# Get prior authorization research status
URL: https://backworkhealth.com/docs/api/getPriorAuthResearch

Poll the status and results of a prior authorization research task until status is "completed" or "failed".

**Endpoint:** `GET /api/v1/prior-auth/research/{id}`

**Availability:** Live in production.

**Authentication:** API key in `Authorization: Bearer <key>` with the `read` scope.

Poll the status and results of a prior authorization research task until `status` is "completed" or "failed". When completed, the response includes the full structured research results. No cost for polling.

**Parameters**

* `id` (path, required): Research task ID returned from POST /prior-auth/research

**Example request**

```bash
curl -X GET "https://backworkhealth.com/api/v1/prior-auth/research/res_abc123" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BACKWORK_API_KEY"
```

**Example response** (`200`)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "research_id": "res_abc123",
    "status": "pending",
    "created_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "finished_at": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
    "poll_url": "/api/v1/prior-auth/research/res_abc123",
    "result": {
      "determination": {
        "pa_required": true,
        "confidence": "high",
        "reasoning": "string"
      },
      "payer_policies": [
        {
          "payer_name": "string",
          "policy_name": "string",
          "policy_url": "string",
          "effective_date": "string",
          "summary": "string"
        }
      ],
      "documentation_requirements": [
        {
          "requirement": "string",
          "mandatory": true,
          "notes": "string"
        }
      ],
      "medical_necessity_criteria": [
        {
          "criterion": "string",
          "category": "diagnosis"
        }
      ],
      "coverage_limitations": [
        {
          "limitation": "string",
          "applies_to": "string"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": {
        "standard_review_days": 0,
        "expedited_review_days": 0,
        "approval_validity_days": 0
      },
      "appeal_process": {
        "levels": 0,
        "timeframe_days": 0,
        "notes": "string"
      },
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "string",
          "url": "string",
          "relevance": "string"
        }
      ]
    },
    "cost": {
      "num_searches": 0,
      "num_pages": 0,
      "reasoning_tokens": 0,
      "total_dollars": 0
    },
    "error": "string"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "string",
    "timestamp": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
  }
}
```