> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.develophealth.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> The Develop Health API for benefit verification, prior authorization, and provider authorization.

The **Develop Health API** gives you programmatic access to our insurance automation for prescribers. Use it to run benefit verifications, submit prior authorizations, and authorize providers for downstream actions.

## Base URL

```
https://api.develophealth.io
```

## Authentication

All requests are authenticated with a bearer token. See [Authentication](/api-reference/authentication) for details.

```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.develophealth.io/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"
```

## Next steps

* [Quickstart](/api-reference/quickstart) — make your first request
* [Webhooks](/api-reference/webhooks) — receive async results
* [Changelog](/api-reference/changelog) — track API changes

Need help? Email [support@develophealth.io](mailto:support@develophealth.io).