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POST
/
api
/
2.0
/
contacts
Create Contact
curl --request POST \
  --url https://sandbox.elationemr.com/api/2.0/contacts/ \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "contact_type": "<string>",
  "credentials": "<string>",
  "first_name": "<string>",
  "last_name": "<string>",
  "middle_name": "<string>",
  "practice": 123,
  "accepting_insurance": true,
  "accepting_new_patients": true,
  "address": "<string>",
  "back_office_phone": "<string>",
  "cell_phone": "<string>",
  "city": "<string>",
  "direct_address": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "fax": "<string>",
  "is_elation_confirmed": true,
  "is_verified": true,
  "npi": "<string>",
  "org_name": "<string>",
  "other_specialties": [
    {
      "abbreviation": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "practice_created": 123
    }
  ],
  "phone": "<string>",
  "specialty_categories": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "state": "<string>",
  "suite": "<string>",
  "zip": "<string>"
}
'
{
  "contact_type": "<string>",
  "credentials": "<string>",
  "first_name": "<string>",
  "last_name": "<string>",
  "middle_name": "<string>",
  "practice": 123,
  "accepting_insurance": true,
  "accepting_new_patients": true,
  "address": "<string>",
  "back_office_phone": "<string>",
  "cell_phone": "<string>",
  "city": "<string>",
  "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "deleted_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "direct_address": "<string>",
  "email": "<string>",
  "fax": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "is_elation_confirmed": true,
  "is_verified": true,
  "npi": "<string>",
  "org_name": "<string>",
  "other_specialties": [
    {
      "abbreviation": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "practice_created": 123,
      "category": {
        "name": "<string>",
        "abbreviation": "<string>",
        "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
        "id": 123
      },
      "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": 123
    }
  ],
  "phone": "<string>",
  "specialty": {
    "abbreviation": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>",
    "practice_created": 123,
    "category": {
      "name": "<string>",
      "abbreviation": "<string>",
      "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
      "id": 123
    },
    "created_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "id": 123
  },
  "specialty_categories": [
    "<unknown>"
  ],
  "state": "<string>",
  "suite": "<string>",
  "user": 123,
  "zip": "<string>"
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.elationhealth.com/llms.txt

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Body

application/json
​
contact_type
string
required

The type of contact. {physician, medical_group}

Maximum string length: 15
​
credentials
string
required

The credentials for the provider, e.g. MD or DO. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 200
​
first_name
string
required

The first name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 50
​
last_name
string
required

The last name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 60
​
middle_name
string
required

The middle name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 50
​
practice
integer<int64>
required

The id of the practice that the contact belongs to.

​
accepting_insurance
boolean | null

Whether the contact indicates they accept insurance.

​
accepting_new_patients
boolean | null

Whether the contact indicates they are accepting new patients.

​
address
string

The specific address line registered for this contact.

Maximum string length: 200
​
back_office_phone
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
cell_phone
string

The mobile phone registered to the contact.

Maximum string length: 20
​
city
string

The city of the contact.

Maximum string length: 50
​
direct_address
string
Maximum string length: 500
​
email
string
​
fax
string
Maximum string length: 15
​
is_elation_confirmed
boolean | null

Whether the contact has been verified by someone on the elation team to be available for search within the application. Will always be false for any contact created within a practice.

​
is_verified
boolean | null

Whether the contact has been verified to be a available for search within the application. Will always be true for any contact created by a practice.

​
npi
string
​
org_name
string | null
Maximum string length: 100
​
other_specialties
object[]

The list of specialties after the primary specialty related to this contact.

​
phone
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
specialty
object

The id of the specialty of the contact.

​
specialty_categories
any[]
​
state
string

The state of the contact.

Maximum string length: 2
​
suite
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
zip
string
Maximum string length: 10

Response

201 - application/json
​
contact_type
string
required

The type of contact. {physician, medical_group}

Maximum string length: 15
​
credentials
string
required

The credentials for the provider, e.g. MD or DO. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 200
​
first_name
string
required

The first name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 50
​
last_name
string
required

The last name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 60
​
middle_name
string
required

The middle name of the contact. Ignored if contact is a medical_group.

Maximum string length: 50
​
practice
integer<int64>
required

The id of the practice that the contact belongs to.

​
accepting_insurance
boolean | null

Whether the contact indicates they accept insurance.

​
accepting_new_patients
boolean | null

Whether the contact indicates they are accepting new patients.

​
address
string

The specific address line registered for this contact.

Maximum string length: 200
​
back_office_phone
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
cell_phone
string

The mobile phone registered to the contact.

Maximum string length: 20
​
city
string

The city of the contact.

Maximum string length: 50
​
created_date
string<date-time> | null
read-only

The timestamp when the contact was created.

​
deleted_date
string<date-time> | null
read-only

The timestamp when the contact was deleted.

​
direct_address
string
Maximum string length: 500
​
email
string
​
fax
string
Maximum string length: 15
​
id
integer
read-only
​
is_elation_confirmed
boolean | null

Whether the contact has been verified by someone on the elation team to be available for search within the application. Will always be false for any contact created within a practice.

​
is_verified
boolean | null

Whether the contact has been verified to be a available for search within the application. Will always be true for any contact created by a practice.

​
npi
string
​
org_name
string | null
Maximum string length: 100
​
other_specialties
object[]

The list of specialties after the primary specialty related to this contact.

​
phone
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
specialty
object

The id of the specialty of the contact.

​
specialty_categories
any[]
​
state
string

The state of the contact.

Maximum string length: 2
​
suite
string
Maximum string length: 20
​
user
integer
read-only

The user id of the contact.

​
zip
string
Maximum string length: 10