Validate a Centrelink concession card API
/dvs/centrelink
Validates a Centrelink-issued concession card against the DVS: Health Care Card (HCC), Pensioner Concession Card (PCC), or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (SHC). Used for verifying eligibility for concession-based products, services and pricing tiers.
Example Request
POSTRequest Schema
preflight
Input validation only.
consent
Individual's consent.
full_name
Full name of the card holder.
birth_date
YYYY-MM-DD.
crn
Customer Reference Number printed on the card.
card_expiry
Card expiry date.
card_type
HCC, PCC or SHC.
Available Response Data
3 Data Pointsverification_result_code: Y, N, D or S
activity_id and verification_request_number
additional_information array
for example CC-001 Name does not match
API Data Scale & Coverage tag
Unmatched data depth to power your compliance and verification workflows.
Technical Use Cases tag
Concession pricing eligibility
Confirm a customer is entitled to concession pricing on regulated products like medicines, utilities or transport.
Seniors product enrolment
Verify Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holdings before enrolling customers in seniors-only insurance, financial or service offerings.
Compliance & Security tag
Enterprise-grade infrastructure audited against the standards your regulators require.
Common Questions tag
Everything you need to know about implementation details and compliance infrastructure.
rocket_launch Implementation
Which Centrelink card types are supported?
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Which Centrelink card types are supported?
Three. HCC (Health Care Card), PCC (Pensioner Concession Card) and SHC (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card). The card_type parameter is required and accepts only these three values.
API Testing Sandbox tag
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