Sept. 14th, around 9:00 PM ET, which may result in a less than a minute of downtime for all APIs.
Sep 11, 09:36 EDT

Sep `13`, `2026`

VA systems scheduled maintenance

Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Sep 13, 19:00 EDT

In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Sep 13, 15:00 EDT

Scheduled - VA Systems will be undergoing maintenance starting 09/13 at 03:00 PM and ending 09/13 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, Benefits Documents API.
Sep 11, 14:15 EDT

Sep `12`, `2026`

No incidents reported.