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Patient search improvement
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:13 pm
by aearl23
Hello, I am currently wondering if there could be a GET/patients endpoint that uses FN and LN? This is currently the only option and it would be useful to have a search by FN and LN without requiring the DOB.
GET /patients?LName=smi
Re: Patient search improvement
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 10:32 am
by RyanH
aearl23 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2025 7:13 pm
Hello, I am currently wondering if there could be a GET/patients endpoint that uses FN and LN? This is currently the only option and it would be useful to have a search by FN and LN without requiring the DOB.
GET /patients?LName=smi
Hello aearl23,
Both
Patients GET (multiple) and
Patients GET Simple allow you to request patients by FName and LName. All parameters are optional for both endpoints, so Birthdate is not required - although it is recommended to ensure uniqueness when looking for a specific patient by name.
Thanks!
Re: Patient search improvement
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:01 pm
by aearl23
What is the required syntax for such ra equest?
I am trying a request formatted as : curl -i
https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/patie ... FName={PHI} -H "Authorization: {key}/{key}"
and get this message : "You are missing an Authorization header."'FName' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Re: Patient search improvement
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 10:42 am
by justine
aearl23 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:01 pm
What is the required syntax for such ra equest?
I am trying a request formatted as : curl -i
https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/patie ... FName={PHI} -H "Authorization: {key}/{key}"
and get this message : "You are missing an Authorization header."'FName' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Hello aearl23,
For syntax questions, I suggest reading
curl documentation.
The error message "You are missing an Authorization header" suggests that your request is not properly including the
required authentication.
The 'FName' is not recognized message suggests an issue with how the request is being formatted or executed in your command line environment. This is not related to the API itself but rather to how your request is being constructed or processed by your system. If I had to guess, your enviornment may require you to escape special characters or doesn't interperet {PHI} correctly.
Here's an example that worked fine in my environment:
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curl https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/patients?LName=Smith -H Authorization:"ODFHIR NFF6i0KrXrxDkZHt/VzkmZEaUWOjnQX2z" -H content-type:application/json
Thanks!
Re: Patient search improvement
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 5:27 pm
by aearl23
I am trying to do a request such as: curl
https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/patie ... Nname=John where the last name and first name are used together. Is this possible?
Re: Patient search improvement
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2025 9:16 am
by justine
Hello aearl23,
Your request example uses the param 'FNname' and should use 'FName'. The following example worked for me:
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curl "https://api.opendental.com/api/v1/patients?LName=Smith&FName=John" -H "Authorization: ODFHIR NFF6i0KrXrxDkZHt/VzkmZEaUWOjnQX2z" -H "Content-Type: application/json"
Thanks!