curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber} \
  --header 'Accept: <accept>' \
  --header 'AccessToken: <api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}"

headers = {
    "Accept": "<accept>",
    "AccessToken": "<api-key>"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Accept: '<accept>', AccessToken: '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Accept: <accept>",
    "AccessToken: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Accept", "<accept>")
	req.Header.Add("AccessToken", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}")
  .header("Accept", "<accept>")
  .header("AccessToken", "<api-key>")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.coverwhale.dev/v1/submission/pre-screen/{dotNumber}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Accept"] = '<accept>'
request["AccessToken"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "dot_number": "1234456",
  "legal_name": "BENNIE SAYLOR",
  "garaging_state": "OH",
  "num_power_units": 0,
  "years_business": null,
  "eligibility": {
    "eligible": true,
    "decline_reasons": [],
    "warnings": [
      {
        "rule": "inactive_carrier",
        "message": "Carrier MCS-150 status is not active (status: I). Requires underwriting review."
      },
      {
        "rule": "authority_data_unavailable",
        "message": "Operating authority data is not available for this DOT number. Unable to verify active authority."
      },
      {
        "rule": "already_bound_other_agency",
        "message": "This DOT is already bound with another agency. You can quote, but a signed Broker of Record (BOR) is required to bind."
      }
    ]
  },
  "service_available": true,
  "dot_not_found": false,
  "screened_at": "2026-10-21T00:25:33+00:00"
}

{
  "error": "Invalid DOT number. Must be 1-8 digits."
}

{
  "error": "Rate limit exceeded. Temporarily banned.",
  "retry_after": 3600,
  "retry_after_human": "1 hour",
  "scope": "pre_screen"
}

{
  "error": "Pre-screen failed. Please try again."
}

{
  "error": "Our data provider is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes, or contact us for assistance."
}