API Appointments Request

[osjaved]

I have been going through the forum to understand how to assemble appointments.

Since it takes 3 http calls:

1. Get all available schedules
2. Get busy appointments
3. Get providers (to get provider name)

Would it be possible for you to provide a single https API call (date/range) based that will return data attributes that can then be used to book an appointment?

Thank you

[RyanH]

I have been going through the forum to understand how to assemble appointments.

Since it takes 3 http calls:

1. Get all available schedules
2. Get busy appointments
3. Get providers (to get provider name)

Would it be possible for you to provide a single https API call (date/range) based that will return data attributes that can then be used to book an appointment?

Thank you

Hello osjaved.

The API doesn’t currently provide a single-call endpoint to retrieve all available and unavailable time slots for providers on a given date range, and at this time we don’t plan to extend the API to feature such an endpoint. The recommended workflow can be found here: API Guide – Finding Appointment Openings.

If this workflow doesn’t suit your needs, you may consider creating a query and using the ShortQueries endpoint.

Thanks!

[osjaved]

Reviewing this: viewtopic.php?t=8334
Are there more simpler but comprehensive examples of the schedule creation?

1. What is the difference between an Operatory and a Provider?
2. When creating an appointment we have to provide both an Operatory and a Provider? Does this mean that we have to track availability of both Operatory and Provider?

Are there more examples of creating a schedule which given a day (or a time period) provides: What Provider is available at what time(s)?

Also how can a schedule be created based on Appointment types e.g. Cleaning, Exam, etc? E.g. If a patient wants a cleaning appointment are there providers that will not do cleaning? And the available appointments for Providers that will do cleaning?

Thank you

[SLeon]

Good morning,

It is very important to understand how users interact with Open Dental to create an application. The resources they use to understand appointments and scheduling are a good place for you to start, too.

Appointments Module - This page has a large number of links.
Schedule Setup - There are two tutorial videos linked on this page.
Operatories - There are two tutorial videos linked on this page.
Providers
Appointment Types

I strongly recommend you go through the process of scheduling appointments as a user within an instance of Open Dental first. Once you have a handle on this, it will be far simpler to translate these action to API calls for your application.