> ## Documentation Index
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# Search Payers

> Lists payers from the NHCX participant registry. The participant_code is the payer_id used by every later call.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /abdm/nhcx/v1/payers
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ABHA Registration and login APIs
  title: Registration
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - description: Production
    url: https://api.eka.care
  - description: Stage/Sandbox
    url: https://api.dev.eka.care
security: []
paths:
  /abdm/nhcx/v1/payers:
    get:
      summary: Search Payers
      description: >-
        Lists payers from the NHCX participant registry. The participant_code is
        the payer_id used by every later call.
      parameters:
        - description: Eka User ID (OID)
          in: header
          name: X-Pt-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Partner User ID
          in: header
          name: X-Partner-Pt-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Partner HIP ID
          in: header
          name: X-Hip-Id
          schema:
            type: string
        - description: Case-insensitive payer name substring
          in: query
          name: name
          schema:
            description: Case-insensitive payer name substring
            type: string
        - description: Payer scheme type. Defaults to GOVT
          in: query
          name: schemeType
          schema:
            description: Payer scheme type. Defaults to GOVT
            enum:
              - GOVT
              - PRIVATE
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelsPayer'
                type:
                  - 'null'
                  - array
          description: OK
        4XX:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NhcxError'
          description: ''
        5XX:
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NhcxError'
          description: ''
      security:
        - authApiKey: []
components:
  schemas:
    ModelsPayer:
      properties:
        address:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        participant_code:
          type: string
        scheme_type:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
      type: object
    NhcxError:
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        issues:
          description: >-
            Every validation problem found, when the backend rejects a submit
            before it reaches the payer
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        updated_at:
          description: 'Only on a 409 from the draft save: the stored draft''s version'
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    authApiKey:
      description: The API requires a Bearer token (JWT) for authentication.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````

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