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title: "Does the Claim.MD API support batch real-time eligibility requests?"
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# Does the Claim.MD API support batch real-time eligibility requests?

**Question:** Can I submit real-time eligibility requests in a batch, or should each patient be submitted individually?

**Answer:** For real-time eligibility using the Claim.MD API, each eligibility inquiry should be submitted **one patient at a time**. The recommended approach is to send a separate 270-style request for each patient and process each corresponding 271 response individually.

At this time, the Claim.MD API does not support a batch-style real-time eligibility submission. All real-time eligibility requests must be submitted through the real-time eligibility endpoint on a per-patient basis.

For additional details on real-time eligibility requests, see the [**Realtime Eligibility API**](https://api.claim.md/#/paths/~1services~1elig~1/post) endpoint in our documentation. For general guidance on getting started and best practices, you may also find the [**API Quickstart Guide**](https://docs.claim.md/docs/test-account-quickstart-guide) and full [**API documentation**](https://api.claim.md/) helpful.