---
title: "Eligibility check overview"
icon: "file-lines"
description: "Check whether a business is eligible to apply for a Flexi-Loan"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

Check whether a business is eligible to apply with iwoca before you send it as a lead.
See the [eligibility check guide](/guides/additional-concepts/eligibility-check) for how it fits into your flow.

<Info>
**Not enabled by default.** The eligibility check must be switched on for your account before you can use it.
To get started, contact your iwoca Partnership Manager or email [partners@iwoca.co.uk](mailto:partners@iwoca.co.uk).
</Info>

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <ApiRefCard title="Check eligibility" icon="code" to="eligibility-check/post-eligibility-check">
    `POST` /eligibility_check/
  </ApiRefCard>
</CardGroup>

## Essentials

<Steps>
  <Step title="Check one business at a time">
    Each call takes a single Companies House number and returns its own `eligibility_check_id`.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Read the verdict">
    The response is a boolean `is_eligible` and an `eligibility_check_id` to quote in support queries.
  </Step>
  <Step title="If eligible, send the business to iwoca">
    `true` means the business can apply, not that it's approved for a loan.
    Run a new check before each submission, as eligibility can change.
  </Step>
</Steps>