REST Console
Learn how to use REST Console to work with your Aidbox via REST API.
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REST Console is designed to work with your Aidbox via REST API. To make a request type an HTTP method (
GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE) and an operation endpoint (for example/Patient — please pay attention to the capital letter in the resource name).Right after the first line you can put HTTP headers. E.g. to use YAML format you can put the following header:
Content-type: text/yaml
In case you need to send a request body (e.g.,
POST requests), the request body content is passed below the resource address, separated by an empty line.Here is an example of creating patient:
Request YAML
Request JSON
Response YAML
Response JSON
POST /Patient?_pretty=true
Content-Type: text/yaml
Accept: text/yaml
​
resourceType: Patient
name:
- given:
- Max
gender: male
birthDate: '1990-10-10'
address:
- line:
- 123 Oxygen St
city: Hello
district: World
state: NY
postalCode: '3212'
telecom:
- use: home
- system: phone
value: "(32) 8934 1234"
use: work
rank: 1
POST /Patient?_pretty=true
Content-Type: application/json
​
{
"resourceType": "Patient",
"name": [
{
"given": ["Max"]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"address": [
{
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"city": "Hello",
"district": "World",
"state": "NY",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"system": "phone",
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"use": "work",
"rank": 1
}
]
}
name:
- given:
- Max
gender: male
address:
- city: Hello
line:
- 123 Oxygen St
state: NY
district: World
postalCode: '3212'
telecom:
- use: home
- use: work
rank: 1
value: (32) 8934 1234
system: phone
birthDate: '1990-10-10'
id: '8885ce03-154e-4458-bbb7-09305d86c402'
resourceType: Patient
meta:
lastUpdated: '2021-07-23T14:36:12.392914Z'
createdAt: '2021-07-23T14:36:12.392914Z'
versionId: '13'
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "7544300e-8bfa-4929-a7b5-5e1403d0da2d",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2021-07-23T14:37:03.904617Z",
"createdAt": "2021-07-23T14:37:03.904617Z",
"versionId": "16"
}
}
To get pretty-formatted response add
_pretty=true query string parameter:
​
After sending the request, we receive a response with
Status - 201 and the sent data, which means that our patient has been created. Use the request GET /Patient/<id> to see the newly created patient. Also the request GET /Patient could be used to get the complete list of patients. 
GET /Patient
Request
Response
GET /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577?_pretty=true
Status: 200
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:47:36.555Z",
"versionId": "222",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "created"
}
]
}
}
Next step is to update the patient information. For a partial update use
PATCH /Patient/<id> in the request body in order to send changed data only. For example, let's change the patient name.Request
Response
PATCH /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577?_pretty=true
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": ["Maximilian"]
}
]
}
Status: 200
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Maximilian"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:49:24.927Z",
"versionId": "223",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
}
Use
PUT /Patient/<id> to replace the resource.Request
Response
PUT /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577
​
{
"resourceType": "Patient",
"id": "example",
"name": [
{
"given": ["Max", "Pain"]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02"
}
Status: 200
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max",
"Pain"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:50:13.639Z",
"versionId": "224",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
}
In this case, we're updating the data entirely: data that did not get into the request body will be deleted.
Use
GET /Patient/<id>/_history to receive the version history of the patient resource.Let's try this for the example patient.
Request
Response
GET /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577/_history?_pretty=true
Status: 200
​
{
"resourceType": "Bundle",
"type": "history",
"total": 3,
"entry": [
{
"resource": {
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max",
"Pain"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:50:13.639Z",
"versionId": "224",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
},
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "Patient"
}
},
{
"resource": {
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Maximilian"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:49:24.927Z",
"versionId": "223",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
},
"request": {
"method": "PUT",
"url": "Patient"
}
},
{
"resource": {
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:47:36.555Z",
"versionId": "222",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "created"
}
]
}
},
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"url": "Patient"
}
}
]
}
The response contains all versions (in this case 3) of the patient resource. The first is the initial state of the resource, the second one has the name changed, and the third is an entirely updated resource.
To get a specific version of a resource use
GET /Patient/<id>/_history/<versionId>. It performs the vread operation.Request
Response
GET /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577/_history/223
Status: 200
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Maximilian"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"address": [
{
"city": "Hello",
"line": [
"123 Oxygen St"
],
"state": "NY",
"district": "World",
"postalCode": "3212"
}
],
"telecom": [
{
"use": "home"
},
{
"use": "work",
"rank": 1,
"value": "(32) 8934 1234",
"system": "phone"
}
],
"birthDate": "1990-10-10",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:49:24.927Z",
"versionId": "223",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
}
As an example of using FHIR Search API use
GET /Patient?name=<Patient_name> to get all patient with matching names:Request
Response
GET /Patient?name=max&_pretty=true
Status: 200
​
{
"resourceType": "Bundle",
"type": "searchset",
"params": [
{
"resourceType": "Patient",
"type": "param",
"name": "name",
"modifier": null,
"values": [
{
"value": "max"
}
],
"search-param": {
"module": "fhir-3.0.1",
"name": "name",
"id": "Patient.name",
"type": "string",
"resourceType": "SearchParameter",
"resource": {
"resourceType": "Entity",
"id": "Patient"
},
"expression": [
[
"name"
]
],
"typedExpression": [
{
"path": [
"name"
],
"type": "HumanName"
}
]
}
}
],
"query-sql": [
"SELECT \"patient\".* FROM \"patient\" WHERE aidbox_text_search(knife_extract_text(\"patient\".resource, $JSON$[[\"name\",\"family\"],[\"name\",\"given\"],[\"name\",\"middle\"],[\"name\",\"text\"]]$JSON$)) ilike unaccent(?) LIMIT ? OFFSET ?",
"% max%",
100,
0
],
"query-time": 13,
"entry": [
{
"resource": {
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max",
"Pain"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:50:13.639Z",
"versionId": "224",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "updated"
}
]
}
}
}
],
"total": 1,
"link": [
{
"relation": "first",
"url": "/Patient?name=max&_page=1"
}
]
}
Use
DELETE /Patient/<id>to delete the patient resource.Request
Response
DELETE /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577?_pretty=true
Status: 200
​
{
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max",
"Pain"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:54:16.979Z",
"versionId": "225",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "deleted"
}
]
}
}
After successful deletion, the server sends the response with the status
200 OK and the body containing the last version of the resource.If we try to get a deleted patient
GET /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577 we will receive resourceType - OperationOutcome and status 410. Request
Response
GET /Patient/f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577
Status: 410
​
{
"resourceType": "OperationOutcome",
"status": 410,
"resource": {
"name": [
{
"given": [
"Max",
"Pain"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "1991-01-02",
"id": "f8fe69db-c01c-4a3b-bf0c-0a806ea22577",
"resourceType": "Patient",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2018-10-23T09:54:16.979Z",
"versionId": "225",
"tag": [
{
"system": "https://aidbox.io",
"code": "deleted"
}
]
}
}
}
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