# VA Facilities

**Provider:** VA Facilities
**Category:** maps
**Base URL:** `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}`
**Auth:** oauth2 — `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`
**Rate Limit:** 4,000 API calls/min (authenticated)
**Free Tier:** Yes — [object Object]
**Pricing:** Free tier available (freemium)
**Docs:** https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}

## Description

Background

This RESTful API provides information about physical VA facilities. Information available includes
geographic location, address, phone, hours of operation, and available services.

VA operates several different types of facilities, the types represented in this API include:
- Health F

## Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|--------|----------|-------------|
| GET | `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/facilities` | Query facilities by location or IDs, with optional filters |
| GET | `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/facilities/all` | Bulk download information for all facilities |
| GET | `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/facilities/{id}` | Retrieve a specific facility by ID |
| GET | `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/ids` | Bulk download of all facility IDs |
| GET | `https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/nearby` | Retrieve all VA health facilities reachable by driving within the specified time period |

## Authentication

OAuth 2.0 or JWT (Server Authentication) for machine-to-machine

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN
```

## Sample Request

```bash
curl -X GET 'https://sandbox-api.va.gov/services/va_facilities/{version}/facilities' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Sample Response

```json
{}
```

## Pricing Details

Individual: free (10GB). Business Starter: $15/user/mo (unlimited storage). Business: $20/user/mo. Enterprise: custom.

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*Source: [API Map](https://apimap.dev/apis/va-facilities/) — CC BY 4.0*