---
title: "Check employee eligibility for a group"
method: POST
path: "/groups/{group_id}/eligibility_check"
tags: ["Groups"]
---

# Check employee eligibility for a group

`POST /groups/{group_id}/eligibility_check`

Checks whether an `employee` qualifies for a `group` without adding them to it. This is a dry-run eligibility check — the employee is not enrolled or added. The response includes provider and plan information.

## Path parameters

- `group_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Platform-Id` string

## Request body

- CheckGroupEligibilityRequest
  - `employee_id` string, required — The employee to check eligibility for.

## Response `200`

OK

- EligibilityCheckResponse
  - `object` string — The object type.
  - `eligibility_status` 'pending' | 'eligible' | 'ineligible', required
  - `reasons` EligibilityCheckReasonResponse[], required — List of reasons why the employee is ineligible. Empty if eligible.
    - `code` string, required — Machine-readable ineligibility reason code in snake_case.
    - `message` string, required — Human-readable description of the ineligibility reason.
  - `provider` PlanProviderResponse, required
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the provider. Prefixed with `pr_`.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the provider.
    - `description` string, required — Description of the provider.
    - `logo_url` string, required — URL to the provider's logo.
  - `plan` EligibilityCheckPlanResponse, required
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier for the plan. Prefixed with `pl_`.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the plan.
    - `description` string, required — Description of the plan.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found

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