# Test mode now supports mock Raw X12 and SOAP Eligibility API requests

> Test mode now supports mock eligibility checks using Stedi's Raw X12 and SOAP API endpoints, plus PDF downloads and a full benefits table in the Stedi portal.

Published Apr 29, 2026

Updated Nov 10, 2026

Product: Eligibility checks

Note

This entry refers to the [Legacy Real-Time Eligibility Check JSON](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-eligibility-legacy) endpoint. We now have a [redesigned version](https://www.stedi.com/changelog/introducing-our-redesigned-json-real-time-eligibility-check-api) of that endpoint.

We strongly recommend the [redesigned endpoint](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-eligibility-check) for new implementations. Its request and response shapes are more intuitive for both developers and AI agents, which speeds up integration. We still fix bugs in the legacy endpoint, but it's no longer under active development.

We've expanded Stedi's [test mode](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/test-mode) for eligibility checks:

- **More endpoints:** You can now use a [test API key](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/test-mode#send-mock-eligibility-checks) to run [mock eligibility checks](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/mock-requests-eligibility-checks) using Stedi's [Raw X12](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-eligibility-raw-x12) and [SOAP](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-eligibility-soap) Eligibility API endpoints. Previously, you could only use the [Legacy Real-Time Eligibility Check JSON](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/post-healthcare-eligibility-legacy) endpoint or the [Stedi portal](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/send-eligibility-checks) to run mock checks.

- **PDF downloads:** You can now download [eligibility PDFs](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-pdf) for mock eligibility responses using the [Stedi portal](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/eligibility-pdf#retrieve-the-pdf) or [Retrieve Eligibility PDF](https://www.stedi.com/docs/healthcare/api-reference/get-eligibility-pdf) endpoint.

- **Benefits table:** You can now view the full [benefits table](https://www.stedi.com/blog/new-benefits-table) for mock eligibility responses in the [Stedi portal](https://portal.stedi.com/app/healthcare/eligibility). Previously, only the Stedi Agent mock response supported the benefits table.

For more details, see our [announcement blog](https://www.stedi.com/blog/test-mode-mock-raw-x12-soap-eligibility-api).