Method: fhir.conditionalPatch

Full name: projects.locations.datasets.fhirStores.fhir.conditionalPatch

If a resource is found with the identifier specified in the query parameters, updates part of that resource by applying the operations specified in a JSON Patch document.

Implements the FHIR standard conditional patch interaction, limited to searching by resource identifier.

DSTU2 doesn't define a conditional patch method, but the server supports it in the same way it supports STU3.

Search term for identifier should be in the pattern identifier=system|value or identifier=value - similar to the search method on resources with a specific identifier.

If the search criteria identify more than one match, the request returns a 412 Precondition Failed error.

The request body must contain a JSON Patch document, and the request headers must contain Content-Type: application/json-patch+json.

On success, the response body contains a JSON-encoded representation of the updated resource, including the server-assigned version ID. Errors generated by the FHIR store contain a JSON-encoded OperationOutcome resource describing the reason for the error. If the request cannot be mapped to a valid API method on a FHIR store, a generic GCP error might be returned instead.

For samples that show how to call conditionalPatch, see Conditionally patching a FHIR resource.

HTTP request

PATCH https://healthcare.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=projects/*/locations/*/datasets/*/fhirStores/*}/fhir/{type}

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
parent

string

Required. The name of the FHIR store this resource belongs to.

Authorization requires the following IAM permission on the specified resource parent:

  • healthcare.fhirResources.patch
type

string

Required. The FHIR resource type to update, such as Patient or Observation. For a complete list, see the FHIR Resource Index (DSTU2, STU3, R4).

Request body

The request body contains an instance of HttpBody.

Response body

If successful, the response is a generic HTTP response whose format is defined by the method.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-healthcare
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see the Authentication Overview.