Creating Data | Medplum

Data is created in FHIR by using the create operation, which is performed by sending a POST request to the server.

Medplum also provides the createResource method on the MedplumClient which implements the create operation. When creating a resource, you do not need to provide an id, as it will be assigned by the server.

Example: Creating a Practitioner

• Typescript
• CLI
• cURL

const practitioner: Practitioner = await medplum.createResource({

resourceType: 'Practitioner',

name: [{ family: 'Smith', given: ['Alice'], prefix: ['Dr.'] }],

});

medplum post Practitioner '{"resourceType":"Practitioner","name":[{"family":"Smith","given":["Alice"],"prefix":["Dr."]}]}'

curl -X POST 'https://api.medplum.com/fhir/R4/Practitioner' \

-H 'authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' \

-H 'content-type: application/fhir+json' \

-d {"resourceType":"Practitioner","name":[{"family":"Smith","given":["Alice"],"prefix":["Dr."]}]}