# Search Payer Authorizations

> Perform Search Payer Authorizations through NikoHealth.

Source: [https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth/nikohealth_search_payer_authorizations](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth/nikohealth_search_payer_authorizations)

Integration: [NikoHealth](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/integrations/nikohealth.md)

- Handler: `nikohealth_search_payer_authorizations`

- Connection type: `nikohealth`

## Use in a workflow

Copy this discovered node config, fill params from the input contract, and validate the complete graph. Integration results are available as {{node_id.default.field}}. Check business success before dependent writes; completion alone does not prove business success.

```json

{
  "_group": "NikoHealth",
  "params": {
    "timezone": "America/Chicago",
    "end_offset_days": 30,
    "start_offset_days": 0
  },
  "handler": "nikohealth_search_payer_authorizations"
}

```

[Action contracts](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/action-contracts.md) · [Run recovery](https://genhealth.ai/docs/workflows/operations.md)

## Inputs

- `payer_names` — Payer Names (expression, required)
  Required literal value or workflow expression.
- `start_offset_days` — Start Offset Days (number)
  Optional numeric value.
  Default: `0`
- `end_offset_days` — End Offset Days (number)
  Optional numeric value.
  Default: `30`
- `timezone` — Timezone (expression)
  Optional literal value or workflow expression.
  Default: `"America/Chicago"`

## Outputs

- `success` — Success
- `authorizations` — Authorizations
- `count` — Count
- `patient_ids` — Patient Ids
- `payer_ids` — Payer Ids
- `truncated` — Truncated
- `window_from` — Window From
- `window_to` — Window To
- `error` — Error

Output schema completeness: `best_effort_declared`

## Safety

- External effect: `read`
- Confirmation recommended: no
- Retry safe: yes
- Dry run supported: no

## Schemas

These schemas are first-pass authoring guidance. Runtime validation remains authoritative.

### Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "payer_names"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "timezone": {
      "default": "America/Chicago",
      "description": "Optional literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "payer_names": {
      "description": "Required literal value or workflow expression.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "expression"
    },
    "end_offset_days": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 30,
      "description": "Optional numeric value.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "number"
    },
    "start_offset_days": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 0,
      "description": "Optional numeric value.",
      "x-workflow-field-type": "number"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

### Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {},
    "error": {},
    "success": {},
    "payer_ids": {},
    "truncated": {},
    "window_to": {},
    "patient_ids": {},
    "window_from": {},
    "authorizations": {}
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}
```